Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

» Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After P... 1/7

Chapter 623 Making Moves

Harvey frowned from the judges' panel at the front.

Casey leaned over and asked, "Mr. Herty, what's wrong?"

Harvey sipped from his thermos and replied, "Don't you think the 49th piece sounds a little familiar?"

Having just listened to the 50th piece, Casey had already forgotten the melody of the 49th.

He had someone replay the 49th track and listen to it twice. It did sound somewhat familiar, but he couldn't quite place where he'd heard it before.

Casey pulled out his phone and checked the livestream to see what people were saying.

The comments were flooding in quickly, and sure enough, some sharp-eared viewers had noticed something.

[Doesn't the 49th piece sound very similar to that melody trending on Twitter a few days ago? Just slightly modified.]

[Wasn't that piece accused of plagiarism?]

[So, the composer of the 49th piece is plagiarizing too?]

The 49th contestant had cleverly modified the piece, but experts

Chapter 623 Making Moves

could still instantly recognize that it was the same melody.

2/7

Casey whispered to Harvey, "The rule is that compositions must be completed within 48 hours. If someone uses an old piece to compete, does that count as breaking the rules?" Harvey nodded.

Casey asked, "What if it's plagiarism?"

Harvey's face turned cold. "That's simple, disqualify them immediately!"

Casey handed him his phone. "Take a look at this."

*****

d

Christine sneaked out of the makeup room.

She had heard from Rachel that the 50th piece had been composed by Meryl, and that made her uneasy.

If Meryl won or ranked higher than her in the competition, Christine, as the principal cellist, would become a laughingstock in the orchestra.

take that

to the instrument storage area, where there was a staff member guarding the

was the 49th contestant, and the 50th

Chapter 623 Making Moves.

3/7

But as she passed Meryl's cello, she secretly used

as soon as Meryl played, the

didn't break immediately, it would cause the instrument to be out of tune, ruining the

Christine couldn't help but smile

a fool of herself on stage, with

to see.

made Christine excited. She felt like she was eliminating a strong

over half a month, becoming a joke o everyone. This, she thought, was payback. Christine hummed as she walked back to the

watched her curiously and asked, "What's got you in

makeup

Chapter 623 Making Moves

4/7

much. I just took care of something important. The goth piece you were worried about? It's no longer

look. "It's almost time

hour for preparation;

into her performance attire, Meryl went to the instrument area to collect her

instrument before performing to make sure everything

as soon as she returned to the makeup room and placed the cello down, one of the strings

she instinctively covered her

"Ouch..."

It hurt terribly.

at herself in the mirror, and there was a noticeable blood mark on the right side of her face, a scratch

Chapter 623 Making Moves

5/7

face for a while,

would slow the healing process. Instead, she let her hair down and brushed

all the strings just a week before the competition, so it wasn't due

examined the break in the

friction; it was a

tampered with her cello!

now, the 49th contestant had already

no time to think about who

member came over to remind her to prepare

Meryl's expression grew serious.

her composition was perfect, without the string, she couldn't

Chapter 623 Making Moves

a moment, she didn't

534