Chapter 30

“No need, it’s not Xan’s fault.”

Miranda looked down, shaking her head slightly as she picked up a cup of coffee and offered it to Xanthea. “Xan, congrats on winning the championship.”

She hadn’t finished her sentence when she burst into tears.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry I’m falling apart. It’s just that I feel so useless, such a failure. I’ve tried so hard, for so long, and in the end, I’m nothing. My carefully prepared song couldn’t even match up to the one you sang offhand. I just don’t know what I can do anymore.”

Tears streamed down her face, and though she spoke no blame towards Xanthea, every word seemed to point towards her.

Xanthea observed the silent tension at the table and the accusing looks from her parents, and she smirked inwardly.

What a bitch!

In her past life, it was with this masterful strategy that Miranda had won her father’s heart, infuriated her mother, and ended up with Matthew. This time around, Xanthea wouldn’t let it happen again.

surprise guest for ‘The Masked Singer’ had backed out at the last minute, and he couldn’t find a replacement. He thought of me. I wanted to refuse, but he said if no one could fill in, the show would suffer a huge loss and might even be canceled under

called you?”

can call

sometimes you have

Oliver is carefu

I didn’t expect that the song I threw together last night would surpass the one you worked on

stunned. “You wrote Miranda’s competition

coffee cup, while Ethan and Samuel looked at Xanthea in

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the finals, from the lyrics

looked puzzled at Miranda, who, under the questioning glances from around the table, had tears awkwardly hanging on her

thought, “When did she become

she had snatched the trophy, even though they had

to use ‘Whispers in the Dark,’ but my coach made me draw lots, and that’s the

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