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.”

It wasn’t any of my business anymore, Bridget had made that clear. Though

about the rumors?” I asked.

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, and found

she smiled

surreal, especially after her words this morning. I didn’t know what else

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my free hands and wave

Susie whispered. “Bridget

don’t know,” I said.

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

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

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

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

us should join him. Some did, politely. I did, a little. As did Susie, Tiffany, and Jessica. Veronica abstained, as well as Olivia and Lilliana. Bridget

she said, likely pretending she didn’t notice those not

“Bridget’s performance, of course, stole the show. Absolutely wonderful, Bridget. You are a truly talented artisan, and a gift to the kingdom.”

zoomed in on

straight to the top of the rankings, and bumps

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 received a medium amount of points. This, fortunately, moved her up closer to

manage her voice on the stage, dropped down to the bottom. She seemed visibly upset. Jessica, who did

comfort.

came to be my turn, Nathan

the role was unreliable. Your

like

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

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