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Chapter 28 Is There Something Wrong With Your Brain?

Anyone who wasn’t deaf could hear clearly that Lacey’s voice was completely different from Jean’s

If she kept singing, she’d just be embarrassing herself further.

When Lacey’s voice faltered, everyone in the audience and judges already had their answer.

Jean didn’t even need to open her mouth again..

She followed the others silently as they left the stage, returning backstage.

Just as Jean stepped through the doorway-

“Jean!”

Lacey’s voice came screaming, filled with fury, and a dark shadow lunged straight at Jean.

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Lacey charged forward, her face twisted with uncontrollable rage, her eyes blazing with anger. Her palm was already raised high, ready to slap jean hard across the face!

Jean froze for a split second, but immediately jumped backward.

She moved just quickly enough to avoid the full force of the slap, but Lacey’s nails still scraped painfully across Jean’s cheek.

A few sharp red lines instantly appeared on Jean’s pale skin.

Having retreated too quickly, Jean accidentally stepped on some props behind her. Losing her balance, she fell backward, landing painfully on her rear end.

It hurt like hell.

This is some seriously rotten luck.

jean narrowed her eyes, feeling wronged.

What did I even do to deserve this? I’m clearly the victim here

Lacey stood rooted to the spot, trembling in anger, her face flushed bright red.

Everyone else watched coldly, indifferent to what was happening.

Even though Jean was obviously the victim now, they tacitly approved of Lacey’s actions. In fact, many of them secretly thought Jean deserved this kind of “punishment.”

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“Jean, you’ve ruined everyone’s hard work these past few days!” someone accused harshly.

“All you wanted was to show off! You wanted the whole world to know how beautifully you could sing, didn’t you? Lacey did. this for all of us, so we’d win the prize…but you’re selfish and hatefull another girl chimed in bitterly.

a sure–win performance. What were you even thinking? Would it have killed you to compromise just a little

got exactly what you

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ground, pressed her lips tightly together, and just as she was

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the door

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Borrow someone?

Jean, who remained silent and cold–faced, everyone else grew visibly

Easton’s

was enough to

want? We’re all free,” someone

gaze roamed across the room again, finally landing on Jean standing quietly in the corner. With a gentle

Jean blinked.

stared in

and confusion surged inside their

as Holan led Jean out of

casually as soon

touched her cheek, mumbling softly, “Nothing much. Just scratched

back there, huh?” Holan said with a low

silent, not bothering to

and cheerfully continued chatting, “You

Jean nodded. “Yeah.”

start a conversation.

appeared alongside him, making him just as recognizable.

help but think this whole situation felt

was like one of those tabloid articles with headlines like, “Top Male Celebrky

her thoughts wandered,

beautiful face

casually, before lowering his eyes to look at Jean. His gaze was deep and unreadable. “Come

mind seeing

obediently followed Holan in the first

backstage like Lacey, Easton was

lounge was spacious, luxurious, and far more comfortable than the crowded

you

From belund, Jean could only see his

“Whatever, she replied absentmindedly

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happened to

sofa across from her, leaning back

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