Chapter 83 It said:

Elizabeth is a bitch.

My hands trembled slightly as I realized the sheet music had been swapped.

The familiar notes I had prepared were gone, replaced by something far more sinister.

I looked up at the staff member responsible for turning the pages, but he refused to meet my gaze, his eyes deliberately averted.

A cold wave of realization washed over me as I scanned the audience, searching for answers.

My eyes landed on Aria, who had just finished her performance.

e sat confidently in her seat, her lips curled into a smirk that radiated endless provocation.

Beside her, Sorcia was laughing, her face twisted into a mockery of what I imagined my own expression might have been.

The two of them had clearly orchestrated this, bribing the staff to sabotage me, and now they were sitting there, waiting for me to fail.

A murmur rippled through the audience as the delay in my performance became apparent.

The restless chatter grew louder, and I could feel the weight of hundreds of eyes on me.

Panic threatened to rise, but I caught sight of my father, Orlando, seated at the judges' table.

He was watching me closely, a slight frown creasing his brow, as though he could sense something was wrong.

But as a judge, he couldn't intervene.

I had signaled that I was ready, and now I had to prove it.

Taking a deep breath, I pushed aside the overwhelming urge to give in to the fear.

I sat down at the piano, letting the familiar feel of the keys ground me.

Without the sheet music to guide me, I had no choice but to rely entirely on my memory and the music ingrained in my heart.

The room fell into an uneasy silence as I pressed the first note.

through the hall, and with

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that, you're just

face in the crook of my neck,

thank you for making

that moment, something shifted

was as though the bond we shared, the one that had

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that went

our souls had aligned, and I knew that Leo felt

Lorne, was close, and I could

needed to wait in the

nodded, reluctant to leave Leo's embrace, but knowing I

in Leo's ear before we parted, a

nodded, his eyes never leaving mine as he turned and

surrounded by the other pianists, many of whom came over

words were kind, but I couldn't help noticing the way Aria stood to the side, her expression bitter

also left her

passed slowly as I waited, the

the results were in and the awards ceremony was

heart raced as I stood, the weight of the moment pressing

the stage, the other competitors following behind, I

the sense

knew

all.

results, I couldn't help but glance over at Leo, who had taken a seat in the

a love and pride that made

nothing else mattered. Not the competition, not the

and the knowledge that, no matter what happened,

the auditorium was

judges, and contestants, was on the verge of

six prizes to be awarded: three special prizes in

I watched as fellow competitors, some with smiles of victory and

it was down

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