Chapter 795


    When Sylvia heard the host announce that contestants had to y two pieces, she knew Mrs. Ritter


    would try something sneaky with them. And sure enough, she was right. Mrs. Ritter switched the order


    of the two pieces and nned to me it on the staff or whoever arranged them in that order.


    Sylvia was angry and so were others who noticed what happened. If Jenna yed the first piece now,


    she would make a mistake and get zero points for it. Sylvia stared at Jenna intensely, hoping she


    wouldn''t mess up.


    It was like being a model on a runway and having to improvise when things go wrong.


    Mrs. Ritter sat smugly in her seat below, thinking no one could anticipate such an error happening


    during this world-sspetition! Jenna wouldn''t be able to react quickly enough and would y


    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 as nned.


    Ashlyn joined her mother''s side looking pleased with herself but whispered quietly into Mrs. Ritter''s ear


    "Mom, how did you even keep this from me?"


    "If you knew about it, what good would that do? The best way to defeat your enemy is by striking hard."


    Mrs. Ritter replied patting Ashlyn''s hand reassuringly, "Don''t worry, my dear; you''re going to win."


    But just as they were both feeling smug about their n, something unexpected happened on stage:


    instead of being shocked or confused by what happened earlier, Jenna remained calm and ced her


    hands gracefully onto ck-and-white keys before ying Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini


    wlessly!


    She had figured out their n! She reacted quickly without ying Concerto for Piano and Orchestra


    No 1 as expected!


    The coordination between her onstage performance with those offstage musicians was seamless!


    Mrs. Ritter felt like someone had punched her heart hard - how could this be possible? How could


    Jenna have been so quick-witted? Had she reached such an incredible level of proficiency with these


    two pieces including understanding pianoprehension?


    Ashlyn''s face turned pale "How is this even possible?"


    In this situation, Jenna was able to react perfectly? Handle it wlessly? She thought that if she


    encountered such a situation herself, she would have panicked long ago.


    Mr. Guzman was originally somewhat maliciously happy about the situation and contributed to it.


    However, he did not expect that Jenna''s talent was so good that she could perfectly resolve this crisis.


    His eyes were gloomy with a hint of resentment - why did such a good talent have to be entangled with


    Sylvia? Her talent was much better than the disciple he had nned to ept.


    When Sylvia heard the sound of the piano music, her heart slowly settled down.


    She sat back down and rxed her expression on her face. Franklin quietly nced at her with deep


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    eyes filled with doubt, "What just happened?"


    She looked strange.


    Sylvia hooked her lips and said, "I''ll tell you guys after Jenna finishes performing."


    Brayden also felt very strange - Jenna''s expression just now was also very weird.


    What happened exactly?


    Theseypeople couldn''t tell what had happened but Sylvia immediately knew what had urred.


    After Jenna smoothly yed all of the pieces, Mr. Guzman''s face turned extremely unpleasant.


    This talented yer had made him think about other ns in his mind.


    re and Louis both noticed the variation in the beginning of the piece since each judge held a list of


    songs each contestant would y beforehand.


    Louis smiled slightly as admiration shed through his eyes: "Indeed my student has trained an


    excellent yer." He gave high marks directly without hesitation


    re already had great favor towards Sylvia; now she praised without reservation. "Very impressive!


    Excellent improvisation skills and great ying! Almost perfect!" He gave high marks too


    The other judges naturally understood what kind of crisis Jenna faced just now. Seeing how perfectly


    she resolved it they all praised endlessly giving high scores too


    Finally, only Mr. Guzman remained sitting there. His face looked terrible.


    The host smiled and asked, "Mr. Guzman, do you have anything you want to say to contestant Jenna?"


    This is actually urging Mr. Guzman to hurry up and score because once he finished scoring who will


    be champion will be revealed immediately


    However, Mr. Guzman''s eyes shed with a hint of menace as he stared coldly at Jenna. He gripped


    the microphone and said, "Miss Shepherd''s performance was stunning, and it has made me appreciate


    her talent. As you all know, I don''t have any disciples, so... I have a question for Miss Shepherd."


    Mr. Guzman''s words immediately caused a stir.


    Mrs. Ritter clenched her teeth in anger as she heard the underlying meaning in Mr. Guzman''s words.


    Is Mr. Guzman trying to...


    No, this can''t be happening!


    She had worked so hard and spent so much money to secure a ce for Ashlyn as his disciple. With


    him as her mentor, Ashlyn would have a strong support system and expand herwork.


    Was all her effort and investment going to go to waste?


    Ashlyn grew anxious and said, "Mom, what does Mr. Guzman mean?"


    Could it be that he no longer sees any value in her?


    "Let''s wait and see," Mrs. Ritter replied coldly.


    In the center of the stage stood a young girl in a vibrant qipao, her expression calm. "Mr. Guzman,


    please ask your question," she said.


    A shadow appeared in Mr. Guzman''s eyes, but he quicklyposed himself and spoke in the tone of a


    benevolent elder, "I really admire your talent and ability on the piano. I would like to take you as my


    disciple. Will you be willing to be my student?"


    His words caused amotion!


    The audience below erupted in excitement.


    "Oh my gosh! Didn''t they say that Ashlyn was going to be his disciple? Wasn''t that the rumor going


    around?"


    "Last night at the banquet, Ashlyn was always by his side."


    "Yeah, at the banquetst night, Ashlyn and re got closer, and he even scolded her."


    The Ritter family, mother and daughter, turned pale with anger, and tears welled up in Ashlyn''s eyes.


    This was a tremendous humiliation for her.


    "How could he do this? He agreed to take me as his disciple, and now he''s going back on his word.


    Didn''t he have conflicts with Louis'' faction?"


    Mrs. Ritter clenched her fingers tightly. "He wants to provoke Jenna and Sylvia publicly. If Jenna is


    willing to stand with him, he will share everything he has to offer. That''s what he means!"


    All eyes were fixed on Jenna, and almost everyone was waiting for her answer.


    Not just Mr. Guzman, but everyone.


    Countless pairs of eyes were locked onto the young girl on the stage.


    Jenna smiled faintly and said, "I''m sorry, Mr. Guzman, but Sylvia is the one who taught me the piano.


    She is my mentor."


    A hard pnded on Mr. Guzman''s face, leaving a cold mark.


    "Sylvia!"


    It was that damn Sylvia again!


    Louis and his apprentice were like a pair of beasts. His fierce gaze swept over Louis, who looked back


    at him with a smirk.


    "Sorry about that, this is my apprentice''s apprentice," Louis said nonchntly but with a hint of


    humiliation.


    Apprentice''s apprentice!


    Another hard pnded on Mr. Guzman''s face.


    Thepetitor he wanted to take as his own apprentice turned out to be Sylvia''s apprentice.


    Louis had no shame; how could he be so shameless?


    Meanwhile, the Ritter mother and daughter sitting in the audience watched in horror as they witnessed


    this scene unfold before them.


    Mr. Guzman wanted Jenna as his apprentice, but she refused him! They had tried so hard to curry


    favor with the bigwigs only to be snubbed by others. It was like being dealt a heavy blow for Mrs. Ritter.


    Her face burned hotly from pain; her heart felt like it would suffocate from either anger or jealousy – she


    didn''t know which one it was anymore. All she knew was that if she stayed here any longer, she would


    go insane.


    She rushed out of the venue like crazy while Ashlyn followed closely behind her.


    Only Allie remained there coldly staring at everything happening on stage.


    Jenna won first ce in the Graley Piano Competition pianopetition where many domestic media


    outlets reported on it immediately and sent news flying back home like snowkes.


    The rumors surrounding Brayden and Jenna were long gone reced by positivements such as


    "bringing glory to our country," "rising star in music industry," "future of piano world" - all aimed directly


    at Jenna.


    Mrs. Wright downloaded Twitter because of their story and couldn''t stop smiling when seeing headlines


    about Jenna winning first ce. "Jenna is really talented; Cody,e see."


    "It''s great indeed. Mr. Guzman even wanted her as his own student yet she still refused." Cody also


    came over to look at news reports but couldn''t help showing some amusement when he saw what


    happened next.


    Vita just walked out of her room when hearing the couple praising Jenna and feeling somewhat


    ufortable inside: What''s so special about ying piano? What''s so impressive?


    Jealousy mixed with bitterness filled Vita''s heart yet not showing up on her face pretending instead an


    earnest expression. "Miss Shepherd is amazing; I truly admire her."


    Mrs. Wright beamed with pride. "Of course, before Jenna left for thepetition, the wife of the head of


    the organization department came to me and tried to set her up with their son from the publicity


    department. I didn''t want to interfere with herpetition so I didn''t tell her about it. It all depended on


    Jenna''s decision. If she agreed, then I would reply to them after thepetition was over... but as it


    turned out, her love rtionship with Brayden ended up going public instead."


    "The son from the publicity department is not bad-looking either, but he still can''tpare to Brayden


    even though Brayden isn''t that great himself. What kind of taste does Jenna have? She fell for


    Brayden," Cody said while shaking his head in disbelief.