Fake Daughter Is The Real Legend (Iris Sutton) novel Chapter 39

Chapter 39 A Violin Competition

Chapter 39 A Violin Competition

The story died immediately.

Chloe watched the conversation drifting farther and farther away from her original objective.

Still unwilling to give up, she tried again.

“Sis, that guy-”

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“Speaking of which.” Iris interrupted casually. “The girls involved tonight kept saying they had powerful people backing them.”

As she spoke, she glanced directly at Chloe.

Chloe froze.

The spoon in her hand trembled.

For a moment, panic flashed across her face.

Had those idiots exposed her?

Eleanor didn’t notice.

She frowned. “Who? Anyone encouraging that kind of behavior can’t be a good kid.”

Chloe’s heart pounded.

She tried desperately to read Iris’s expression.

Did she know?

Did she not know?

Then she looked up.

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And nearly jumped out of her chair.

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At some point, Iris had turned toward her.

The two were now face-to-face.

Iris’s beautiful eyes curved into a crescent smile.

“Little sister.”

Her voice was sweet.

Almost playful.

“Aren’t you curious?”

Chloe’s blood ran cold.

Without waiting for an answer, Iris turned back toward the table.

“Actually, the person behind it was-”

“SIS!”

Chloe practically screamed.

She lunged forward and wrapped both arms around Iris’s injured arm.

Everyone jumped.

The conversation stopped instantly.

Now all eyes were on Chloe.

Waiting.

Unfortunately, Chloe had acted entirely on instinct.

Now that she had everyone’s attention, her brain was completely blank.

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Richard looked confused.

Eleanor looked concerned.

Iris looked amused.

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Sweat began forming on Chloe’s forehead.

“I…”

“Well…”

“Um…”

Eleanor blinked.

“Chloe?”

“Why are you sweating so much?”

Chloe’s mind raced.

Finally, she grabbed the first excuse she could find.

“The food!”

She pointed desperately at the dishes.

“It’ll get cold if we don’t eat it!”

Then inspiration struck.

“Right!”

She turned toward Iris.

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“I organized a bunch of study notes for you! I was going to give them to you later!”

Still not enough,

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She continued talking.

“And…”

“And…”

“I bought a pendant!”

Her eyes widened.

“Yeah!”

“I bought a really pretty pendant for you!”

The words left her mouth before she even processed them.

She had just gifted away the expensive pendant she’d purchased for herself.

Across the table, Richard and Eleanor exchanged a glance.

Then another.

Both looked puzzled.

Since when had these two daughters become so close?

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“Right!”

Chloe seized the opportunity before anyone could return to the previous topic.

“A senior at Capital University gave me two invitations to a violin competition they’re hosting”

She turned toward Iris with an eager smile.

“Why don’t we go together?”

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Eleanor immediately nodded.

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“I’ve heard about that competition. It’s a pretty big event.”

She looked at Iris.

“If you’re feeling up to it, you should go. It’ll be a nice way to relax.”

Then she added:

“Several judges are members of the Capital City Violin Association.”

“If you’re interested in violin, it might be worth seeing.”

Iris didn’t particularly care either way.

“Sure.”

Only then did Chloe finally relax.

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The conversation had successfully moved away from the nightclub incident.

No one seemed interested in what Iris had almost revealed.

Though the thought of spending an afternoon with Iris still annoyed her.

Reluctantly, she handed over one of the invitations.

Iris accepted it with her left hand.

As she glanced over the participant list, one name stood out immediately.

Ethan Vaughn.

The same Ethan Vaughn who had publicly tried to embarrass her during the mentorship event.

Interesting.

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The competition’s grand prize was highly coveted.

Whoever won first place would receive direct admission into the Capital City Violin Association without needing to pass the usual examination process.

Because of that reward, nearly every violin student at Capital University had entered.

Ethan was under enormous pressure.

Back in high school, he’d been considered a prodigy.

Then he’d arrived at Capital University and discovered a painful truth:

There was always someone better.

No matter how hard he worked, he remained somewhere in the upper-middle tier.

This competition represented an opportunity.

A chance to make a name for himself.

The only problem was his composition.

He’d stared at it for days.

Something felt wrong.

No matter how many times he revised it, the piece seemed incomplete.

At that moment, a message from Olivia appeared on his phone.

“Went to a concert today. Got lots of inspiration!”

Olivia had carefully cultivated the perfect image online.

She knew Ethan loved music.

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So her social media was filled with artistic photos.

Violins.

Sheet music.

Practice sessions.

Elegant quotes.

Just enough sophistication to appear talented.

Curiously, she never posted clear photos of herself.

More importantly, she understood how to flatter him.

Every conversation subtly placed him on a pedestal.