The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0455

Not long after I parted with Julian and returned to my room to change, I was alerted that the candidates were to report to the foyer to receive the results of the theater event. I had expected the results to come quickly, but this seemed extra fast.

Though with Bridget the professional actress among the group, maybe the royal family and the producers didn’t need all that much time to determine who deserved the highest ranking.

Running on zero sleep, I was tired as I changed into fresh clothes and moved a little slower than usual as I headed down to the foyer.

Mark must have told Susie about the fight between Nicholas and Julian because no sooner had I entered the room, then she came rushing up to me.

She looped her arm through one of mine and asked, “What happened?”

“I don’t know what to say,” I said. “Nicholas saw Julian and me coming out of the woods and attacked Julian right away. He barely said anything, and he didn’t listen to reason.‘

“He must have been furious,” Susie said.

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“He was,” I agreed. “But if he would have just listened to me, I could have told him that nothing happened between Julian and me…”

Susie blinked, startled, like she hadn’t been expecting that. “Nothing happened?”

Now I was startled and looked at her in shock. “You thought something had?”

Susie looked a little sheepish, like she was embarrassed by what she had thought. “That’s what all the rumors are saying?”

“Rumors?” I gasped. Who the hell was going around talking about this? Julian wouldn’t have said a word, and I doubted Nicholas would have.

“I didn’t believe them at first,” Susie said, “But after Mark told me about the fight this morning, I wasn’t so sure they were false anymore. Nicholas isn’t the type to fight over nothing, no matter how on edge Mark says he is.”

had said something similar to me this morning, that Nicholas had been pushed too far and was starting to crack under the pressure. It wasn’t any

tell you about the

heard it just from people talking. Everyone was saying it,” Susie said. “I have

wasn’t sure of the timeline, but the only other person who knew I had been out with Julian all night was Bridget. I slid my gaze to her now,

when our eyes met, she smiled kindly, as if greeting

especially after her words this morning. I didn’t know

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my free hands and wave

don’t think…” Susie whispered. “Bridget started the rumor?”

don’t know,”

took to the stage. He had cameras with him this time, even though Nicholas and Julian were

where we met with Veronica, who was standing with Tiffany and Jessica, who seemed to have bonded over their shared stage experience. I wasn’t opposed to having more friends, so

microphone, then tapped on it to get our attention. We all quieted down to listen to

event.” He held up a sheet of paper, while discreetly keeping the written side hidden from both us and the cameras. “There have been some shifts in the current rankings of our candidates. And of course, the addition of Bridget has added fresh excitement.”

Some did, politely. I did, a little. As did Susie, Tiffany, and Jessica. Veronica abstained, as well as Olivia and Lilliana. Bridget smiled brightly.

you, everyone,” she said, likely pretending

wonderful, Bridget. You are a truly talented artisan, and a

camera zoomed in on her face. She blew it

very welcome.” Nathan cleared his throat as he consulted his paper. “This, of course, brings Bridget straight to the top of the rankings, and bumps down Olivia from the lead, as well

then gave a brief critique of their performance during the event and how it now effected

ability to appear nervous as the scene dictated. But since her scene was so

the stage, dropped down to the bottom.

comfort.

came to be my turn,

to the role was unreliable. Your character on stage seemed

like

supposed to have played. It seemed as if you were constantly distracted. The royal family feels that you

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