Return Of The Real Heiress: Secrets And Masks by Caspian Wood

My Billionaire Family 170

Chapter 170

The audience was inomentarily stunned by what Cherise had pibited out. They thought. There seem not any mistakes in Shirley's seemingly flawless performance. Plus, both Liam and Tina gave perfect scores-is Arlina being agerly harsh of doubt began circulating among the

Liam, however, couldn't help but smile slightly. Arlina never disappointed him. For years, she had been his top choice as a successor, if only she were interested.

Watching the audience's reaction, Cherise turned slowly and made her way to the grand piano, sitting down with elegance From a distance, she appeared as an untouchable goddess of grace and cool sophistication. Without a word, she placed her delicate fingers on the keys. In the next moment, enchanting and resonant melodies began to emanate from the stage.

Her ten fingers danced rapidly over the keyboard, moving too quickly to discern any specific technique.

The piece began with a sorrowful and low mood, eventually rising to passionate intensity and ambition. Her interpretation flowed with dramatic highs and lows that resonated deeply with everyone in attendance. Many in the audience were swiftly drawn into the imagery of Arlina's performance, swept through the profound sadness followed by immense joy, capturing the tumultuous life of the protagonist perfectly.

Je was evident that though Shirley had played the same piece, their interpretations were worlds apart, leaving vastly different impressions on everyone who listened.

The audience in the front rows was still lost in the magic of Arlich's performance. A few murmured from the back, "Arlina is in a league of her own; she just crushed it." "No kidding, compared to this, what was Shirley even playing?"

messed up. She missed an eighth note-a rest. Arlina's performance highlighted every detail." "Exactly, even a non-pro like

greatness, she's

of her dress. She tried hard not to let

the piece ended, everyone except Jacob's group

each other excitedly. Seeing their own professor deliver such a blow

with serene grace and returned to her spot about a meter

echoed through the microphone. "Contestant Number

silent, reminiscent of school days when a teacher asked a student to stand up and answer a

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the silent audience before focusing her gaze back on Shirley. No objections from anyone here: How alan

microphone towards Shirley. Her words seemed to exert an invisible pressure

microphone, a bit embarrassed, and

softly and glanced at

have the staff announce the top three" When Liam finished, the host continued, "Thank you to all the Iges, contestants, and our audience. I will now announce the rankings for this competition held by the Clusia Pianists' Association, "Due to a tie in scores, we have two contestants sharing second