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.”

crack under the pressure. It wasn’t any of my business anymore, Bridget had made that clear. Though I did still worry about him.

Mark tell you about the rumors?” I asked.

saying it,” Susie said. “I have no idea

the timeline, but the only other person who knew I had been out with Julian all night was Bridget.

innocence, and when our eyes met, she smiled kindly, as if greeting a friend.

surreal, especially after her words this morning.

1/3

of my free

whispered. “Bridget started the rumor?”

don’t know,” I

had cameras with him this time, even though Nicholas and Julian were

to the stage, 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 I greeted Jessica kindly. She said hello

to get our attention. We all quieted down to listen

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

I did, a little.

said, likely pretending she didn’t notice

show. Absolutely wonderful, Bridget. You are a truly talented artisan, and a gift

Bridget said. The camera zoomed in on her face. She

throat as he consulted his paper. “This, of course, brings Bridget straight to the top of the rankings,

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

her one line and her ability to appear nervous as the scene dictated. But since her scene was so brief, she

never could seem to manage her voice on the stage, dropped down to the bottom. She seemed visibly upset. Jessica, who did much better, patted her shoulder

comfort.

to be

the role was unreliable. Your character on stage seemed

like

actual character you were supposed to have played. It seemed as if you were constantly

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