Chapter 804
At this point, many of Jenna''s fans had taken their seats in the audience, havinge from far and
wide to see herpete in the finals.
The audience for this final match was packed to capacity, even more so than the piano finals a few
days prior.
This was especially true since Jenna had used an ancient instrument during herst qualifying round,
which had piqued the interest of music lovers worldwide and turned many into die-hard fans. Some had
even traveled from all over the world just to witness her performance.
Many of these fans held up glow sticks or light-up signs that read "Jenna!" or "Go Jenna!"
Ashlyn sat in the front row watching with intense jealousy and hatred shing through her eyes.
She hoped that Jenna would fail miserably during thispetition so that she could lose all of her fans
and be an outcast.
But soon enough, thepetition began. There were only eight contestants who made it to the finals,
so there were other performances besides just ying music such as singing and dancing or giving
speeches mixed with interviews. They also showed some VCRs for interaction between contestants
and lucky audience members who won prizes on site.
Finally came Jenna''s turn after all VCRs were shown. She looked stunningly beautiful wearing simple
white shirt paired with half-length skirt while sporting natural makeup.
"My brother and my godmother both support me wholeheartedly," she said on camera.
"They love me very much; they care about me deeply; I feel very fortunate."
"I don''t want to disappoint them."
After finishing up with VCRs came first contestant performing his originalposition using saxophone
which sounded melodious yet soulful indicating his deep musical background expertise.
The music he produced was truly moving.
After performing his piece, it was time to showcase his own talents, which would also be scored. He
sang a song with a tenor voice and did fairly well.
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The judges gave them an average score, not too high but not too low either.
Once the contestant left the stage, the host came back up to begin the first round of raffle drawings.
They started by drawing from the live audience in attendance before moving on to those watching on
the livestream tform.
In total, six lucky viewers were chosen for prizes.
Afterwards, they resumed with more performances from two contestants before starting another raffle
drawing. The fans were starting to get impatient.
"Why is this taking so long?"
"I really want to see Jenna!"
"Yeah seriously! She''s supposed to best."
"Just wait!"
Once all of the drawings were done, a guest singer was invited onstage to perform a popr song. But
no one really cared about listening attentively; everyone just wanted Jenna''s performance and became
even more curious about her talent.
"What do you think Jenna will perform?"
"She''s amazing at piano; maybe she''ll y that for us?"
"But... she won Graley Piano Competition and videos of her ying are all over online. Maybe she''ll
show us something else new?"
"You''re dreaming! How could she possibly have any other talents? Being able topose and y
piano is already something most people can''t achieve."
...
Ashlyn listened as these discussions pierced her heart like needles with every word spoken.
"Auntie, you have got to help me bring Jenna down," she pleaded while grabbing Allie''s arm. "You don''t
know how much she used to bully me when we were in H Rovirsa. With Sylvia backing her up, even my
mom couldn''t do anything about it."
Allie patted Ashlyn''s hand reassuringly as if telling her not to worry too much yet. "Just wait and see.
Why isn''t your mom here?"
"Jenna''s just some little nobody trying way too hard for international fame by using our Ashlyn as
stepping stone," Allie sneered coldly despite being unmarried herself due in part because of being vice
president of Global Piano Association along with good looks that attracted many suitors worldwide.
Recently, the most aggressive pursuer of Allie is Antwan Spencer, the CEO of Spencer Group.
If she marries him, she will be a part of the Spencer family and have ess to their resources
and connections in Aettosa.
Allie knows that at her age, having a child on her own is impossible, so she relies on Ashlyn for her
future. Antwan has a son who will inherit Spencer Group in the future. If Ashlyn bes his wife and
enters into the Spencer family as a youngdy, it would be even better.
As another contestant finishes ying piano on stage during an intensepetition with male groups
singing and dancing to attract female fans'' cheers from below; Sylvia sits quietly without any emotional
fluctuations while Franklin remains calm beside her.
Brayden seems nervous.
Sylvia teases him by saying, "What are you nervous about? You''re notpeting." Brayden responds
by expressing his concern about Mrs. Ritter''s interferencest time which could happen again this time
around.
Sylvia calmly reassures him that Mrs. Ritter will eventually face consequences for her actions.
Soon enough, it was Jenna''s turn to perform on stage. As soon as she stepped out onto it, the crowd
erupted into cheers: "Jenna! Go!"
Jenna had never expected so many people to support her like this before; she looked stunned but
quickly regainedposure when greeting judges before starting performance preparation.
Suddenly, a man rushed onto stage and tackled Jenna down unexpectedly causing chaos among
everyone present at once!
The scene immediately became chaotic, with everyone on and off stage shocked by the man''s
behavior.
Jenna''s head hit the stage floor hard, causing her vision to go ck for a moment. She was wearing a
long dress and tried to kick the man holding onto her tightly, but he wouldn''t let go.
Finally, the staff realized what was happening and rushed over to pull him away.
The man continued shouting at Jenna in a crazy and creepy manner: "Jenna, I love you! Marry me!"
Brayden was furious and charged onto the stage like a madman, kicking the man away from Jenna
before helping her up.
"Are you okay?" he asked worriedly as Sylvia joined them on stage.
Jenna''s face had turned pale as she looked at the man being taken away by security guards.
Her head hurt badly but she tried not to show it. "It''s okay... just feeling dizzy."
Brayden held her hand tightly while Sylvia checked on her injury. "Is it serious?"
"It''s just a bump," Jenna replied weakly. She knew that this incident wasn''t an ident; someone must
have been trying to sabotage her performance in some way.
"If you''re not feeling well enough we can skip this round," Brayden said anxiously.
Sylvia also expressed concern for Jenna: "Can you stillpete?"
Jenna gritted her teeth despite feeling unwell; she knew that giving up now would only give satisfaction
to those who wanted to see her fail. So she nodded bravely: "I can do it... let''s continue."
The fans watching both online and in person were all worried about Jenna after witnessing what
happened on stage.
Only Ashlyn and Allie seemed pleased with themselves since they had finally managed to get one over
Franklin and Sylvia after multiple failed attempts before this incident urred.
Despite their concerns for Jenna''s health, even some of the judges were impressed by how determined
she was when they asked if she could continuepeting or needed medical attention first.
If she withdrew, they would be disappointed. But they still believed that her health was more important.
"I want topete," Jenna stood in the center of the stage now. "I have worked so hard to make it to
the finals, and there''s no reason for me to give up now. I may have been forced into thispetition,
but since I''m here, I will give it my all and take it seriously."
Sylvia nodded at her before heading down with Brayden.
Jenna pulled out a harmonica with a pale face.