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.

echoed through the hall, and with

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Chapter 83

Chapter 83

shouldn't have said that, you're just you, my one and only

crook of

you

something

one that had been arranged by the Moon Goddess, had

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it, a connection that went beyond words, beyond

as though our souls had aligned, and I knew that Leo felt

could sense Lena, my

anything, a staff member approached, informing me that I needed to wait

reluctant to leave Leo's embrace,

parted, a matter

leaving mine as he turned and walked

many of whom came over

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

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

passed slowly as I waited, the

results were in and the awards ceremony

heart raced as I stood, the weight of

I walked toward the stage, the other competitors following behind, I felt a surge of

on the sense of accomplishment that still

the outcome, I knew I had

all.

I stood there, waiting for the results, I couldn't help but glance over at Leo, who had taken a seat in the audience...

pride that made everything else

Not the competition, not the sabotage, not even

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

in the

room, filled with eager spectators, judges, and contestants, was on the verge of

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

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

it was down

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