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.”

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 of my business anymore, Bridget had made that clear. Though

Mark tell you about

talking. Everyone was saying it,” Susie said.

person who knew I had been out with Julian all night

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

her words this morning. I didn’t know what else

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

know,”

him this time, even though Nicholas and Julian

walked closer 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

on it to get our attention. We all quieted

us and the cameras. “There have been some shifts in the current

him. Some did, politely. I did, a little. As

everyone,” she said, likely pretending she didn’t

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

zoomed in on her face. She blew

straight to the top of the rankings, and bumps down Olivia from the lead, as well as dropping everyone else down

then gave a brief critique of their performance during the

ability to appear nervous as the scene dictated. But since her scene was so brief, she received a medium amount of points. This, fortunately, moved her up closer to center in

stage, dropped down to the bottom. She seemed visibly upset. Jessica, who did

comfort.

it came to be my turn,

role was unreliable. Your

like

were supposed to have played. It seemed as if you were constantly distracted. The royal family feels that you did not put your all into this event.”

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