Chapter 794
Sylvia did not refuse the enthusiasm of the two socialites.
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She graciously took a photo with Gracie and Lena, drank with them, and had a great conversation.
Lena said, "After my dad found out that I met you, he asked me to ask when you can make time for him
to coborate."
"Probably soon, but I''m busytely. How about next month? How about a joint collection? Clothes,
jewelry or bags - anything is fine."
Lena was thrilled to receive such an affirmative response from Sylvia.
Ashlyn clenched her highball ss tightly in her hand as she watched Sylvia flirt with the two socialites.
Mrs. Ritter sneered and said, "It''s nothing special; she''s just dazzled by Master Keturah''s status."
Ashlyn felt defeated at the thought ofpeting against Jenna tomorrow; if she didn''t win first ce,
then those socialites wouldugh at her.
"Don''t worry," Mrs. Ritter reassured Ashlyn, "Mr. Guzman won''t let you lose and neither will Allie."
"Mom... do you have any good ideas?" Ashlyn looked hopefully at Mrs. Ritter.
Mrs. Ritter smiled mysteriously, "You''ll find out tomorrow."
She was exhausted from trying toe up with ways to beat Jenna, but if they couldbine their
efforts, then there was no way Jenna could win.
Being popr at this party meant nothingpared to winning Graley Piano Competition! The next
morning when Jenna woke up early in the morning, sunlight filled her room.
She pulled back the curtains and saw arge rose garden in the hotel courtyard. The roses were in full
bloom, and looking down at them gave off a unique charm. The faint scent of roses wafted into the
room, making her feel refreshed.
Turning her head, she saw Brayden getting dressed by the bed. The golden sunlight enveloped him,
making him even more handsome.
He buttoned up his shirt with an air of elegance that was typical of someone from a wealthy family.
"Let''s go out for breakfast."
His voice had a hint of maism to it.
Jenna nodded. "I''ll freshen up first."
When she came out ten minutester, they walked together to the restaurant where Sylvia, Franklin
and Jasper were already eating breakfast. The restaurant was bustling with people who were all
participants in thepetition.
They were all dressed brightly andughing as they ate.
Ashlyn and Mrs. Ritter were eating in a corner while Evelyn brought over a white buffet te to join
them at their table.
As Jenna walked in wearing her new modified dress that revealed her slender neck. Evelyn was
surprised by how beautiful Jenna looked while Ashlyn felt envious thinking why would this little slut
wear such an outfit? What was she trying to prove?
The three quickly finished their breakfast before passing by Jenna''s table where Mrs. Ritter deliberately
stopped for a moment with eyes filled with provocation. "Miss Shepherd looks so beautiful today like
she''s about to receive an award... but can you really win one?"
Jenna blushed at thisment since Sylvia had picked out this outfit for her. Before she could say
anything, Sylvia spoke up, "Mrs. Ritter, how do you know if she can''t win an award?"
"We''ll just have to wait and see," Mrs. Ritter smirked before leaving with Ashlyn and Evelyn
Sylvia furrowed her brows slightly as some darkness crept into her eyes
Mrs. Ritter''s behavior is too bizarre.
Does this woman have any new tricks up her sleeve again?
Franklin took her hand and said, "This woman is full of tricks and also arrogant."
Sylvia nodded and looked at Jenna, "We''re about topete. Be careful and don''t fall for Mrs. Ritter''s
tricks."
Mrs. Ritter was sure to tamper with thepetition.
Jenna''s heart skipped a beat and she felt a moment of panic, but she quickly regained herposure.
She doesn''t believe she will lose.
Brayden cheered her on, "Jenna, don''t be afraid, we''re all here with you."
After finishing breakfast, several people set off for the pianopetition venue.
Inside the venue, the audience who came to watch had filled up the seats early on, and there were
yers queuing up to enter.
Jenna quickly walked over and stood at the back of the crowd, ending up standing right behind Ashlyn.
It was really a narrow road for enemies.
Ashlyn let out a lowugh, a hint of disdain in her eyes. "Jenna, you''ve shattered my pride. Now I''m
going to crush yours even more."
She just went back to her room and changed into a dark purple formal dress with a long train. As she
walked, the dress swayed gracefully, perfectly blending her delicate beauty and stunning elegance.
This was her battle armor!
The million-dor gown was worn for the final match of today.
Some of the audience couldn''t help but whisper, "Is that Ashlyn, the favorite to win? Wow, her dress
looks so expensive!"
"Yes, I heard that her poprity on social media is the highest."
"Other contestants do not have her strength and poprity."
"But I think Jenna ys better, and she looks so beautiful in the cheongsam she wore today."
"It evokes a sense of tenderness."
As it was the finals and also the firstpetition event today, the venue has been decorated very
luxuriously.
Several crystal chandeliers hang intricately, casting sparkling shards of light onto the smooth as ss
stage.
Melodious piano music wafted through the air, andplimentary hand fans are ced on every seat
for the audience. It can be said that everything is done perfectly.
Mrs. Ritter sat in the audience seat, her slender and fair fingers intertwined inside her sleeve, feeling an
uncontroble excitement in her heart.
After all the pre-match procedures werepleted, the host walked onto the stage. He gave a few
opening remarks to warm up the crowd and then announced that the final match was about to begin.
Each of the contestants who walked onto the stage was full of confidence. Unlike in previous matches
where they were immediately dered winners or eliminated, this time only scores would be given and
disyed on arge screen behind them.
Whoever had the highest average score would be crowned champion. At this moment, Lena was
temporarily leading with 8. 5 points while Gracie trailed behind in second ce with 8. 3 points.
Soon enough, Ashlyn broke this stalemate by scoring an impressive 8. 9 points! Like every other
finalist, she had prepared two signature pieces for her performance.
When she finished ying both pieces, there was thunderous apuse from the audience and Mrs.
Ritter nodded approvingly at her performance.
Ashlyn smiled slightly and gracefully bowed to thank the judges before stepping offstage.
Jenna was rankedst and hadn''t yet taken her turn on stage. There''s a reason why each contestant''s
ranking is important - those who go first are unlikely to receive high scores because judges expect
more impressive performancester on while those who gost may not receive high scores because
judges have already grown tired of listening to simr sounds throughout thepetition.
It''s like perfume - middle notes are most alluring while top notes can be too strong and bottom notes
almost disappear entirely; therefore being ced in between is most desirable.
Sylvia sat calmly in her seat but knew what Mrs. Ritter nned to do next; she couldn''t help but worry
for Jenna as she waited anxiously for her turn onstage hoping that Jenna could ovee this obstacle
since there weren''t many finalists left at this point so it became clear that only those within top three
ranks had any real chance of winning now...
Finally it was Jenna''s turn on stage as she chose two pieces: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1
followed by Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
The audience below eagerly awaited their verdicts wondering if Ashlyn would remain champion or if
someone else might take over soon enough...
But just as Jenna sat down at piano keys readying herself for performance... the conductor raised his
baton signaling start... and suddenly orchestra began ying Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
instead!
Jenna''s mind went nk momentarily- This couldn''t be happening!
How could these performers possibly mix up the order of two songs? They are professionals, and
mistakes like this simply don''t happen at a world-sspetition! But soon enough, Jenna realized
what was going on. And when Sylvia saw the conductor''s batone down hard, her eyes narrowed in
anticipation. Here ites!