When the Family 31

Chapter 31 The Only Winner

Finished

Jean tilted her head lazily, a smirk tugging at the corner of her lips. “Lacey, don’t tell me you lost your fake on purpose, just to scam my real one?”

Lacey’s eyes flew wide open.

It felt like a thousand worms were squirming inside her chest, her stomach twisting with nausea.

“Shut up!”

She couldn’t control the disgust, the fury boiling over. Lacey snapped, her voice rising with rage.

But there was nothing she could do.

The handkerchief really did look fake, just like Jean said….

She didn’t even have room to arg

Disgust. Anger.

argue.

Lacey’s fists clenched. She wished the world would end right this second. She had never felt so humiliated in her life.

At the same moment, on Twitter-

News of the police closing the case had somehow leaked, and the Hope Cup plaza was buzzing with fresh discussions.

“Cops just left.”

“Case closed?”

“About the Stellarford Academy girls, right?”

“Classic Stellarford drama. Bloody and messy as ever.”

“I still don’t get what happened. Can someone just explain already?”

“Enough with the riddles. What’s the real tea on Stellarford Academy?”

“I heard a bit…”

“Turns out the girl who played the Tree got accused of stealing. Cops looked into it, and she was innocent. The one playing the female lead framed her.”

“Bless you for explaining. Now I get it.”

“My poor Tree. She didn’t deserve this.”

real talk–what’s the actress’s name? Does she have a

real name’s Jean, but

so glad

like her, and I wouldn’t have

a poetic

Back at Central Theater-

31 The

It wouldn’t take long.

the contestants gathered

Academy group, tucked into a corner under the

Finished

with a microphone in one hand and the list of winners

from Stellarford still hoped to win

everything Jean had done, their chances had

could only hope while mentally bracing themselves–after all, with that kind of

the awards, one after another. But Stellarford Academy’s name never

after team stepped forward to accept their trophies, Lacey bit down hard

all of them

her eyes fixed

all the group

Stellarford had won nothing.

was it. Any last shred of hope was

a single award. All their hard

at that moment, their

bitch had ruined

as it echoed through the hall. The ceremony wasn’t over yet–there were still

didn’t hold

get a group award, what chance did

Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress–all names from

others stood stiffly under the lights, their

this, but hearing it

and bitterness–barely able

Best Style

on the judges‘ panel, a handsome man glanced at the name on the list. His eyes shimmered

Style Award goes to Jean, from

For a second, silence.

the

31 The Only

Why her!!

a thing–but

Finished

the performer who

short, it was the

She was the

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