Second Chance His Unending Love (Calista Hartwell) novel Chapter 16

Chapter 16 Olivia Saves the Day

Charles didn’t waste any time. “Go get her right now!”

Austin looked annoyed.

Second place was still second place, wasn’t it? How could Olivia possibly do better than him?

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Meanwhile, Killian, Stephanie, and Nicole hadn’t seen Austin return, so they rushed backstage to check on him.

Charles was still fuming.

Nicole immediately stepped in front of Austin like a shield.

“Mr. Hughes, you’re being completely unreasonable here. A top student’s methods are valuable intellectual property. If he just gives everything away, won’t everyone steal his strategies?

“Besides, Austin’s just really smart. He’s got a brilliant mind. If anyone’s to blame, it’s you guys for not understanding what a genius is saying.”

Austin kept his head down, so moved that he was almost 16:37

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Stephanie looked at Nicole with approval. Nicole was young,

but she knew how to handle things. She was way better than

Austin’s pathetic mother.

Charles was so angry that he couldn’t even speak anymore.

This kind of dysfunctional family somehow managed to raise

the top student in the city. It made no sense at all.

Down in the audience, people started whispering.

Austin’s mic was still on, so everyone had heard the

conversation backstage.

“What’s that supposed to mean? Is he basically calling us all morons who aren’t worthy of hearing the number one

student’s advice?”

“Who even is this woman? Everything she says is total crap.”

Lauren said through clenched teeth, “I know who she is!

“She’s a homewrecker. Austin’s mom is getting divorced because of her! She’s completely toxic, and she’s messing with that kid’s head. I literally punched her yesterday!”

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“What’s Austin’s deal then? Why is he thanking his dad’s

mistress more than anyone?”

“His real mom probably has rules and discipline. The mistress just spoils him and does whatever he wants and takes him places. She’s pumping up his ego because he’s

ranked first in the city.”

Some parents shook their heads.

“Maybe not. What kid would be that confused about things? Either his mom ignores him or she did something really awful that hurt him badly. There has to be a reason!”

“Yeah, I think so too. No kid would side with their dad’s mistress over their own mom without a good reason.”

Just then, Olivia and Calista walked into the backstage area.

Killian spotted Calista from across the room.

She looked different today. She was wearing makeup and

looked refined and elegant.

Her hair was styled in a careful updo, and she had on an off-white satin V-neck blouse with a matching mermaid skirt. 3/5

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She walked confidently in low heels. The smooth satin fabric shimmered beautifully with every step she took.

Calista had that sophisticated, graceful quality that only mature women could pull off.

Killian smiled to himself.

She knows I’m here and dressed up specifically for me.

She talked about divorce, but this gave away her real

feelings completely.

She obviously still loved him and was trying everything she

could to get his attention. There was no way she’d actually

leave.

Killian put one hand behind his back and deliberately looked

away, waiting for Calista to come over and say hello.

But Calista and Olivia walked straight over to Charles

without even glancing in his direction.

Charles grabbed onto this like a lifeline.

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