Chapter 44

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Mia barked out a laugh. “I don’t need them, and I don’t need you to interfere in my matters. Let go of me!”

“You’d better watch your attitude!” Timothy growled.

As they fought, Maya’s voice rang out. “Tim!”

Mia watched as Maya and Shelly approached them from the other end of the corridor. At this moment, the grip on her wrist disappeared. Timothy retracted his hand.

A trace of mockery flashed in Mia’s eyes. He’d let go so quickly when he saw Maya coming. Was he afraid of her getting the wrong idea?

Maya’s gaze became colder when she saw Timothy’s and Mia’s linked hands. But on the surface, she smiled innocently. “I was looking for you everywhere, Tim. The judges are wanted for a discussion.”

Maya strode over and looked at Mia. “I’m sorry you didn’t win anything this time, Ms. Bowen. You’re pretty talented, though. Maybe you can try again next time.”

didn’t say anything. She looked at

away.

I’ll be right behind

Timothy was gone, the smile on Maya’s face disappeared. She gave Mia a haughty look. “This competition’s a perfect example of what you’re facing, Mia. You were only lucky to get into the finals, just like how you were lucky enough

you insist on barging into a world and social circle that’s beyond you, you’ll only end up getting eliminated, just like how

Look at how she’s been put in charge of this whole thing at such a

all, to a peasant like you, a competition like this is the only way for you to stand out among the crowd.

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eliminated. There had to be some underhanded dealings going on. But as Shelly had mentioned, the competition was organized by Maya’s family–the

no background, wouldn’t stand a chance against

Liam came over to her. “Where

go, Liam.” She’d already been eliminated, so there was no point lingering. She would only

should we? I think there’s something wrong with this competition, so I lodged a complaint and requested that the organizers look

to ensure Mia would win. Why

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