Chapter 25%
At that moment, Vero seemed to have thought of something and leaned toward my ear, saying, “By the way, after the componition, introduce you to someone. Do you remember told you about my cousin? He’s coming hem next month. i specifically invited him to help me develop a new project, but his temper in very band. If things don’t go his way, he might just quit. I’m worried that the people under me won’t be able to handle hem When that time comes, could you do me a favor and Ipine with hosting fam?“!!
I didn’t understand how Vera trusted me sa much for hand such aut important person over in ite. Ilad never worked in a professional setting, so lowas completely unqualified for the task. Without even thinking, I refused. “You might as well find someone more professional I won’t be of any help. What if I say something wrong and offend lum? What if he refuses to help you?“;
However, Vero spoke mysteriously, “There’s a reason I’m asking you. As for what that reason is, you don’t need to know, Just do what I say and it’ll be fine “%.
I felt like something was off, but I couldn’t pinpoint what exactly Since Vero had been helping me all this time, I didn’t want to refuse. I reluctantly agreed, thinking that she wouldn’t hams me and that i would just follow her instructions.)
Satisfied with my response, Veen happily kissed me on the cheek and bounced off
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Over the next month, I continued to practice dance diligently. Fortunately, hard work paid off. My dance skills improved day by day. My private tutor was very pleased and even mentioned that I was the most talented person she had ever seen, able to grasp the essence of dance at such a fast paceX
During this time, Clawen called me several times. Each time, his message was roughly the same. He was urging
me to stop fooling
I figured he was just worried that I would no longer be under his control, which might threaten Maya’s futuro. I didn’t think about anything else, so every time he contacted me from a different number, I simply blocked and deleted him without hesitation 3
Before long, the preliminary round of the competition began. There were over two thousand participants in total, but thankfully, my foundation was still strong and I successfully made it through to the next round.
The second round of the competition took place the week after the preliminaries. This time, the competition was even fiercer, with only twenty finalists being selected by the organizers. Fortunately, I managed to perform steadily and mode it into the final round, standing out among over a thousand participants.
Time passed quickly and soon the eve of the competition arrived.
As the competition approached, Vero advised me to take a break and relax so that I wouldn’t be too tense as it might negatively affect the next day’s performance thought it made sense, so I stopped all my practice and Went out with her for a stroll
Vero took me around the mall. I didn’t say anything about wanting to buy anything, but she ended up purchasing a large number of clothes, bags and jewelry for me in the end, she even called a car to send all the items home.ll
1:27 PM c
