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.

to take any action themselves. Rather, they relied on their alliances

masterminds were.

me seriously, and they didn’t even

ready to ruin my dress with an opened lipstick case,

Sorry, Piper.”

to be

we had even sat down, the fighting between Olivia and Linda had reached a boiling point. Though they never raised their voices, their sniping at

turned lethal.

sure I saw it

telling the decades apart,

smiled

Olivia ‘tripped‘ and spilled her red wine all down the front

How terribly clumsy of me.” Olivia

turned red. “Why, you!” She moved to slap Olivia, but Olivia

time.

standing just behind her. That slap was now headed

Nicholas caught Linda’s wrist, stilling her. Her eyes went

all the way to the tips

was absolutely not

said, and threw her

but never managed to form coherent words. Instead, she

out of the room.

soft

a front–runner, but here she was, losing

herteme

poor showing, she might

thank him for stopping that

he spoke

aware of

gratitude shriveled on my tongue. Did he just imply being almost slapped was my

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