Chapter 171
Hearing her suggestion, Paloma immediately said no: “No way, that piano was out of tune. If you used that piano, your results definitely wouldn’t be as good as with this one. That wouldn’t be fair to you.”
Alarieka’s eyes were very light, “It’s okay, Ms. Wyatt, I could.”
Paloma wanted to say something else, but Alarieka went on, “Ms. Wyatt, there was no other way except this.”
Paloma frowned a little, “That won’t do. The most important thing about the Mcintosh Piano Competition was fairness. I’ll talk to the committee and ask them to fix the piano first, then let you compete.”
As soon as the words were spoken, different voices immediately came from the contestants‘ seats and the judges‘ seats.
The other judges disagreed, saying, “No, the preliminary round time was fixed, there couldn’t be any changes. If we let Alarieka wait a bit longer before competing, it wouldn’t be fair to the other contestants.”
The players also said, “Yeah, how could this happen? We’re all still waiting for the results. We’ve been waiting for so long, and we still have to wait for her. It’s so annoying.”
“It was this Alarieka again, why did things always go wrong with her?”
There were more and more voices of disagreement, and they getting louder. Paloma frowned even more.
were
She looked at Alarieka: “Alarieka, we would get to the bottom of this. We wouldn’t let you be wronged.”
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As she spoke, she took a deep breath, faced everyone, and said loudly, “I’m the head judge, and the committee rules said I had the authority to decide to delay Alaricka’s match time-”
“Ms. Wyatt.”
Alaricka interrupted her.
Paloma looked at her and said firmly, “Alarieka, don’t worry. I’ll make
sure the competition is fair. I won’t let you be wronged because of this.”
Alarieka shook her head: “It’s okay, Ms. Wyatt, I knew you meant well, but really, it’s fine.”
“I could use another piano for the competition, it wouldn’t waste everyone’s time.”
Paloma obviously didn’t agree with what she said: “Alarieka, no need to get upset, for this kind of competition, you should know when to take it easy or be serious, and you should value the opportunity. There’s no need to rush to reject my decision.”
Alarieka really didn’t care which piano she used in the prelims, and she didn’t want to stand out or draw attention so early, just to avoid unnecessary criticism.
Besides, as long as you were outstanding enough, you could pass the preliminaries with any piano.
She, Alarieka, naturally had enough confidence to get through the preliminaries.
Alarieka’s voice was soft and steady, “Ms. Wyatt, I could. Trust me.”
Alarieka’s black–and–white eyes were way too calm, way too controlled, and Paloma’s words of advice got stuck in her throat–she
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just couldn’t say them.
Paloma thought it was weird.
I was always someone with my own opinions, and once I had an idea in my head, it wasn’t easy for others to change my mind.
This time, she had already made up her mind. No matter how loud or strong those people’s doubts and objections were, she was going to make sure Alaricka got a fair chance to compete.
But looking at Alaricka’s determined eyes, her mind wavered.
This was rare.
It was actually the second time it happened to her with Alarieka.
Alarieka said quietly, “Move that piano over here.”
Paloma nodded, her eyes a bit complicated. “Okay, I’ll have someone bring it up right now…
Alarieka nodded.
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During the waiting time, Alarieka unconsciously looked up and glanced at the audience seats.
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