Reborn, She's Back for Revenge novel Chapter 162

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At 7 PM, the awards party officially got underway.

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Edith and Kerrie stepped out of the car in their evening gowns, made their way down the red carpet, and headed into the heart of the hotel.

Since this was a national–level competition, many journalists were invited to the awards party. As soon as Edith entered, four or five reporters immediately approached her.

“Ms. Lovett, how do you feel about winning first place?”

“Ms. Lovett, do you plan to continue advancing in the field of piano?”

Kerrie, an adult who had never experienced such a scene, felt unexpectedly intimidated.

However, when she turned, she saw Edith, more than ten years her junior, calmly picking up a microphone and confidently answering the reporters‘ questions. Slowly, her heart settled.

The two were questioned by reporters on some official matters before being allowed to proceed.

Behind them walked June, Karen, and Hallie. Hallie, having not placed in the competition, was not eligible for interviews.

Some reporters had wide connections and had already heard about what happened at yesterday’s finals. Two particularly sharp reporters moved closer.

“Excuse me, Ms. Hallie Lovett, may I ask your opinion on the organizing committee’s decision to revoke your third–place award?”

“Ms. Crawford, may I ask why you publicly reported the first–place award as rigged, and how do you feel now that your report failed?”

Karen and Hallie’s expressions changed instantly. Karen thought, ‘Are these reporters idiots? Who asks something so dumb at an event like this?

‘Now, everyone present knows that I tried to accuse the organizers of rigging the first prize and ended up getting my own daughter stripped of third place. I feel like the laughingstock of the entire room.

June, at some point, had stepped back a few paces, putting some distance between herself and Karen and

Hallie.

She hadn’t come here to be made a joke of. She was hoping to seize the opportunity to meet some prominent figures in the piano world, which would also benefit her in joining the Bourea Piano Association.

June lifted her eyes and saw Joselyn, surrounded by admirers. Conveniently, Harvey was standing next to Joselyn. If she went over to talk to him, she might also be able to enter Joselyn’s circle.

When June was about to walk over, Joselyn suddenly pushed through the crowd and moved toward the entrance of the party hall.

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Following Joselyn’s gaze, June looked toward the entrance and saw Edith and Kerrie. June gritted her back teeth, filled with regret.

Joselyn reached Edith and couldn’t help but say with a sigh, “It’s wonderful to be young. One simple outfit and you take everyone’s breath away. Me? I spent four hours dolling myself up and still can’t compare to even a tenth of your charm.”

Edith said with a smile, “Ms. Cornell, when you were young, you must have been more beautiful than me. Age hasn’t made you wither. It has given you the elegance and depth of experience that no one else in this hall can match.”

“You do have a way with words,” Joselyn laughed and continued. “It’s strange today, though. Where’s your little. follower?”

The smile on Edith’s face stiffened. She knew exactly whom Joselyn was referring to. She thought, ‘So, in Joselyn’s eyes, the formidable Marcus is my little follower?‘

“Edith.” A voice suddenly sounded from behind her. Edith turned around and spotted June making her way over from the side.

A half–smile played on Edith’s face as she greeted, “Aunt June.”

June let out a sigh of relief. She had been worried that Edith would refuse to greet her in public. She didn’t even want to imagine how embarrassing that would have been.

Before she could fully relax, she heard Edith say, “Aunt June, isn’t Hallie with you? Where is she?”

Without waiting for June to answer, Edith turned to Joselyn and continued, “Ms. Cornell, this is my Aunt, and also Hallie’s piano teacher. You should remember Hallie, right? She’s the student who lost her third prize yesterday.”

Joselyn sneered, “So it’s her. With her skill level, she never deserved the third prize anyway.”

June’s face flushed red and then pale, wanting desperately to sink into the floor from embarrassment.

At that moment, June was grateful that she hadn’t, like Karen, publicly reported Edith in front of everyone. She still had a chance to make amends, but Edith didn’t give her that chance at all.

“Ms. Cornell, let’s go over there and have a chat,” Edith said while helping Joselyn to the lounge area, but before they could sit down, Joselyn was called away by the organizers to discuss some matters.

“Edith, June stomped over and shouted, her face full of anger, “why did you say those things in front of Ms.

Cornell?”

Edith raised an eyebrow and asked, “Did I lie?”

June gritted her teeth and thought, ‘It’s true that she didn’t lie, but did she have to put all that out there in front of everyone?‘

“You’re my aunt, and that’s all you’ll ever be,” Edith said coolly, her expression turning cold. “When it comes to piano, my teacher is Ms. Clark. No one else.”

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June’s anger twisted her insides painfully. She glanced over and saw Kerrie surrounded by a crowd, and couldn’t help thinking, ‘Seriously? Since when does a regular high school piano teacher become the star of the show?‘

“Edith, can I talk to you?” asked Sandy, the second–place winner of the piano competition, as she came over and took a seat next to her.

Edith nodded and began chatting with Sandy. Their conversation was about the piano. June stood nearby, wanting to get a word in, but she had no place in their world.

June glanced at Kerrie, then at Edith, and a deep realization sank in. Edith was different now. In the future, her circle would be among the elite of the Bonrea piano scene.

These elites, when they grew up, would become pillars of the piano world. The circle that June had tried so hard to enter, Edith had stepped into effortlessly.

June wished she could turn back time. She closed her eyes, forcing down the flood of bitterness and regret rising up in her chest.

“Edith, your understanding of the piano is different from mine. No wonder you won first place,” Sandy said with sincere admiration. “If only you were in Bonrea, we could practice together in the future.”

Edith was about to respond when she heard some discordant voices coming from the adjacent lounge area, “No matter what, I still feel that first place isn’t deserved. It must be that Ms. Cornell pulled some strings.”

“Yeah, I just saw Ms. Cornell talking to the first–place winner. They clearly know each other and seem to have a good relationship.”

“Ms. Cornell thinks she’s something special. She’s just some lonely old lady who never even got married or had any kids. Her life is such a failure.”

“She’s lived this long and probably never had a man pursue her. Her life is miserable.”

Edith’s

gaze suddenly turned cold. She stood up and looked over. At the neighboring table were several parents of students, all failures who hadn’t won any awards, and now they were griping out of sour grapes.

She couldn’t believe that, even in this day and age, people could still judge a woman’s success based on marriage and children.

Just as Edith was about to speak, she heard a soft laugh. It was Joselyn walking over.

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