Loving Mom 374

Chapter 374

Several groups before Sharon and Matty had done poorly. Some had forgotten their lines completely and ended up freezing on stage, eventually having to abandon the performance altogether.

But even then, the lowest anyone had ever received was 60 points-a baseline encouragement score.

A zero? That had never happened.

The room instantly erupted. People murmured, heads craned, conversations overlapping.

“What’s going on? Why zero?”

“Did they mess up something serious? Anyone here speak Spanish?”

“That can’t be it. Even if they slipped up, they finished the whole thing. It should be at least an eighty.”

“Honestly, I thought Matty’s group did better than Theo’s.”

“I speak Spanish. There were no mistakes. Not a single one.”

clenched. His nerves frayed, panic creeping in. He wondered if maybe… he had messed up. Maybe it was his

down at him. Her palm gently brushed his back as a

breathing evened

in his thirties, wearing glasses,

voice cold and cutting. “Miss McKinzie, I suspect you of

“Cheating?!”

Even the other judges stared at

idea of teaching children integrity. If the kids grew up learning shortcuts like this… what

swept her gaze to his nameplate. Gregory

or panic. Her voice, when it came, was casual. “A suspicion

her to stay

school. With that kind of education, you expect us to believe you’re fluent in Spanish? If it’s not cheating, then how do you

glanced at him. “Heard? From

from learning Spanish? Are you discriminating, Mr. Finch? Should I start listing a few world-renowned figures who had

Gregory’s face stiffened.

overplayed his hand. His words had

to cause a scene like this. But now, with her pushing back instead of bowing her head, his annoyance curdled

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