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.”

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

real name’s Jean, but I couldn’t find her

glad

so glad she didn’t actually steal. I really like her, and

a

Back at Central Theater-

The

It wouldn’t take long.

all the contestants gathered

group, tucked into a

Finished

the list of winners in the

the kids from Stellarford still hoped

Jean had done,

themselves–after all, with that kind of incident, losing

awards, one after another. But Stellarford Academy’s name

team stepped forward to accept their trophies, Lacey

bowed, all of them silently wishing they could

quietly in the corner, her eyes fixed on Easton,

group

Stellarford had won nothing.

was it. Any last shred of hope was

a single award.

at that moment, their hatred

bitch had ruined

pleasant as it echoed through

hold

didn’t get a group award, what chance did she have with the

Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting

the others stood stiffly under the

expected this, but hearing it

rage, disappointment, and bitterness–barely able to hold

Style Award,

with. Up on the judges‘ panel, a handsome man glanced at the name on the list. His eyes shimmered with a quiet gleam as

Award goes to Jean,

For a second, silence.

came the thunder of

31 The Only

Why her!!

a thing–but Jean

Finished

for the performer who left a lasting

short, it was the

it. She was the only one from Stellarford Academy to win

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