Chapter 0072

“9?” someone gasped.

I agreed, that seemed like so many people to be eliminated all at once!

“9,” Nathan confirmed. “When you are eliminated, you are to pack your bags and immediately vacate the premises. There will be cars waiting to escort you home. There will be no arguments or reconsiderations.”

A rising mumble roused again, as the girls whispered to one another.

Many of them turned to look at me.

“The first one to go…”

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I tried to ignore them.

Soon, they stopped paying attention to me, and instead cast their dagger eyes at each other.

After Nathan’s announcement, many ‘accidents‘ seemed to consistently happen amongst the

candidates.

Spilled drinks. “How clumsy of me.”

Tripping. “You should really watch your step.”

Torn dresses. “Didn’t you notice that nail sticking out there?”

It seemed that with the quickly approaching elimination, the girls had begun to turn on one another.

were the most vicious, though neither seemed to take any action themselves. Rather, they relied on their alliances to defend them and carry out acts of subterfuge. Yet it was clear

masterminds were.

seriously,

my dress with an opened lipstick case, until she realized it was

Sorry, Piper.”

I was happy to be considered unimportant

a banquet was held. Yet before we had even sat down, the fighting between Olivia and Linda had reached a boiling point.

turned lethal.

I’m sure I

the decades apart, which

smiled tightly

‘tripped‘ and spilled her red wine all down the front of Linda’s mauve

Olivia held

you!” She moved to slap Olivia, but Olivia

time.

I had been standing just behind her. That slap was now

Nicholas caught Linda’s wrist, stilling

the way to

absolutely not

said, and threw her arm

a moment, but never managed to form coherent words. Instead,

out of the room.

girls made soft noises of

was typically considered a front–runner, but here she was, losing her temper

herteme

she might drop far enough to be

about to thank him for stopping that slap. It would

he spoke

more aware of your

shriveled on my tongue. Did he just imply

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