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.

doing? I’m performing on stage later!”

about to retaliate, Lena pretended to support Melanie and said, “It’s all because

you should have told me in advance. Why hide it from me? We’re as close as sisters. I would never snatch something you like. How about I withdraw

of Lena’s act filled

said Lena’s assistant in a

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

candidate than

boosting Melanie’s confidence while subtly emphasizing her beauty and wealth. That further

of jealousy among the

said, “Great! You’d better do

a loss for words, realizing that Melanie still

the people around them observed Melanie’s straightforward demeanor and Lena’s evasive attitude, they could

were insincere.

atmosphere grew tense.

She glanced at the number on Melanie’s card. It seemed like there were quite a

was based on the relationship with Bryan’s company. Melanie was

and she would be placed at the end

then, Lena’s assistant emerged from the 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 back of the line.

was not satisfied. She frowned and said, “Why am I

the past few days. She was practically guaranteed a

from the