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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.

wasn’t going down without a

talents.

and Lacey stood side by side in the center of

asked to showcase their talents

and swiveled a monitor toward them

Jean blinked.

screen. It was a video

person on the

casually in frame, his long, elegant hair falling near his eyes. When he spotted Jean

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up to Easton. He couldn’t make it in person,

really wasn’t any other

to secure Easton thanks to some serious

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of using A–list celebrities in variety shows. Sure, the ratings were practically guaranteed, but

investors wanted Easton, then Taylor had to

then came

solo format–it was a duo

had expected Easton to be picky, but

person Taylor suggested

Don’t like

a fit.

what kind of partner he was looking for. Easton didn’t answer. He just kept vetoing everyone

It was maddening.

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

teased him at first, saying, “You really like watching high

him he thought the Tree in the performance was surprisingly

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

“Not bad, I guess.

that was a

being polite.

to say “not bad” meant he

And that was huge.

got his hopes

Tree could be the one

So here they were.

this, just for

lazily from the screen. “Let’s start. Show me what you’ve got.

rested against one hand, expression cool