Chapter 177:

After leaving Merlin’s office, instead of heading straight back to the practice room, Elyse lingered in the corridor, waiting for Darren.

A few minutes later, Darren emerged, wearing a long face. As soon as the office door closed behind him, Elyse hurried over, concern etched on her face. “Are you okay?”

Darren shook his head, his expression somber. “I’m fine. But I’ve told the director, and he’s not going to pull any strings for me anymore.”

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Elyse nodded understandingly. “Right now, only a handful of us know about this. If it gets out, everyone in the orchestra will be demanding answers from him.”

Darren heaved a sigh of relief. “Yeah, I don’t need my uncle risking his own neck for me. It’s a shame, really. I had plans to play along. I was going to call him out in tomorrow’s selection process for breaking the rules. But you’ve put a stop to that,” Vicky said regretfully.

Hearing the sound, they turned to see Vicky leaning against the wall, arms crossed, a mischievous grin on her face. Vicky had known Darren for ages; after all, her instructor was the assistant director. She laughed at Darren without restraint. “Everyone thinks you’re just average. If your uncle wasn’t the big shot here, you wouldn’t even be in the running against me.”

frowned. “So

want me to know something, don’t do

gaze on Elyse. She stood tall in high heels, looking down at Elyse with contempt. “And I didn’t expect you to be so soft-hearted, letting your

As a

me? The rules only give you the illusion that you stand a chance against

to confront her. “Well, considering she’s tied with you for first

when someone brought that up. She shot Darren a venomous look. “Not convinced, are you? Just wait and see. I’ll show you,” she spat before striding away in

surge of irritation. “So what if Vicky’s instructor was the assistant

Arrogant and full of herself. Even though she’s

a clash over who would play the violin better. After that

his temples, thinking about the past. “Even though Vicky’s got a temper,

hard on yourself again. You need

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