She Walked Away With His Twins While He Begged the Ground She Walked On novel Chapter 154

She quickly pulled Luna back, desperate to stay out of their line of sight.

"I'm... going backstage to find Caleb."

Fearing her mother would yank Caleb from the competition, Luna quickly piped up. "Mommy, Caleb is wearing his mask! He's not showing his face, so Weird Uncle won't be able to see him."

He definitely wouldn't be able to tell that Caleb was basically a carbon copy of himself.

Luna's reminder acted like a splash of cold water, helping Quinn pull herself together.

Her sweet Caleb was fully masked; Miles had no way of recognizing him.

Realizing this, she finally exhaled a shaky breath.

Besides, trying to pull Caleb out of the competition right now was completely impossible.

The countdown flashed on the screen as the emcee took the stage, microphone in hand. He welcomed the judges before showering special praise on the York Group's CEO, Miles York, who commanded the center seat.

The crowd erupted into thunderous applause that practically shook the walls of the grand ballroom.

After delivering a few more opening remarks, the emcee invited the eight pint-sized finalists onto the stage.

Jade's brother, Wesley Winter, proudly escorted a heavily dressed-up Leo into the spotlight.

Decked out in head-to-toe Armani, Leo looked incredibly smug, casting a haughty, disdainful glance over his fellow competitors.

Seeing her son take the stage, Jade clapped enthusiastically, her eyes gleaming with unconcealed vanity and pride.

She leaned intimately close to Miles, her voice dripping with sweetness. "Miles, look. Leo is up."

"Mhm."

Miles's attention, however, wasn't on Leo at all. His gaze was locked onto the boy standing right behind him—Caleb Chase.

He recognized him almost instantly. This was the same fiercely intelligent, remarkably composed boy from the robotics exhibit.

So he really had entered the competition.

It was a good thing Miles had insisted on lowering the entry age by two years.

Well, obviously!

Jade's lips curved upward. That was exactly what she was thinking, but she forced herself to play the part of the modest mother.

A delicate blush dusted her cheeks as she murmured, "Macy, you're going to make me blush with all that praise."

Macy flashed her a thumbs-up. "Hey, I'm just stating facts."

Jade's vanity swelled to bursting. Her gaze drifted over the lineup and landed on the boy who was the same age as Leo. Her eyes instantly darkened.

She feigned a casual tone. "The other contestants are quite impressive, too. Oh, look, there's a boy the exact same age as Leo. His name is Caleb Chase. He's standing third from the end, right?"

She smirked, her tone dripping with subtle venom. "It's just so bizarre. Why is he wearing a mask?"

"I heard he hasn't shown his face once since the qualifiers began. Is he terrified of people seeing what he looks like?"

Macy finally noticed the masked boy and let out a disdainful scoff.

"He's probably just hideous and too embarrassed to show his face."