Chapter

67

Who Could Dislike You Enough To D...

In the hall, Wanda, seated among the judges, announced, "It's your turn, Elyse."

She observed Elyse stride to the front with seriousness, likely battling nerves. It was critical for her to perform flawlessly despite the pressure.

Elyse positioned herself in front of the judges, inhaled deeply, and introduced her piece. "The Untold."

With the first stroke of her bow, she captivated the audience, holding their attention until the final note faded.

Upon concluding, she looked towards the judges, who remained silent. Her eyes sought Wanda for any sign of approval.

Wanda, with a gentle smile, gave a nod of approval.

Elyse let out a sigh of relief and stiffly walked back to her place in line.

At this moment, Rebekah was barely noticeable among the others. Her head was lowered, her grip

on the violin was tight, and her shoulders trembled subtly.

She couldn't understand why Elyse wasn't affected.

Rebekah agonized internally. She had tampered with Elyse's water,

thinking a single sip would be enough to disrupt her performance with discomfort. Despite this,

had executed her piece perfectly, showing no signs of the

wrong?

was so distracted she didn't hear the judge calling

"Rebekah Bentley! Rebekah Bentley!".

"Here!" she finally responded.

judge, with a tone of displeasure, remarked, "If this were the actual performance, you

was just too nervous," Rebekah apologized and

that demanded more technical skill than emotion. Yet, as she started, she was preoccupied with thoughts about why Elyse hadn't reacted to the laxative. This distraction caused her to falter right from the

hurried to regain her

a stoic face, noted down her

unable to shake off her dismay at

on the ongoing

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to hold off until the final performance concluded, then

the restroom.

she emerged from the restroom, the crowd had

participants chose to leave unless they had

to delve into the cause of

as she was gathering her things,

noticed Elyse doubled over,

with you? Do you have a

me get a taxi?" Elyse managed to say, her forehead

distress, Freddy quickly hailed a taxi and accompanied her to the

examination, Jayden called her phone. At

her phone, worried he couldn't reach

80 minutes. Isn't the selection process over

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