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Chapter 622 To the Next Round

That day, Rachel found a piece of music in the orchestra that was perfect for the "love" theme. She remembered the melody, and with just a slight modification, it could be used as her entry for the competition. At that moment, Rachel felt incredibly lucky.

The piece was already quite popular, and if it was put to an online vote, Rachel believed she would at least earn a special

award.

Because not long ago, Meryl had posted the melody on Twitter, which was then shared by cellist Casey.

It was then that Rachel realized the piece she had found in the orchestra was actually composed by Meryl.

To her surprise, Meryl was so talented, and Rachel was consumed with jealousy. So, Rachel created a fake online

account, claiming to be the original composer, and conveniently attached the original manuscript as proof.

This caused a huge uproar online, and the gossip quickly spreac throughout the orchestra.

Now, Twitter and the entire orchestra were buzzing with accusations that Meryl had plagiarized. lo the Next Round

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Rachel had already heard that the orchestra management had begun investigating the plagiarism claims.

The music industry had a zero-tolerance policy for plagiarism. If Meryl was found guilty, she would be kicked out of the orchestra.

Since Rachel had the manuscript, she wasn't worried about being exposed.

She thought, "With the manuscript, I'm the original composer. No one would suspect that I found it in the orchestra.

So what if Meryl is Harvey's pupil?

Once the plagiarism scandal exploded, Mr. Herty will surely distance himself from Meryl to protect his reputation.

By then, Meryl will have no future in the music world and may even be permanently banned."

A sly smile curved on Rachel's lips.

With the submission deadline for the composition approaching, Rachel was preparing to make a few tweaks to the melody and submit it for the competition.

The melody was beautiful, and the competition required participants to compose within 48 hours. Using an existing piece was risky, but Rachel was willing to take the chance. She figured that with her minor changes, no one would be able

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if they did, it

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in mind, Rachel quickly, transcribed

hours later, the arrangement was finished, and

and immediately showed a look of admiration. "Nice! This melody would sound great with both the cello and the violin! Both instruments bring

their entries

was one of

two whole days, feeling like she couldn't stretch her limbs properly. With six months of pregnancy, she just wanted to finish quickly and return home

show, though her slim figure and loose clothing hid it somewhat.

busy reviewing the music, and it

To the

hours to

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contestants were nervously waiting in the venue, but Meryl walked out

a nearby restaurant across from the

all, she had already submitted her piece, and

was just around mealtime, and there were several universities nearby. The wait for

for two days, away from the sunlight, so now, basking in the sun, she felt incredibly

the compositions

judges would score, discarding the

the second round

their piece

were among the

Ca

To

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listening to fifty compositions, the judges were starting to

and Christine were number 49, a relatively late number that didn't offer

played, and Rachel was extremely

had already been a few compositions that impressed the judges. Rachel noticed a pattern-if a piece didn't catch the judges' attention within the first ten seconds, it had little hope of making it to the next round. The 30-second version of their composition quickly finished, and the judges whispered among themselves, though it wasn't clear what they

feel nervous. "The current tenth place is 80 points. If we can score higher than 80, we'll make it to the next round and be ready

soon as she finished speaking, the score for their piece appeared

Rachel

relief, but she knew the real challenge was still ahead. Chapter 622 To the Next

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and go change into your performance dress. We're up next!" Rachel wasn't in a

moment."

hadn't been announced yet, and Rachel wanted to

Meryl returned

a bit,

only the first 30 seconds available for listening. Rachel noticed that as soon as

She thought this composition was even better than all the