Side Chick Era Over (Sharon and Carter) novel Chapter 685

Chapter 685

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Chapter 685

But there was nothing to be done. Even if they continued streaming Sharon, viewership could still drop.

The live chat scrolled furiously, comments flying faster than anyone could read.

“What’s this? Compared to Sharon, she’s nowhere near as good.

“Sure, it sounds intense, but I still prefer the calm, soothing feeling Sharon brings.”

“Ugh, I can’t stand that pitiful, delicate look-leaving!”

“Don’t go! Kelly is excellent too. Give her a chance, get to know her.”

In the audience seats up front, Reina and the others exchanged uneasy glances after watching Kelly’s performance.

Reina couldn’t help asking, “This… is Kelly’s skill?”

Johnny’s face was one of disbelief. “This is just…”

Halfway through, David nudged him and gave him a meaningful look. Johnny paused, realization dawning.

He adjusted his tone. “I can see she has a solid foundation, certainly some ability…”

Yet he couldn’t suppress the doubt gnawing at him. “Teacher, is she not feeling well today? Not performing at her true level?”

David and Reina glanced at Warner, sharing the same puzzlement.

It wasn’t that Kelly lacked talent-far from it. She was strong, but compared to Warner’s other prodigious apprentices, she

seemed painfully ordinary.

And then there was Sharon’s performance-so dazzling, so flawless, a shining benchmark. Kelly’s showing paled in comparison.

They already knew from Niel that, some time ago, Warner had refused Sharon’s request to become his student and instead

selected Kelly as his final student. Naturally, they had assumed Kelly must be more impressive.

People always want the best; who willingly chooses what someone else has rejected?

Sharon’s brilliance had set their expectations for Kelly impossibly high. Under normal circumstances, they might have appreciated Kelly’s skill-adequate for a student of the great Maestro Warner-but now, against Sharon, she seemed lacking.

Years had passed without a true standout in their circle. Kelly’s other merits justified Warner’s decision-perhaps-but it was one thing to judge her in isolation, another entirely to compare her against a prodigy.

The audience, full of anticipation, was met with disappointment.

Reina and the others weren’t merely slightly disappointed; they were utterly let down.

No one wanted to accept that Warner had passed over a genius like Sharon in favor of a mediocre talent like Kelly. They searched

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Warner, caught between the astonished, expectant eyes of his apprentices, fell silent. He disliked discussing personal judgments and genuinely didn’t know how to explain this decision.

On stage, the host began interviewing Kelly.

“Kelly, you’re certainly facing a formidable opponent today… but your performance wasn’t bad either. May I ask if you are satisfied with your showing?”

Kelly let out a quiet sigh. “Not really… I didn’t perform at my best.”

The host’s eyes widened in surprise. “This isn’t even your best?”

Kelly nodded gently, a trace of melancholy crossing her brows. “Yes.”

The host leaned forward, intrigued. “Could you tell us what affected your performance?”

A faint, bitter smile touched Kelly’s lips. “Those around me know… over the past year, I’ve suffered a serious illness and have been undergoing continuous treatment.”

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