Chapter 490:

After making his announcement, Karl Jimenez, Freda’s father, faced the restless crowd and proposed, “Since everyone is dissatisfied with the outcome of this competition, we’ll add another round.”

The crowd quieted down, buzzing with whispers. Photographers from the media snapped away, energized by the new development.

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Freda, seeing her father offer Elyse another chance, stomped her foot in anger. “Dad, can you not favor an outsider?”

“Shut up! Since when have you been so stupid and unreasonable?” Karl scolded, glaring at her. “Competition is serious. Keep your tricks out of it.”

“Dad!” Freda’s voice cracked, her frustration nearly bringing her to tears. She had hoped Elyse would lose, perhaps pushing Theo back toward herself.

With tears brimming, she accused, “Dad! Don’t you care about me? You never consider my happiness.”

talking about?” Karl responded, his hand on his chest, his expression one of

her anger boiling over as she ran away without a second glance,

moment to compose himself. He then turned to Gavin with an apologetic look. “I’m sorry. My daughter

a smile, he reassured, “It doesn’t matter. She’s young and thoughtless. I won’t

in the music industry, was someone he greatly admired

table in Freda’s stead, he addressed the contestants on stage. “For the extra round, why don’t you perform

ten contestants visibly stunned. Mastery of “Devil’s Trill Sonata” could dramatically showcase their talents, impressing both the audience and the

determined to win when she heard the selection.

first. Even God is on my side,” she said, confidently

an impassive expression. “You

stirred mixed emotions among the contestants. Some, disappointed with their initial rankings, saw it as a chance to excel and improve their standings.

the top eight, she was relieved to hear she and Elyse were unranked, thinking Elyse’s violin skills were as lacking as her own. Yet, she hadn’t anticipated Elyse’s failure was due to the unjust scoring of a judge. If Elyse ended up winning

tension. She couldn’t bring herself to look at Gavin, fearful of seeing disappointment in his eyes. In

Karl conferred with the other judges and proposed a restart of the competition, with

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