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

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just you, my one and

the crook of my neck, his voice filled with overflowing

lose you, thank you

that moment, something

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

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connection that

souls had aligned, and I knew that Leo

I could

me that I needed to wait in the lounge

to leave Leo's embrace, but knowing I

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

never leaving mine as he turned and walked

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

Aria stood to the side,

not only failed but had also left

the tension building with

announcing that the results were in and

heart raced as I stood, the weight of

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

pushed them aside, focusing on the sense of accomplishment that still lingered from my

I knew I had given

all.

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

love and pride that made everything

mattered. Not the competition, not

shared and the knowledge that, no matter

the

the verge of announcing the winner of the

were six prizes to be awarded: three special

fellow competitors, some with smiles of victory and others

remained, and it was down to just two people:

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