Came Back as an Heiress After My Ex-Fiancé Made Me Blind novel Chapter 39

Amelia's face displayed an unprecedented embarrassment, as if she had been stripped naked and scrutinized by everyone. She took a deep breath and said, trying to maintain her composure, "I had no idea about the bribery, and I don't know why he would do such a thing. Even if it was for my sake, I would never accept this kind of backdoor manipulation... Dance is my faith; I practiced so hard because I wanted to participate in the competition fairly and squarely. I deeply apologize for disrupting the competition!"

However, the audience in the venue didn't buy her story. "She claims she didn't know? Really?"

"Yeah, Dempsey is her brother; they are always together. How could she not know about Dempsey bribing the judges?"

"But Amelia did practice diligently in private, and she did perform well this round. It doesn't seem like she used any underhanded methods."

"Why do you believe everything she says? Don't be so naive, people!" Meanwhile, Dempsey was struggling with himself.

Upon hearing Amelia's words, his expression briefly flickered with confusion. Amelia actually said she didn't know...

Regarding the bribery of the judges, he hadn't explicitly told Amelia, but he had hinted at it. He thought she understood. Faced with the public's questioning, did Amelia deny knowledge to shift the blame onto him, or... did she genuinely not know?

A staff member passed by him, casting a complex look his way.

Although due to the Montgomery family's reputation, these staff members didn't voice their opinions, the disdain and contempt in their eyes were impossible to conceal.

Dempsey felt like he was being burned by the accusing gazes, leaving him incredibly embarrassed.

Most importantly, who leaked this audio? Who sent it to the program's mailbox?

A sudden realization struck Dempsey, and he immediately glanced in the direction of Victoria on stage.

He saw Victoria standing there calmly, her exquisite face displaying an air of tranquility.

She showed no surprise or curiosity about the exposure of the audio incident.

Dempsey instantly felt a chill down his spine.

It must be related to Victoria! She must be the one who sent the audio to the program's mailbox!

This beast, being so ruthless to her own brother.

How could she be so cold-blooded?

Meanwhile, Elizabeth's feelings were different.

Seeing the judges' bribery exposed, she was so excited that she nearly jumped up. She shook Victoria's arm and whispered, "Victoria, no wonder they gave such high scores to Amelia; turns out they were paid! I told you she didn't dance better than you! Now it's all out in the open. I wonder which genius leaked this audio; they're amazing! I want to send them a banner!"

Victoria was amused and exasperated by Elizabeth's excitement.

She had recorded the conversation between the judges during her rehearsal a few days ago when she overheard them discussing the matter.

She sent it to the program's mailbox in advance, but she didn't expect the program team to see it only after the competition ended.

Once the live voting concluded, the program team urgently tallied the results.

Then the host announced the rankings.

The host looked at the card in his hand and shouted, "After counting the votes on the spot, the contestant who secured the eighth place is Jada Mayers! She received 18 votes!"

There was sparse applause from the audience.

Jada's performance had some mistakes due to nervousness, resulting in her low vote count.

The host continued announcing the rankings. Soon, he reached the fourth place and declared, "Now, I announce that the contestant who secured the fourth place is—Elizabeth Valdes! She received 35 votes!"

Elizabeth, with a relaxed attitude after the competition, was already happy with her fourth-place position. She bowed to the audience, expressing her gratitude.

Next, the host announced the third place, followed by the second place. "The contestant who secured the second place is—Amelia! She received 43 votes!"

As soon as this ranking was announced, the audience was astonished. After asking around, it was confirmed that some people believed in Amelia's innocence, and considering her decent performance that day, over forty people had voted for her.

Finally, it was time to announce the first-place winner.

The host raised the microphone and proclaimed loudly, "The winner of the National Dancing Contest Grand Finale is—Victoria Montgomery! She received a total of 305 votes! Congratulations to Victoria Montgomery!!"