Amidst the cheers and discussions of the crowd, Lancelot walked up to the stage, holding a microphone in his hand. He spoke slowly, "Please quiet down, everyone."
The audience at the scene looked at the handsome and elegant young man and instinctively quieted down.
Lancelot spoke in a gentle tone, "Before I give my opinion on the championship trophy, please allow me some time to address a question."
Leah, who was on the stage, felt a sudden sense of unease upon hearing this. She bit her lip and stared at Lancelot with a guarded expression.
In theory, Selena and Lancelot didn't know each other, let alone have any grievances. Leah had no reason to worry about Lancelot causing trouble for her.
But many times before, someone suddenly popped up and helped Selena target her actions, making Leah extremely wary now.
In the silence, Lancelot suddenly turned his head and stared at Leah, speaking in his calm voice, "Miss Leah, may I ask you a question?"
With that one sentence, everyone's attention was once again drawn to Leah.
The audience suddenly remembered that on the day of the fragrance contest, Lancelot's seat was only one seat away from Selena, and they both completed their fragrances, one after the other.
He had witnessed the fragrance that Selena had completed... At this point, those little girls who sincerely liked Selena faintly felt a glimmer of hope.
However, the audience who did not know the truth looked at each other, unable to guess what Lancelot wanted to do.
In the world of fragrance, everyone knew that although this F Country aristocrat looked mild and elegant, he was not easy to get close to.
"Lancelot has already won the championship, what questions could there be?"
"Lancelot has never had a deep relationship with any other perfumer, so why did he publicly call out Leah's name? What does he mean?"
"I know! It must be out of sympathy! Leah's beautiful white fragrance won second place, while Lancelot's black fragrance won first place. What a coincidence!"
"If these two fragrances could reach the top together, oh my god, just thinking about it makes me excited!"
"'Divine Prayer' and 'Heartfelt,' even their names are so beautiful!"
Hearing the voices from the audience, Leah's anxious heart suddenly relaxed a bit. Maybe Lancelot really just admired the perfume "Heartfelt" and wanted to exchange ideas with her?
After all, Selena was Nevaeh's daughter, too famous and unpleasant, and not getting a ranking was a good thing for both Lancelot and the fragrance industry of F country.
Unless one was a fool, who would help their opponent during the competition?
From a standpoint of vested interests, Lancelot had no reason to help Selena and to side with Leah. Thinking of this, Leah's tense nerves relaxed completely.
She calmly looked at Selena, who was looking down and couldn't tell what she was thinking, and took the microphone handed to her by the host, standing up gracefully with an elegant smile on her face, "It's my honor."
At the moment Leah stood up, whether it was the audience on the spot or the many media, they were all crazily taking pictures of her and Lancelot.
Although Leah, the runner-up, was currently being criticized, the popularity of the International Perfume Competition was real.
The scene of the champion and the runner-up confronting each other on stage was definitely a big selling point.
Even those extremist factions who cursed Selena couldn't help but start cheering for Leah at this moment.
Selena heard the commotion, raised her head, saw Leah's smiling face, and a heavy sarcasm flashed in her eyes.
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