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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

got exactly what

winced at

lips tightly together, and

There was

revne immed

the door

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Borrow someone?

Jean, who remained silent and

was Easton’s manager, after

related to Easton was enough to make people

do you want? We’re all free,” someone eagerly

room again, finally landing on Jean standing quietly in the corner. With a

Jean blinked.

else stared

and confusion

watch helplessly as Holan led

your face? Holan asked casually as soon as they left backstage, showing no hesitation

her cheek, mumbling softly, “Nothing much. Just

you guys even have a dog back there,

stayed silent, not bothering

mind and cheerfully continued chatting, “You know who I am,

Jean nodded. “Yeah.”

start a conversation.

famous, and his manager Holan often appeared alongside him, making him just as recognizable. They reached the VIP lounge

think this whole

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

wandered,

extraordinarily beautiful face

right, you can go now, Easton told Holan first, dismissing him casually, before lowering his eyes to look at Jean. His gaze

didn’t mind

she wouldn’t have obediently followed

insane people backstage like Lacey, Easton was

far more comfortable than the crowded dressing room

you like to

ahead. From belund, Jean could only

“Whatever, she replied absentmindedly

7.42 PM c

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what happened to your

sofa across from her, leaning back lazily, looking relaxed but

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