Kieran’s eyes looked even softer under the gentle lights of the waiting room, with a gentle ripple in them, focused and restrained.

Looking at Kieran, Roschelle was both shy and nervous. She was worried Kieran would see what she was thinking. Roschelle hurried to smile and said softly, “No, I was just a little nervous.”

Marlene was so happy to see Kieran and Roschelle together that her eyes crinkled up as she smiled: “Kier and I are both here, you don’t need to be nervous, we’re both with you.”

Roschelle heard this and felt a little relieved. She nodded. “Okay.”

It was just… She looked up at the door, her eyes shining. Was this Alarieka’s real level? If that was really the case, then we really couldn’t underestimate Alarieka anymore.

On stage, the piano music slowly stopped, and Alarieka put her hands down. She stood up, her face as calm as if nothing had happened, and bowed to the judges.

Chapter 29

After Alaricka’s performance ended, the room stayed quiet for a moment, so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Until Alaricka stood up straight, looked at Paloma with a smiling gaze, put down her pen, raised her hand, and clapped for her.

With Paloma leading, the other judges clapped along too. Paloma smiled and said, “Alarieka, you gave me a really, really big surprise.”

Alaricka smiled a little. “Hope I didn’t let you guys down.”

Paloma laughed and said, “Of course not, go down and wait for the results, it’s the next contestant’s turn.”

Alarieka didn’t move, but looked at the spot by the back door. That was where Sammy popped out and made trouble.

Paloma saw what she wanted to say and said straight out, “Don’t worry, we’ve already called the police for disturbing public order. The security team has caught him, he won’t cause any more trouble, and we’re just waiting for the police to come.”

Alarieka nodded and said quietly, “Thank you.”

Calm in honor or disgrace, unmoved like a mountain. His piano talent was also outstanding. There was more admiration in Paloma’s eyes. She lifted her chin and said, “Go down.” She looked at Alarieka’s back, her eyes flickering a little.

The judge next to her was an old friend and could tell what Paloma was thinking. She leaned over and whispered, “I can see it. Do you want to take her as your student?”

Paloma smiled, “You figured it out so fast?”

My friend snorted and laughed, “Look, Alarieka’s eyes were all bright.”

Her friend nudged her shoulder with an elbow and lowered their voice, “But you gotta hurry up. Those people over there look like they want to take Alarieka as their student too. Don’t let them beat you to it.”

Paloma had already guessed it. A student with talent and character like Alarieka wasn’t someone only she wanted. But…

She glanced sideways at her friend, “You know me, and I know you. Don’t tell me you never had this kind of thought?”

Friend: …

After Alarieka stepped down, I saw a group of players blocking the door. She walked up to those people, raised an eyebrow and said, “What?”

The players stared at her in shock, and only snapped out of it when they heard her voice. They scrambled to get out of the way, then watched as Alaricka walked in with a calm face and steady steps. Someone muttered under their breath, “Fuck.”

“Alarieka was easy to install.”

Chapter 229

“That didn’t really matter, right? She already had that kind of skill, so pretending a bit was no big deal. If I were her, I’d pretend too, even more than she did.”

“Yeah, actually he wasn’t really pretending, but he was really cool,”

“Since when did Alaricka have that kind of strength?”

The words came out, and it was silent all around again. None of them realized Alaricka had this kind of skill. Some of them thought they had underestimated Alarieka, but there were also people who maliciously wondered, Did Alaricka actually not play at all, and the piano sound was just a recording she played in advance?

But no matter how you looked at it, when everyone thought Alarieka was going to be eliminated, Alaricka really did make a great comeback. So pretty it surprised everyone.

The contestants all felt a bit down. No matter who it was, seeing a younger competitor who was more talented and better than themselves would give them a heart attack. Besides, Alarieka was the one all the other players always looked down on. The person I always looked down on suddenly stood above me, and it would feel bad for anyone.

In the crowd, someone whispered, “Alright, no matter how bad it felt, it definitely wasn’t as bad as what that person felt.”