Samuel Sutton perceptively handed the phone over.
’Heh, his Mr. Forrester has been looking forward to Miss Everett’s competition for a while now.’
’It’s just that Miss Everett’s luck wasn’t great. She drew the last slot, so she had to wait a long time to perform.’
’And now, the moment Miss Everett took the stage, he immediately informed Mr. Forrester.’
Julian Forrester looked at the livestream on the phone’s screen.
Sienna Everett appeared on stage in a white dress, looking as ethereal as a fairy, indescribably beautiful.
But when he saw the comments scrolling across the screen, Julian Forrester’s brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.
’Wifey?’
’The live chat is calling Sienna Everett wifey?’
’Sienna Everett is clearly *his* wife.’
At the competition venue.
Hearing the audience praise Sienna Everett, saying she was more beautiful than her, Shannon Everett, who was in the middle of touching up her makeup, trembled with anger, smudging her lipstick.
’What she hated most was Sienna Everett’s face!’
Nearby, Wyatt Everett and Mason Everett were both stunned when they saw Sienna Everett’s entrance.
They had always known that Sienna Everett was beautiful.
But when she was with the Everett family, she was always trailing behind them, fawning and trying to please them like a lapdog, completely without dignity.
’Her aura... when did it become so refined?’
Onstage.
A classical-style melody full of ancient charm began to play slowly.
Sienna Everett faced the audience.
Following the rhythm of the music, she lifted a delicate leg and began to dance gracefully.
She slowly raised her arms. Her sleeves slid down gently, revealing a pair of snow-white, slender arms. Her long, soft fingers intertwined like a peacock’s tail as she executed an elegant and graceful dance move.
A gentle breeze blew, lifting her long black hair into the air as the hem of her white gauze dress swayed and danced.
At the same time, a flurry of snow-white apricot blossoms fell from above.
Every step Sienna Everett took was a picture of grace. She spun to the beat of the music, her pace accelerating.
Each spin was as smooth as flowing water.
Each pose was elegant and otherworldly.
Graceful as a startled swan, supple as a roaming dragon!
She was like a celestial fairy from the highest heavens, riding the wind, untainted by the mortal world!
The vast competition hall had fallen completely silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone stared unblinkingly at the stage, as if they had been drawn into a pure white dream of classical dance.
As the music’s tempo quickened, Sienna Everett suddenly leaped into the air.
She performed an aerial split.
Then, she landed lightly.
The billowing hem of her dress swept up the white apricot blossoms on the ground, a sight as beautiful as a dream.
The stirring music gradually softened. Sienna Everett gracefully lowered herself to lie on the stage, her wide skirt fanning out like a blooming flower, surrounded by the fallen apricot blossom petals.
Like a fairy in a painting, her neck was long and fair. Her chin was slightly raised as she gazed toward the air, her shimmering eyes as clear and pure as a celestial being’s.
Only when the stage lights slowly dimmed...
...did the audience below realize the performance was over, their faces all showing that they hadn’t seen enough and were left wanting more.
The live chat in the stream was already going crazy.
[SOBBING, she’s so ethereal! I can’t believe I get to see a fairy dance in my lifetime...]
[Did you guys see that aerial split just now? That was so badass! Her landing was so stable, and incredibly light!]
[As someone who’s studied dance for five years, I can tell Sienna Everett is top-tier. Her dance foundation is extremely solid. She makes a lot of difficult moves look completely effortless.]
[A minute ago, I thought Shannon Everett’s classical dance was good, but compared to Sienna Everett, Shannon is just so-so!]
[Weird. If Sienna Everett is this amazing, how did Shannon Everett get first place in the preliminary round?]
At the competition venue.
After Sienna Everett’s performance, it was time for the scoring.
First were the four judges.
The four judges exchanged glances and spoke in hushed tones:
"This Sienna Everett is indeed very good. What score would be appropriate?"
"If you ask me, Sienna Everett is a good dancer, but how can she compare to Shannon Everett? It’s true that Sienna is also a daughter of the Everett family, but she’s not nearly as favored as Shannon."
"Besides, Mason Everett is here in person, clearly to support Shannon Everett. It’s better for us to be pragmatic."
After their hushed discussion, the four judges quickly submitted their scores.
"9.2 points."
"9.3 points."
"9.2 points."
"9.2 points."
The moment these scores were revealed, a commotion swept through the audience, filled with countless whispered discussions.
The viewers in the livestream were also stunned.
[??? You’re kidding, right?? Why are Sienna Everett’s scores so low?]
[I remember Shannon Everett got two 9.4s and two 9.5s. If someone like her can get a 9.5, how on earth is Sienna Everett’s score this low?]
[Yeah, Sienna Everett clearly danced better than Shannon Everett.]
[What the hell? How are the judges even scoring? Are they blind?]
Backstage.
When Shannon Everett saw the scores, she let out a small sigh of relief.
’At least these judges know what’s good for them.’
Wyatt Everett also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the scores. He could tell that Sienna Everett had actually danced better than Shannon.
But he didn’t care who was better or worse; he just wanted his precious little sister, Shannon, to win first place.
Wyatt Everett smiled smugly. "Looking at these scores, Sienna Everett is already 0.9 points behind Shannon. The only one left to score is Ms. Yates, and she’s always strict. She definitely won’t give a high score. First place in today’s semi-final will definitely go to our Shannon."
Mason Everett nodded slightly. "First place will definitely be Shannon’s."
’So what if Sienna Everett danced well?’
’She shouldn’t even think about snatching first place from Shannon.’
’Besides, Sienna Everett is the older sister. What’s wrong with letting Shannon have first place?’
Onstage.
Seeing the scores, Sienna Everett’s exquisite and radiant face remained poised. "Thank you, judges."
Next, it was Eleanor Yates’s turn to score.
Eleanor Yates stared blankly in Sienna Everett’s direction, the meaning in her eyes ambiguous.
It wasn’t until a staff member beside her gave a reminder that she noticed it was her turn to score.
Eleanor Yates snapped back to reality and quickly wrote down her score.
Then, she held up her scoring paddle.