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.

with it,

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Chapter 83

Chapter 83

you're just you, my one

he buried his face in the crook

you for

moment, something shifted

though the bond we shared, the one that had been arranged by the

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feel it, a connection that went beyond words, beyond the

our souls had aligned, and I knew

wolf, Lorne, was close, and I could

to wait in the lounge area while they tallied the scores and prepared for the awards

Leo's

whispered something in Leo's ear before we parted, a matter for him that

never leaving mine as he turned and

by the other pianists, many of whom came over to express their admiration

the way Aria stood to the

had not only failed but had also left her isolated, the other competitors giving her a

passed slowly as I waited, the

the staff returned, announcing that the results were in and the awards ceremony was about to

stood, the weight

the other competitors following behind, I felt

pushed them aside, focusing on the sense of accomplishment that

knew I had given it

all.

ceremony began, and as I stood there, waiting for the results, I couldn't help but glance over at Leo, who had taken a seat in

a love and pride that made

the competition, not the sabotage, not even the

knowledge that, no matter what happened, we would

tension in the

spectators, judges, and contestants, was on the verge of announcing the winner of the most prestigious

six prizes to be awarded: three special prizes in addition to

as fellow competitors, some with smiles of victory and others with bittersweet acceptance, ascended the

medal remained, and it was down to just

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