Always Been Yours (Tessa and Nicholas) novel Chapter 574

Chapter 574
“I agree with the other judges. The champion is Tessa.”
Listening to everyone’s praises, Guntram and the others had smiles on their faces.
Of course, they were envious of Hathaway.
She was truly lucky for being able to snatch such a good talent.
“You really have a discerning eye. The talent of your student will surpass you with time.”
“Oh, she’s still young now. Her future is limitless.”
Hathaway gradually returned to her senses when she heard all of their statements. She was staring at Tessa in shock, feeling that Tessa had made a qualitative leap with her progress.
Obviously, a few days ago, Tessa wasn’t at this level yet, so Hathaway didn’t expect to witness such a huge surprise today.
After a few seconds, a smile appeared on her face as she responded, “She’s very talented, but she still needs to polish her skills before she can progress further in the future.’
Guntram and the others agreed to this as well.
“That’s true. You must cultivate her well and let her shine on the stage in the future.”
Meanwhile, the emcee had called all the participants up on stage in accordance with the agenda. “Now, we’ll invite Miss Hathaway up on stage to announce who our champion is.”
Hearing this, Hathaway walked from the judges’ seat to the stage.
She accepted the microphone handed by the emcee, then walked directly to Tessa and smiled lovingly. “Now, I officially announce that Tessa Reinhart has won first place in this competition, and she’s now the concertmaster of Hathaway Philharmonic!”
As soon as she said that, there was a burst of applause in the audience.
Hathaway turned to give Tessa a hug as she congratulated her. “Congratulations.”
“Thank you, Miss Hathaway!”
Tessa returned Hathaway’s hug, tears of joy filling her eyes.
She had finally done it, and her hard work in the past wasn’t in vain.
At this moment, she wanted to share the good news with Nicholas right away.
However, she suppressed the impulse because the timing was wrong. Standing at the side, Cindy gritted her teeth with hatred when she saw Tessa’s bright smile. Why didn’t I get this opportunity?
She was dissatisfied, as she couldn’t figure out in what way she was lesser than Tessa. “I don’t accept this result!”
In the end, she couldn’t hold back anymore, so she stood up and asked Guntram and the other judges, “Obviously, you praised me for playing perfectly and for my excellent violin skills. Why did she end up winning first place? How am I lesser than her?”
For a moment, the atmosphere stilled; it was probably because no one expected arryone to question the outcome.
Hathaway reacted and immediately frowned as she scolded, “Cindy Rose, stand down! Don’t be so undisciplined!”
Cindy didn’t budge.
She looked stubbornly at Hathaway. “Miss Hathaway, I just want to know where I went wrong! Why am I not as good as her?!”
Upon saying that, she stretched out her hand and pointed at Tessa.
Hathaway’s face suddenly darkened as discussions erupted among the audience.
“Isn’t it obvious?”
“Although Cindy’s performance was excellent, there were still some flaws, but Tessa’s performance was exactly what a performance should be. It was perfect!”
“I think so too.”
Although their voices were low, with the number of people talking, they sounded collectively loud.
Cindy heard some of their remarks and stared viciously at the people who said them.
At this moment, Guntram spoke on behalf of several spectators. “Your performance was excellent, but your playing doesn’t seem natural. You ended up losing some of the artistic conception that the piece should have, such as the sense of magic.”
Cindy gritted her teeth as she wanted to say something, but before she could speak, he added, “Do you understand? When I listened to you play, I didn’t feel anything, nor did I feel that the devil was approaching. There’s no denying that you have excellent violin skills, but you lack in your artistic conception and emotions.”
As soon as he said this, she was rendered speechless and her fair cheeks flushed.