Chapter 416
Everyone froze for a moment, then turned around to look.
Jasper stood a short distance away, wearing a half-smirk that bordered on mockery.
"So, someone with nothing but a middle school diploma, who's spent five years as
a housewife, can suddenly be hyped up as a genius violinist? Is that all it takes to
be called a prodigy these days?
Honestly, the power of the internet these days is unbelievable. Even total
nobodies can be dressed up as goddesses.
People online are so easy to fool, aren't they?"
His words sent a ripple through the crowd; curious, skeptical eyes turned to Stella.
a middle school
a housewife for five
online and she seemed genuinely
the murmurings and lifted his chin
of pop stars can autotune their live shows. A video
erupted at his
the videos were edited? That's a problem. The contestants we invite are supposed to compete against international musicians. The finals will be broadcast live. We can't afford to
expression darkened
stare. "Mr. Wilkinson, is it really
you even know Star? Are you really so
his gaze over the audience, making sure everyone heard
Neo-Vespera University-the same school I graduated from. Her
name changed everything. The crowd's attitude
She's Ms.
music world! Of course her daughter wouldn't
graduate of Neo-Vespera University, no less...
Jasper's claims about Stella's education and her years as
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