Chapter 665


    There was no doubt that Sisley was a cruel, ruthless woman.


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    She provoked Anthony intomitting a crime so that he could be sent to prison, thus resulting in one


    less person fighting over the family inheritance.


    Who knew what other evil ns Sisley had in mind?


    Ashlyn didn’t want to care about the Chapmans at all. If it weren’t for Bob, she’d have rounded up the


    entire family and thrown them into a foreign country.


    Try as she might, she never could feel any closeness with them.


    After settling into her seat where the panel of judges was seated, Ashlyn held her forehead as she felt


    a headacheing on.


    There were five judges on the panel, all of whom were world-renowned master pianists with numerous


    des to their names.


    Soon, the audience had filed in and packed the auditorium to capacity.


    Internationalpetitions usually had seats set aside for the press, family, and friends. Thanks to that,


    Sisley and the rest of the Chapmans could sit in the dedicated area.


    Unfortunately, they had only just taken their seats when the Warhol family waltzed in and sat beside


    them.


    “Oh, my! What a coincidence!” Mabel eximed while turning to smile at Sisley.


    “Indeed! Hera loves ying the piano, and so does Olivia. Hera signs up for thepetition, and Olivia


    follows suit. Isn’t that uncanny? It almost seems like your family’s copying us!” Sisley replied


    sarcastically.


    Mabel had long known what Sisley was like and tried her best to keep her anger in check. “In that case,


    all these other contestants who’ve learned piano ande for thepetition must have followed in


    Ms. Chapman’s footsteps too! Wow, Ms. Chapman had better win thepetition. Otherwise, she’d be


    letting down everyone who copied her!”


    Sisley was so livid that she almost choked on her breath. In the end, she managed to force an awkward


    smile. “Oh, Hera is a very skilled pianist. She’s not like those whock a strong foundation because


    they’ve only picked it up recently.”


    “But if she’s so good, why hasn’t she reached her grandfather’s level? Ah! Sorry! I identally blurted


    out the truth,” Mabel eximed before covering her mouth apologetically.


    Sisley had only wanted to show off and seek Mabel’s attention, but s, all she got was fury surging


    through her.


    Too angry to speak, she turned her gaze to the judges’ panel. I heard that Ryan Yates, the Piano


    Prince, is one of the judges. Now, that’s exciting!


    However, as soon as she did, her eyes almost popped out of her head.


    She suddenly grabbed Mabel’s hand and stammered, “A-Am I seeing things? I-Is that Madeline


    Saunders?”


    “Yes, and she’s very young. Olivia told me that Ms. Saunders was in charge of creating and producing


    Lake City’s National Day G Night. Thanks to her, the g was a resounding sess.”


    Since she was unaware of the rtionship between the Chapmans and Ashlyn, Mabel happily


    continued, “What’s even more shocking is that Madeline Saunders turned out to be one of the most


    popr influencers, Ashlyn Berry! Isn’t that amazing? Who’d have thought of that?”


    Sisley and Lydia stared at each other as they felt their faces burning up.


    No one but the two women could hear the crisp, loud ps on their faces.


    The pain was intense, and they were in absolute agony.


    Not only was Ashlyn one of the judges, but she was also Madeline Saunders.


    It was all so unbelievable, and yet, it was the truth.


    After all, they could see Ashlyn sitting at the seat for the judges’ panel, looking confident but humble.


    When they recalled the awful things they had said to Ashlyn earlier, Sisley and Lydia wanted nothing


    more than to have the ground open up and swallow them whole.


    They had foolishly thought they could embarrass Ashlyn in front of the crowd, but in retrospect, they


    realized that everyone might have beenughing at them instead.


    Soon, the other judges showed up one after another.


    Ashlyn was still poring over thepetition schedule when she noticed the chairs on either side of her


    getting pulled out.


    A man and a woman took the seats at the same time.


    On Ashlyn’s left was Lah Maag, a fifty-year-old famous pianist from Maredania. Despite her age, she


    was still full of energy, as evidenced by her red dress which exuded so much enthusiasm and passion.


    In fact, no one would be able to tell her age from just her appearance.


    “Maddy, we meet again!” Lah eximed as she gave Ashlyn a big hug.


    They had met at arge-scale pianopetition and quickly developed a mutual admiration for each


    other’s work.


    Knowing how passionate foreigners could be, Ashlyn promptly returned the hug.