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

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

Melanie and said 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 sisters. I would never snatch

Lena’s act filled

it, Miss Lena?” said Lena’s assistant in a

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

candidate than

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

of jealousy among the

frowned and said, “Great! You’d

loss for words, realizing that Melanie

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

were

atmosphere grew

than to push things further, so she found a quiet spot and sat down. She glanced at the number on Melanie’s

matter? Stephen’s favor was based on the

be placed at the end of the list.

indeed a hot favorite for today. Others had waited for two hours and were handed contestant numbers toward the back of the line. However, as soon

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

over the past few days. She was practically guaranteed a spot as long

objections from the Morgan Group.