Chapter 27 Who’s the Real Singer?
They hadn’t told Jean about the lip–syncing,
They feared Jean would refuse to perform if she found out
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The plan was to catch Jean off–guard on the day of the competition, hoping she wouldn’t have time to react. As long as the play concluded smoothly—
How Jean reacted afterward wouldn’t matter at all..
But to everyone’s shock-
Jean not only realized what had happened quickly, but she immediately countered them, leaving everyone else stunned,
They should’ve taken Jean’s microphone away from her beforehand!
With the last note of Jean’s singing, the play came to an end.
The audience was a mixed bag of reactions. Some were amazed and captivated, others whispered among themselves, some appeared puzzled, and a few politely clapped to support the performers.
What should’ve been a flawless show now felt more like a farce.
Jean, Lacey, and the rest lined up across the stage-
They couldn’t leave yet. It was now time for the judges to comment.
The elderly judges seated at the panel were tense. faces stern, whispering back and forth as they quietly discussed what they’d just witnessed.
Only Easton seemed unbothered, watching the students on stage with mild amusement.
“I think it’s not just me, but everyone here must have the same question, Easton lazily curved his lips into a playful smile. speaking slowly and casually. “Who exactly was singing the song we heard twice just now?”
As he spoke, the crowd fell silent.
The students on stage reacted differently:
Lacey stood stiffly, lips tightly pressed together, her fists clenched at her sides, betraying the tension she tried to hide. Jean stared innocently at Easton, looking as adorable as ever.
The rest of the cast appeared anxious and uneasy.
Suddenly, Lacey grabbed the microphone, confidently stepping forward, boldly declaring. “It was ine, Judge Easton” She sounded absolutely certain, with no hesitation whatsoever.
Easton neither agreed nor disagree. Instead, his gaze shifted toward Jean, his smile deepening as he asked, “Do you agree
Tim. bude tree?”
Jean’s lips twitched slightly.
Phat the heck is a Tittle tree‘ Can we please stop being so ridiculous!!
Easton’s eyes
dightly, freezing for
he brand-
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Wow, this brother looks amazing now. Who’d ever imagine he’s going to end up completely ruined in the future!
Easton was puzzled.
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Having faced countless public occasions. Easton maintained perfect composure despite the astonishment and confusion in
his heart.
He kept his cool and remained calm.
If not for the public setting. Easton really wanted to immediately question this little girl-
What did she mean by “completely ruined“? Explain yourself clearly!
Judge.”
Jean took the microphone, speaking sweetly and pulling Easton back from his wandering thoughts.
“I also want to say–it was me who sang it
The audience erupted instantly.
Two different people were claiming to be the original singer of the exact same song!
On top of that, these two people had entirely different speaking voices.
In other words, one of them had to be lying!
Things were spiraling far beyond everyone’s expectations.
What had started as an excellent performance was now bogged down in controversy over lip–syncing and stolen voices.
Everything happening in Central Theater was being broadcast live by the TV station
No one had anticipated such an incident during the Hope Cup finals.
In an instant, interest spiked dramatically, and the phrase “Hope Cup immediately shot up the trending searches online.
Social media exploded with discussions about the lip–syncing incident:
“Oh wow, something wild just happened at the Hope Cup finals!”
“I’m watching it too, this definitely counts as a stage accident, right? Straight–up lip–syncing scandal!”
“I was watching for Easton only. Didn’t care about anything else. All I know is Easton looked soooo good today! My eyes have been blessed.”
“I really like the girl playing the tree! She’s super cute and charming. Hope she isn’t the one faking the singing.”
“Well, the main actress stands out more. The tree barely had any role.”
“Um, am I not allowed to like the tree girl? Honestly, I don’t find the main actress’s face memorable,”
“You’re saying that now, but will you still like ‘little tree‘ if it turns out she’s the faker?”
“Well, what if it’s the main actress who lip–synced?”
“Hey, fans of both sides, stop fighting already!”
Meanwhile, at Central Theater—
Larry tightly gripped the microphone, her face calm and steady
Truthfully, though
only a teenager cey appeared far pore composed under pressure than others her age.
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I also have plenty of other evidence,” she quickly added.
All eyes then shifted to Jean.
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“How about you?” Easton slowly asked Jean, seemingly eager to hear what she would say. “What do you have to say for yourself?”
Jean pursed her lips lightly. Then, calmly meeting Easton’s relaxed and deep eyes, she replied without rushing, “I don’t think
we need to go through all that trouble.”
She lifted her eyes, gazing steadily at Easton. “Why don’t Lacey and I each sing a short section right here? After hearing us both sing, everyone can judge for themselves whose voice it really is.
As soon as Jean said this-
Lacey’s expression froze completely.
Cold sweat instantly soaked her tightly clenched palms..
Jean turned to look at Lacey, smiling sweetly, appearing completely innocent. “Lacey, how about you go first?”
Lacey remained quiet, lips pressed tightly together.
A torrent of hatred flooded her heart, her fingers twisting slightly from stress.
Lacey still wouldn’t respond, so Easton cheerfully took charge, deciding for her. “All right, we’ll follow little tree’s suggestion. Lacey, please sing a short section first.”
Immediately, all the pressure and attention landed squarely on Lacey’s shoulders.
Lacey glanced toward Jean standing a short distance away. The one who started all this mess looked back at her calmly, head slightly tilted.
Taking a deep breath, Lacey finally opened her mouth as if resigned to her fate-
But after singing just the first few notes, her voice abruptly failed,
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