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Chapter 68 She Wants to Withdraw

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“I originally planned to have you two audition together last time, but since you didn’t show up and I ended up having something come up as well, I had to cancel it. Now that I’m free again, I figured I’d bring you both in today…”

Lacey sat stiffly on the couch, her chest tightening with a flood of agitation.

Why did Jean have to show up?

Was she too gentle last time?

While Taylor spoke, Jean casually observed Lacey’s expression.

At this point, she’d more or less pieced it all together.

There was a 99% chance Lacey was the one who poisoned her.

And the motive was laughably simple: keep Jean from auditioning for the variety show, so Lacey could swoop in and steal the spot

That look on her face when Jean said she was perfectly fine? That shock wasn’t faked.

Clearly, she never expected Jean to recover so quickly. It threw her whole plan into chaos.

Come to think of it, she owed her recovery to Samuel.

If not for him, she might still be stuck in a hospital bed, in agony, with no diagnosis in sight.

Lacey’s heart was even nastier than Jean expected.

No wonder the host eventually took matters into her own hands. Girls like this deserved it.

“Jean, are you ready to start the audition now?” Taylor’s warm voice brought her back to the present.

jean looked over at him and smiled. “Of course.”

Lacey stood as well.

This wasn’t going how she’d planned. She thought she’d already secured the gig.

But now Jean was here. And suddenly, the odds felt stacked again.

going down without a

of talents. She’d make

Lacey stood side by side in the center of the

expected they’d be asked to showcase their talents

around and swiveled a monitor toward them

Jean blinked.

wasn’t a display screen.

on

near his eyes. When he spotted Jean on the other end, his sharp

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in person, so we’re doing

wasn’t any other

secure Easton thanks to some serious back–end

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ratings were practically guaranteed, but in his eyes, the soul of a show had to come

investors wanted Easton, then

then came the

wasn’t a solo format–it was a duo concept. Each

be picky, but not this

suggested was rejected

Don’t like

them. Not a fit.

him outright what kind of partner he was

It was maddening.

meeting, Taylor happened to play back a recording from the Hope Cup finals–the Stellarford Academy stage

first, saying, “You really like watching high school kids

him he thought the Tree in the performance was surprisingly moving. Really vivid. The soul of

an eyebrow but didn’t scoff. He paused for a long moment, then

“Not bad, I guess.

that

bother being

“not bad”

And that was huge.

got his

could be the one Easton would actually say yes

So here they were.

this, just

from the screen. “Let’s start.

against one hand, expression