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Chapter 25 He’s Looking at Me

Amid her swirling thoughts, the Hope Cup finals began..

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“Jean, hurry up and put on your costume!” Lacey sharply commanded, pointing at the cumbersome costume piled in the backstage corner.

Everyone else had already finished their makeup, faces glowing with excitement, eagerly anticipating Jean’s appearance in the ridiculous tree costume. Quiet chuckles echoed softly through the group.

Jean didn’t move. After a brief pause, she reached beneath a nearby table and pulled out a bag she’d prepared earlier.

“What’s that?”

All eyes turned curiously toward her.

With a subtle smile, Jean opened the bag, revealing a flowing, forest–green gown.

I thought the original costume didn’t quite match my style,” Jean raised an eyebrow, her smile growing brighter. “So, I designed something myself.”

She couldn’t bear wearing the cumbersome, rounded tree costume after all. Even if she’d initially thought she could endure it just once for the finals, the idea felt increasingly unbearable. So, she’d spent the previous night making a costume more suited to her tastes.

Silence settled over the group.

Finally, Lacey snapped, frustration evident on her face. “Jean, what do you think you’re doing? Who gave you permission to change costumes?”

“Jean, this play was carefully planned! You can’t just improvise like this!” others joined in, scolding her.

you think you’re special? This isn’t

toward Jean, “Jean, there’s really no need for

Jean’s voice was firm. “My outfit better

her. Her plans had been disrupted. She’d thought Jean would obediently play along, but

be disastrous.

tense moment, Lacey

relent, others quickly changed their tone. “Just don’t embarrass yourself! Your

costumes.

gown she’d made and placed an elegant crown of leaves on her head. Examining herself in the mirror, Jean smiled, satisfied. She looked more like a woodland sprite

reappeared, silence

opened their mouths to speak but froze, their

appearance

anyone could comment, staff arrived. “Your

of tension spread. Faces tightened anxiously. For these teenagers, performing on such

undeniably nerve–wracking

purpose today was not the performance itself

7:41 PM

He’s Looking

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of eager faces. Cameras stood ready to broadcast

moment.

row sat the judges–mostly elderly men and women Jean didn’t recognize. But in

man

Jean blinked.

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