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CHAPTER 413
Jason couldn't help but smile, a slow, easy curve of his mouth that didn’t quite reach his eyes. “Well,” he began, his voice steady and calm, “that’s what the judges asked. I’m not gonna give ‘em more than that.” He shrugged, one shoulder lifting lazily. “Doesn’t matter what I did or didn’t do. What matters is I won the fight fair and square. That’s it.”He paused, letting his words hang in the air like smoke. Around him, the crowd had gone quiet, holding its breath.“Now that everybody’s seen it,” Jason continued, his tone dropping just a little, firmer now, “and everybody’s called us the winners… we’re takin’ our leave.”He scanned the faces in the room some eager, some nervous, others tight with resentment. His gaze lingered on the panel of judges seated at the high table.“Keep this in mind,” Jason said, his voice clear and cutting. “Don’t look down on nobody. ‘Cause truth is, nobody really knows who is who. Stay loyal. Stay humble. And keep pushin’ to become stronger.”At that mo
CHAPTER 412
At that moment, Sophia would then fall completely silent. Her lips were slightly parted, but no words came out. Her eyes looked distant, as if she was staring at something far beyond the room. Her sister's words had landed hard deeper than she expected. They echoed in her chest, each sentence peeling back the layer of fear she had been hiding beneath for so long. And now, here she was, standing in the very moment she had been trying to avoid facing the truth.Yeah… maybe it was time.Maybe it had gotten to the point where she just couldn’t keep it buried inside her anymore. No matter how much she tried to play it cool, no matter how much she tried to pretend that nothing was happening between her and Jason, her heart had already made a decision long ago. And her sister’s persistence just proved it proved that what she was feeling wasn’t invisible to the world. It was real. Too real to hide.She glanced toward her sister, then quickly looked away.It felt embarrassing.Admitting her fe
CHAPTER 411
At that moment, Soma could barely keep her thoughts in order. Her sister’s words had struck something deep inside her, something she had spent weeks maybe even months trying to bury. She sat still on the bed, her fingers nervously rubbing her palm, her eyes not meeting her sister’s anymore. There was a part of her that wanted to yell, to deny everything, to push her sister out of the room and pretend this entire conversation never happened. But the other part the louder part knew that her sister wasn’t wrong.Still, she couldn’t just accept everything like that. She took a breath and finally looked at her sister with eyes that were calm on the surface but stormy underneath.“You don’t understand,” she said slowly, her voice just above a whisper. “I get what you’re trying to say. I really do. But… why are you being this adamant? Why do you want me to say it so badly?” Her throat tightened. “Why are you trying to make me admit something I’m not even sure I should say?”Her sister opened
CHAPTER 410
At that moment, Soma sat still, her chest rising and falling as her mind fought with itself. The air around her felt heavier than usual, as if every breath she took was trying to pull her in two different directions. She leaned back into the couch, her hands buried in her hair, gripping it slightly as guilt started to slowly replace the fire she felt earlier.Then she shook her head.“No,” she whispered under her breath. “That’s wrong. That’s very, very wrong.”She repeated it again, louder this time, as if she needed to hear her own voice to cancel out the bitter thoughts circling in her head. “If I do something like that... then it means Camilla was right all along.” Her voice dropped. “It would mean everything she said about me, every accusation... would be true.”She looked down at her hands, trembling slightly, and clenched them into fists. “And I know that’s not who I am.”She sighed deeply, dragging her hands down her face as her thoughts unraveled one by one. Camilla might hav
CHAPTER 409
At that moment, upon hearing what Soma just said those few words confirming her feelings for Jason Camilla stood frozen, her lips slightly parted, her chest rising and falling with shallow, angry breaths. Her eyes widened for a second, then narrowed sharply as a scoff escaped her mouth. The silence between them felt loud and tense, almost unbearable.Camilla shook her head slowly, her voice laced with disappointment and bitterness. “I knew it,” she muttered. “I just knew it. This is exactly what I expected. I saw it in your eyes, Soma. The way you look at him, the way you talk about him. You thought you were being subtle, but you weren’t. And now, just like that, you exposed yourself faster than I even thought you would.”She let out a dry, humorless laugh and continued, “All that pretending… all that acting like you were just helping me like you were just being a friend. Meanwhile, you were waiting… waiting for your chance.”Soma’s face tightened with frustration, but she didn’t flin
CHAPTER 408
At that moment, upon hearing what Carmilla just said, Soma’s eyes slightly widened, though she quickly masked the reaction with a faint smile. But deep down, her mind was already racing. Her instincts didn’t lie something was going on. She could feel it in the way Carmilla spoke, the way her tone dipped with irritation, the way her words subtly pushed blame toward Jason. That wasn’t the usual sweet, affectionate Carmilla she always portrayed when talking about him. No, something had definitely shifted.Are they quarreling? she thought, biting the inside of her cheek gently. It was something she hadn’t expected something she didn’t even know she had been hoping for until now. A subtle flicker of satisfaction stirred within her. So, it’s not all perfect between them after all.Yet, that satisfaction came laced with guilt and hesitation. Yes, a part of her was happy that things seemed to be breaking between Jason and Carmilla. But at the same time, it was a strange kind of sadness. Becau
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