Reborn Second Chance With The Scheming Tycoon novel Chapter 166

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Chapter 144 The preliminary round of the piano competition–2

Chapter 144 The preliminary round of the piano competition–2

J had declined again. Said he was too busy and thanked Arthur for the recognition.

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Arthur’s assistant looked even more annoyed than he did. “Mr. Blake, this guy’s really got a

god complex, huh? Talent or not, why fixate on him? You might even find someone better in

this competition.”

Arthur rubbed his temples, clearly frustrated. He really thought J would say yes.

A knock on the door broke the silence.

“Mr. Blake, Mr. Taylor is here,” said the secretary politely.

At the mention of his old friend, Arthur finally smiled and stood up to welcome him

personally.

Two days later.

The preliminary round of the piano competition was absolute chaos–crowds everywhere.

Every piano lover was dying for a shot to perform alongside Arthur Blake.

Backstage was packed. Tension hung thick in the air as everyone bustled about, doing final

prep.

Sabrina Johnson was locked into her music score, brows furrowed in concentration. Even

Amelia Johnson found it surprising–guess Sabrina was really giving it her all this time.

Ethan Collins noticed Amelia standing around, casually scanning the room like she didn’t

care one bit. That familiar fire lit up in him again. “Amelia, if you’re gonna sign up, at least act

like it means something!”

Amelia tilted her head and smiled playfully. “And what exactly did I do that screams ‘I don’t

care‘?”

Ethan was instantly stumped, awkwardness flashing on his face.

To ease the tension, Sabrina quickly handed her sheet music to Amelia, acting all sweet. “Sis,

we’ve got to take this chance seriously, you know? Don’t slack off.”

But Amelia didn’t take the score.

Ethan jumped on it instantly. “See? That’s exactly what I mean! Nobody here’s slacking-

piece as you. Doesn’t make much sense for me to look at your score, does it? You should

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