Abby stared at him, thoroughly confused. "Take action? What do you mean, take action?"

Joshua spoke as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "We break Harry's hand. That way, he can't compete."

Abby repeated the words, stunned. "Break Harry's hand... so he can't compete?"

Joshua raised his eyebrows. "What, you'd rather see Ms. Cameron lose her ability to play the violin forever?"

Abby shook her head. "If Star agreed to this bet, it means she's completely confident she'll win. But you, Joshua..."

She shot him a strange look, scrutinizing him from head to toe.

"How did you come up with the idea of breaking Harry's hand?"

Joshua replied, "Harry set up this whole wager to destroy Ms. Cameron's career. It's no different than ruining her hand. If he's willing to go that far, why shouldn't we?"

about it and, to her own surprise, found his reasoning

one was listening, and lowered her voice. "Harry's a celebrity. If something happened to his hand before the competition, suspicion would fall on us immediately. Star's about to headline her first major

the stage. "Star's already

made a full recovery under Dr. Burton's careful

really did pay to know a

Still...

glance. If he hadn't noticed the warning signs in time, Stella might have ended up

took it all in, then nodded, as if

get it. If we can't touch him

their whispered conversation ended, Harry and Stella were already in position, ready

the outcome

perform the same

lots: each of them submitted two pieces, and the host would pick one at random

of course, put forth two of the most technically demanding

Nora's signature compositions —challenging, yes, but nowhere near

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