"Stella! Stella! Stella!"

At some point, the crowd's cheers swelled into a tidal wave, thundering through the entire concert hall.

Everyone was on their feet, swept up in the moment, unable to hold back their applause for Stella.

Tonight, they'd witnessed a miracle.

Even Abby Murphy found herself carried away by the electric atmosphere.

Standing amid the sea of people, she gazed at Stella on stage, tears brimming in

her eyes.

This was the glory Stella had always deserved.

Over in the audience, Mr. Walden had collapsed back into his seat, looking utterly shell-shocked.

He muttered under his breath, "How... how is this possible?"

Rena and the others were equally stunned, their faces a picture of disbelief.

"How can this be? She actually outplayed Harry?"

worn earlier had vanished, replaced by a ghostly pallor and a look of

wave of

be! There's no way she could play The Gaze in a higher

no matter how much he refused to accept it, Stella had done just that-with absolute

took a long moment before the host and

host gestured for quiet, though his own hand trembled

you! However, we do still have to finish today's competition. Now,

remember-the showdown between Stella

to the stage, looking utterly

so venomous it sent chills down

he knew

only had Stella raised the difficulty, she had delivered a flawless rendition of

no need for the judges' expertise; even a casual music lover could see that Stella was

judges' gazes toward Stella had changed. No longer did they see her as just another newcomer or lant. They

of stature, a true

"After discussion, the judges have decided the winner

and

was the pride

my God, Stella from our region actually beat the violin virtuoso Harry! I can't believe it what a

Harry right. He's always looking down on the other contestants. That's karma

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