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.

sound echoed through the hall, and with it, the murmur of

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Chapter 83

Chapter 83

said that, you're just you,

in the crook of

can't lose you, thank you for

something shifted between

that had

3

that went beyond words,

our souls had aligned, and

I could sense Lena, my

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

to leave Leo's embrace, but knowing I

ear before we parted, a matter for him that only he could

mine as he turned and

was surrounded by the other pianists, many of whom came over to

I couldn't help noticing the way Aria stood to the side,

had also left her isolated, the other competitors giving

passed slowly as I waited, the tension building with each passing

that the results were in and the awards ceremony was

the weight of the moment pressing down

toward the stage, the other competitors following behind,

focusing on the sense of accomplishment that still lingered from

the outcome, I knew I

all.

glance over at Leo, who had taken a seat in

pride that made everything

moment, nothing else mattered. Not the competition, not the sabotage, not

we shared and the knowledge that, no matter what happened,

in the

verge of announcing

awarded: three special prizes in addition

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

it was

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