?<strong>Chapter 439:</strong>


    The judge furrowed his brows slightly and asked, “Is that your level? Tell me, do you really think you’re worthy enough to be in the top ten,peting in the final, and heading abroad with this performance of yours?”


    Gritting her teeth, Rebekah stubbornly replied, “Of course, I’m worthy! Just because my rendition of Erlk?nig isn’t perfect doesn’t mean that my other pieces can’t get me into the top ten. Those pieces are nothing short of phenomenal!”


    Unable to stand Rebekah’s insolence anymore, the judge pointed a finger at the man and asked, “Did Rebekah make a deal with you to help her cheat in thepetitions?”


    The man swallowed hard and looked hesitant, unsure if he should tell the judge the truth.


    “If you tell me the truth, I won’t hand you over to the police, and I will ensure that you will be able to keep your job,” the judge said firmly.


    Hearing this, the man widened his eyes in surprise and immediately told the judge about his dealings with Rebekah. After all, for Rebekah to have denied their rtionship, it was rather clear that she would most likely not stick to their agreement in the future and leave him empty-handed. Betraying Rebekah to save his job sounded like a fair exchange.


    On the other hand, Rebekah couldn’t believe that the man had acted so selfishly and betrayed her just because he wanted to keep his job. Everywhere she looked, Rebekah was met with hostile and disgusted looks from the audience, which made her feel even more like she was the victim of gross injustice. She angrily pointed an using finger at the man and yelled, “You damn imbecile! How dare you betray me? How could you be so self-centered? Did I wrong you in some way?”


    The man shrugged and replied casually, “You failed to acknowledge our rtionship just now, and yet you’re expecting me to help you! Just who do you think you are?”


    With that, the man turned around and was escorted off by other staff members. As he was being led away, Rebekah continued to scream obscenities at him while cursing other individuals. Most of Rebekah’s insults to others were directed at both Elyse and Darren, as she med them for revealing her secret, thereby ruining her chance to get into the final.


    Getting fed up with Rebekah’s arrogance, the judge mmed his hand on the table and roared, “That’s enough! You are hereby disqualified from thispetition and barred from engaging in any future qualifications. You should go back home and reflect on how to be a better human being!”


    Looking stunned, Rebekah paused for a moment, then yelled, “No! I’m innocent! You are all just siding against me because you have all managed to deceive yourselves into thinking that Elyse is great since she’s Cody Tucker’s apprentice! I swear, I’m going to expose how much of a scumbag all of you are! And I’ll do it on TV!”


    Elyse widened her eyes in surprise when she heard this. Rebekah had definitely gone out of her mind.


    At longst, two staff members walked up to Rebekah and forcefully dragged her out of the venue through the backstage door as she continued to curse everyone.


    With a sigh, the judge looked at Mariana and Elyse, saying, “Since Rebekah’s scores have been nullified, the rankings shall be redone. You will have to wait before you know the final decision.”


    “Alright, sir,” Elyse said and left the stage politely together with Mariana, followed by Darren and other contestants, whose rankings were also going to be re-evaluated.


    After taking a moment to calm herself, Fiona walked up to Elyse and said, “I got word about what happened. I’m so sorry you had to go through such a terrible experience.”


    Elyse smiled softly and replied, “It’s alright. I’m just d that I’ve been able to prove myself. So, how are you? I’ve always known from the start that you’d make the top ten.”


    Fiona smiled and said quietly, “Thank you, Elyse. I acted irrationally with you earlier and snapped at you. You aren’t mad at me, right?”


    Elyse shook her head and replied softly, “Of course not, Fiona. I know you were just upset. Let’s forget about it and wait for the new rankings together, okay?”


    At that moment, Darren walked up to the duo and teased Elyse, saying, “You will surely be first, and that will surely make me fall from second ce to third.”


    Worried that Darren was going to get somewhat upset, Elyse quickly said, “Your performance was quite phenomenal, Darren. In fact, I’d say that you were far better than Vicky.”


    The moment she finished speaking, Elyse gave Darren a yful wink.


    Amused by Elyse’s cuteness, Darren whispered to her, “I’ll ask the judges to exin why on earth they think Vicky is better than me.”


    Elyse eagerly agreed and said, “That’s a brilliant idea! We can’t possibly let Vicky finish above you.”


    As she watched Elyse and Darren interact with each other, Fiona bit her lip, slightly jealous of their good scores.


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