Rebirth of a Flopped Actress: Career First, Love Second (My Billionaire Son)

Chapter 35 The “Gift” She Prepared for Lily

The jeering voices reached Lily’s ears like invisible hands strangling her.

She struggled to calm herself.

But as her hands rested on the piano keys, Lily was shocked to discover…

She couldn’t move.

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After witnessing Olivia’s flawless performance and realizing the vast gap between them, Lily had lost the courage to play.

Her hands felt as heavy as lead, her joints stiff and unresponsive.

Lily hesitated, unable to begin.

A wave of boos erupted from the audience.

Many students joined in, jeering at her.

Lily bit her lip.

No!

How could she lose to a mere commoner?

Forcing her fingers to move, she willed herself to remain calm and began to play.

But her shattered confidence made her performance stiff and clunky. Olivia’s earlier perfect performance loomed over her like an unbearable weight, completely disrupting her rhythm.

Within just a minute, Lily’s playing was already out of tune.

“What the heck? Is this really Lily playing?”

“My ears are dying!”

Virtuoso? Are you kidding? With this

head in desperation, she suddenly saw Olivia standing just behind the curtain, her

see Olivia’s expression.

hand and made a slashing motion across her

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loud, discordant crash.

made her performance an outright

Overwhelmed by despair and humiliation, she couldn’t stay a

figure, a faint

exactly how to destroy someone.

take pride in, and all their confidence

proud feathers, even the most noble bird

had destroyed Isabella’s hands. In

for an

was the “gift” she

performance left the

show had been so stunning that everyone naturally treated it

time for the awards ceremony. The top ten awards were quickly decided, leaving

on stage, meeting the audience’s eager

performance of this event. There’s no suspense here–please welcome the performer of The Radiance and the Darkness to

audience held their

entered the rankings? How humble

of countless eyes, Olivia walked onto the

erupted in cheers.

I

prodigy, marry

look at

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best to remain