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.

and Linda 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

masterminds were.

me seriously, and they didn’t even bother

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

Sorry, Piper.”

fine.” I was happy to be considered unimportant

fighting between Olivia and Linda had reached a boiling point. Though they never raised

turned lethal.

dress, Linda? I’m sure I saw it on sale last

telling the decades

smiled

her red wine all down the

of me.” Olivia held out

“Why, you!” She moved to slap Olivia, but Olivia ducked out of the way just

time.

I had been standing just behind her. That slap was

Nicholas caught Linda’s wrist, stilling her. Her

the way to the tips of her

absolutely not

yourself,” he said, and

never managed to form coherent words. Instead,

out of the room.

soft noises of excitement, and for good

a front–runner, but here she was, losing her temper enough to be

herteme

this poor showing, she might drop far

was about to thank him for

But he

aware of

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

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