Chapter 341 The Winner
Chapter 341 The Winner
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Stella: [To be honest, I’m running out of time. At Connor’s current pace, he’ll crack my location and trace my identity within a week.j
Iris: [I know. For now, just keep going.]
Iris put away her phone after checking in on Stella.
Jane suddenly leaned over from beside her.
“What are you looking at? There are still performances going on, but you’ve been staring at your phone.”
She grinned mischievously. “Don’t tell me you’re bored too?”
Iris slipped her phone back into her purse. “It’s not too bad.”
Jane scooted even closer. “If you’re bored… How about I take you somewhere tonight?”
Iris tooked at her amused expression. “What kind of place?”
Jane lowered her voice mysteriously. “Don’t ask. Just come with me after the conference.”
Iris shook her head. “I probably can’t tonight. Mr. Liam already booked a celebration dinner for the team.”
He had repeatedly reminded everyone-especially Iris-to keep the evening free.
Jane pouted. “Then tomorrow night? We can go tomorrow instead.”
Iris smiled helplessly. “Does it have to be tomorrow?”
“Not really. I just want to show you around. You’ll probably spend the daytime visiting all the usual tourist spots. But at night… 1 want to take you somewhere completely different”
Iris still didn’t know when Ares would arrive.
As far as she was concerned, after family, he always came first.
“I’ll let you know tomorrow. I’m not sure what my schedule looks like yet.”
“No problem.” Jane laughed. “Handle your own plans first.”
She glanced across the ballroom. “I think your team is gathering again, I should go find my husband.”
“Go ahead.”
After watching Jane leave, Iris returned to Mr. Liam ‘s group.
The teammates had grabbed something to eat and were already back in their seats.
Most of the performances had concluded, and it was now time for the judging.
The final scores would be determined by two components; the judges’ average scores and the votes cast by the audience
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Chapter 341 The Winner
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The top three teams would soon be announced.
Having listened to every performance, Mr. Liam was already confident that they would finish at least in third place. Still, if possible, he wanted them to take first place.
Noticing how tense he was, Iris quietly poured him a cup of hot tea.
“Thank you.”
After taking a few sips, his breathing finally steadied.
He sighed inwardly. He was getting old, and his nerves were not what they used to be.
Onstage, the host continued making fight conversation to fill the waiting time.
Almost nobody was listening.
Every delegation had their eyes fixed on the judges.
Once the scoring was complete, the host collected the scorecards and carried them backstage for the final tally.
“The results are almost ready.” He smiled at the audience. “I wonder, is everyone feeling nervous?”
His gaze swept across the room, taking in the anxious expressions on the faces of the various teams.
Mr. Liam leaned toward Iris. “What do you think? What place will we finish?”
Iris shook her head. “There’s no point in guessing. We’ll know in a moment”
Only the top three teams would receive official rankings, while the remaining delegations would simply be listed as participants.
The host unfolded the results.
“As usual, we’ll begin with third place.”
After announcing the third-place winner, he continued.
“The runner-up is… the Emeris Violin Association!”
The audience applauded enthusiastically, yet neither the host nor the president of the Emeris association looked pleased.
They had won first place the previous year, but now they had fallen to second, even after sabotaging another team.
The audience, unaware of what had happened behind the scenes, continued cheering loudly.
“And now, we come to the moment everyone has been waiting for, Let’s find out which delegation has won first place!”
The host unfolded the final slip of paper, but his expression suddenly froze.
The ballroom instantly fell silent.
“What happened?”
“Who’s on the paper?”

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