I Became His Sweetheart by Bright Eyes

Chapter 14 She Has the Upper Hand

“Are you among the judges later?” Melanie asked.

Stephen grinned mischievously. “Although I won’t be there, my uncle is here today. He’ll be handing you your pass. Does that make it more prestigious?”

Melanie took a step back, not appreciating Stephen’s tone.

Stephen did not linger further. He said, “I should get going!”

Stephen was the second young master of the Morgan Group, and his words must carry some weight when it came to selecting the

contestants. Melanie’s open interaction with him made others envious.

As Stephen left, mocking voices began to fill the air.

“A cripple aiming for the socialite gathering? She must be deeply affected by her fiancé’s affair. It’s that or she’s lost her mind!”

“I heard that Melanie used her charms to promote Lena in the past. Now, she’s gone all out for her own sake. Maybe there’s something between her and Stephen…”

“Come on! Stephen wouldn’t even glance at her!”

Melanie could not stand the ridicule any longer. She turned around and spilled her coffee all over that person.

are you doing? I’m performing on

retaliate, Lena pretended to support Melanie and said, “It’s all because you started with the

sweetly, “Mel, if you wanted to participate in the selection, you should have told me in advance. Why hide it from me? We’re as close as

act filled the

assistant in a regretful tone, cleverly following her

always been good. I wouldn’t want to ruin it over a mere

candidate than

while subtly emphasizing her beauty and wealth. That

jealousy among the crowd.

and said, “Great! You’d better do what you

for words, realizing that Melanie still

them observed Melanie’s straightforward demeanor and Lena’s evasive attitude, they could not help

words were

atmosphere grew

found a quiet spot and sat down. She glanced at the number on Melanie’s card. It seemed like there were quite a few digits on it. Lena

knew Stephen, what did it matter? Stephen’s favor was based on the relationship with Bryan’s company.

she would be placed at the end of

venue, handing her the contestant number. As the onlookers glanced over, it was evident that Lena was indeed a hot favorite for today. Others had waited for two hours and were handed contestant numbers toward the

was not satisfied. She frowned and said, “Why am I not the first contestant?”

few days. She was practically guaranteed a spot as long

no objections from the