My Extraordinary Wife

Chapter 731

To no one's surprise, the first contestant in the International Piano Competition finals gained a decent score from the judging committee.

More contestants took to the stage for their turns, and while some flourished, others floundered.

As a special guest judge for the competition, Caleb naturally scored the contestants as objectively as he could.

One of the contestants got a very low score, yet she muttered through sobs, “I have no regrets left in my life after meeting Mr. Powell in person. My heart is full even though I've lost.”

Soon enough, it was Hera's turn to compete.

She took a deep breath before exiting backstage, her heels clicking across the floor.

Hera was confident of winning the competition because of her recent hard work.

She did not disappoint Sisley as her fingers traveled nimbly across the black and white keys and brought a beautiful piece to life.

Hera's piece of choice was technically challenging and would have stayed off the list of options of most contestants, yet she did not shy away from the complex composition.

Her decision paid off. After she completed her performance, the audience erupted into enthusiastic applause.

the piano bench and grabbed the microphone. Then, she walked toward the judging committee and said, “May I say a few words to Ms.

at her coolly and replied,

Hera deliberately wore an awkward smile, acting the part of a poor, bullied

deliberately give me a low score because of our personal grudges. After all,

personal grudges. After all, too many rumors have been spreading

directed shocked

spreading on Twitter,

response, making her thick-lashed,

fan of rumors, Ms. Chapman. Why didn't you remember any clarifications of the matter in other

the rumors about Ashlyn's unfair scoring out of concern that the latter would give

that public scrutiny would force Ashlyn to give her a slightly higher score even if she

public would believe that Ashlyn held a grudge

score.” The host hastily spoke up to defuse

declared, “Since Hera thinks I'm unfair, I'll just forfeit my score. I don't want to appear biased and harm

stunned everyone in

scoring rights was unprecedented since