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Upon receiving Hera’s scores from the six judges, the host quickly announced, “Now, it’s time to reveal Hera’s score” 

“That won’t be necessary! 1 hereby declare Hera as Belle of the Year!” Tim interjected. 

Glancing at the final result, the host smiled. “Professor Smithon certainly has a keen intuition! Hera’s score is..99! With a point deducted due to the unoriginal script.” 

“Congratulations, Hera Youngworth! You’re Belle of the Year! Please share your thoughts with us.” The host handed the microphone to Hera. 

“I’d like to express my gratitude to Cavenridge for organizing this event and giving me the chance to stand on this stage I also want to thank those who voted for me in the preliminary selection.” 

With that, Hera scanned the stage calmly before turning back to the host. 

“This stage offers equal opportunity to all. Therefore, I’d like to request an additional chance for the contestant with the lowest score to dance for everyone, a chance to showcase her talent once more. What do you say?” Hera proposed. 

Although Hera phrased it as a question, her firm demeanor made it difficult for the host to decline. 

“I think that’s a wonderful idea. Let’s invite that contestant to the stage.” Tim egged on. 

The audience watched in confusion, wondering what was happening. 

“Why should I dance just because you say so?” Lily protested as she was pushed onto the stage 

“I thought you recommended me to join this election because you wanted my support? Hera countered. 

“No one said anything about support! Lily burst into rage Dancing wasn’ther forte, and performing on stage would only lead to public embarrassment. 

“Oh, so you are the one who anonymously y recommended me for this election? Hera pointed out calmly. 

In fact, if Hera wanted to identify the person who recommended her, she could easily trace it back using the recommender’s code. Yet, she chose to expose her on stage to ridicule Lily 

“Why you t–that wasn’t me! You have no proof!” Lily stuttered, caught off guard by the sudden exposure. Text © owned by NôvelDrama.Org.

was Hera’s recommender, but she did ask me to vote for Hera,” a student in the audience suddenly said. 

“I’m not sure if Lily wa 

“Same here. She mentioned Hera’s Terranish wasn’t up to par, but she admired her efforts to improve and thought she deserved our support.” 

“She told me the same thing!” 

“Me too!!! 

As more students in the audience raised their hands in agreement, the consensus became evident. 

*50, Hera never even wanted to participate in the Belle election, and Lily deliberately pushed her into it?“! 

“What was she thinking? 

“So, all this time, she was spreading rumors about Hera’s Terranish and urging us to vote for her just to see Hera make a fool of herself in public? “Now, the tables have turned” 

“Oh, dear. What have I done?! 

As the students in the audience discussed fervently, Lily felt a flush of embarrassment and anger wash over her. 

Those people had promised not to reveal that she had asked them to vote for Hera, yet they didn’t keep their promises! 

“Her behavior merits an F,” Tim commented. 

Tim’s comment hit Lily hard, making her wonder whether she would still have a chance at getting into Cavenridge’s undergraduate program. 

“Nevertheless, it’s never too late to acknowledge and rectify one’s mistakes. Perhaps you could dance for Hera as an apology and commit to not making similar mistakes in the future? Tien suggested in Lily, 

It seemed that Lily had no choke but to dance in public.