Her Tears Are His Weakness novel Chapter 271

The judges evidently wanted to voice their thoughts about the runaway performance earlier. However, none of them dared to open their mouths when Leonardo was around. Everyone sat stiff and silent, weighed down by the pressure he exuded.

Leonardo, however, looked at ease. He lounged back in his chair, one leg crossed over the other beneath crisp suit trousers, phone in hand as he casually messaged Simon.

"What's the situation?"

Simon replied, "Liliana is in first place, but there's a lot of fake voting going on."

Leonardo frowned. "They dare rig the votes at Evergreen's event? Do they think I'm dead?"

Samantha should be in the first place.

Before Leonardo could instruct, another message from Simon came through.

"Samantha is currently in second place. There's also a lot of fake votes, but she's catching up first place fast."

Leonardo's eyes narrowed slightly, the pressure around him suddenly intensifying. Oh? Was that so?

The other judges sat even straighter and held their breath. Leonardo was terrifying.

"Good. Let them rig it," Leonardo replied.

Simon was speechless at Leonardo's change in attitude. He always talked about fairness and integrity but was biased when it came to Samantha.

Leonardo toyed with his phone absentmindedly. After a moment, the screen lit up again—another update from Simon.

"Someone in the livestream chat is stirring things up. They're rallying fans from other groups to unite behind Samantha and defeat Liliana. All the fake votes and real ones are supporting Samantha now. At this pace, Samantha is likely to take first place."

Leonardo raised an eyebrow. He hadn't realized Samantha had such reach.Then, he instructed, "Continue to monitor closely."

Leonardo glanced at Alfred with disgust. "You've such poor taste."

Alfred was speechless. So, Leonardo wasn't even going to pretend to be polite anymore? He was just outright calling him out?

He started to wonder if Leonardo fancied Samantha. After all, he was being extremely protective of her.

The host stepped back onto the stage, while the candidates returned to their spots, waiting for the final results to be announced.

"First, we'd like to thank our sponsor, Evergreen, for their incredible support, and a special thanks to everyone tuning in via the live stream."

The host's speech went on for what felt like forever, stretching the suspense unnecessarily. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the host got to the point.