Ashlyn Berry! Madeline Saunders! That’s her in the flesh! Oh, my goodness!

Olivia’s lips began to tremble. For some reason, she didn’t want Ashlyn to look down on her.

Seconds later, Olivia regained her composure and sat down at the piano.

With both her hands on the keys, a rich and smooth melody soon followed.

As soon as the piece ended, Olivia couldn’t help but stare nervously at the judges.

Ashlyn was the first to give a score of seven point five.

The other judges, too, gave Olivia a score of either seven or eight.

That might not be anything to boast about, but her score wasn’t low either.

If Ashlyn had given a low score, Olivia’s initial plan was to file a complaint against her for abusing her power to avenge personal grudges.

surprise, Ashlyn’s scoring

to make sense of the situation when Ashlyn’s crisp, cold

through a difficult song, pick something easier that gives you a chance to shine. You can also remind yourself to slow down when you’re playing. It’s normal to feel nervous when you’re on stage, and your playing speed inadvertently increases along

widened as

pertinent, and she had carefully

felt a moment of clarity

truly has lived

taking a bow and

to sit with her family in the auditorium, glared

neither commented nor paid much attention to

Hera had to be judged by Ashlyn, but the latter only made a short

the last straw for

And more often than not, all they needed was for someone to point out their

was the best example of

successfully advanced to the semi-finals, much to

it’d be a total

take comfort in knowing that they were good enough to be

host announced, “All right.

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