After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

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.

the hall, and with it, the murmur

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have said that, you're just you, my one

crook of

you

that moment, something shifted

the one that had been arranged by the Moon Goddess, had grown even

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a connection that went

had aligned, and I knew that Leo

Lorne, was close, and I could sense Lena, my own

I could say anything, a staff member approached, informing me that I needed to wait in the lounge area while they tallied the scores and prepared for

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

parted, a matter for him that only he

his eyes never leaving mine as

lounge area, I was surrounded by the other pianists, many of whom came over to express their admiration

noticing the way Aria stood to the side, her expression bitter as she watched me.

also left her isolated,

as I waited, the tension building with each

the results were in and the awards ceremony was about

I stood, the weight

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

the sense of accomplishment that still

knew I had

all.

help but glance over at Leo, who had taken a

and pride that made

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

that mattered was the bond we shared and the knowledge that, no matter what happened, we would face

tension in the auditorium

judges, and contestants, was on the verge of announcing the

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

prize was announced, I watched as fellow competitors, some with smiles of victory and others with bittersweet acceptance, ascended

medal remained, and it was down to just two people: Aria and