My Extraordinary Wife

To no one’s surprise, the first contestant in the International Piano Competition finals gained a decent score from the judging committee.

More contestants took to the stage for their turns, and while some flourished, others floundered.

As a special guest judge for the competition, Caleb naturally scored the contestants as objectively as he could.

One of the contestants got a very low score, yet she muttered through sobs, “I have no regrets left in my life after meeting Mr. Powell in person. My heart is full even though I’ve lost.”

Soon enough, it was Hera’s turn to compete.

She took a deep breath before exiting backstage, her heels clicking across the floor.

Hera was confident of winning the competition because of her recent hard work.

She did not disappoint Sisley as her fingers traveled nimbly across the black and white keys and brought a beautiful piece to life.

Hera’s piece of choice was technically challenging and would have stayed off the list of options of most contestants, yet she did not shy away from the complex composition.

off. After she completed her

bench and grabbed the microphone. Then, she walked toward the judging committee and said, “May I say a few

her coolly and replied,

an awkward smile, acting the

grudges. After all, too many

immediately directed shocked stares

biased behavior reminded them of the rumors spreading on Twitter, which alleged that Ashlyn purposely assigned low

brow in response, making her thick-lashed, almond eyes appear

a fan of rumors, Ms. Chapman. Why didn’t you remember any clarifications

the rumors about Ashlyn’s unfair scoring out of concern that the latter

scrutiny would force Ashlyn to give her

public would believe that Ashlyn held a grudge against Hera if she graded

to give your score.” The host

my score. I don’t want to

declaration stunned

forfeiting her scoring rights was unprecedented

decision. The score for each contestant was an average of