Kicked Out, She Came Back To Rule - Chapter 51: Chapter 51
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"Fine!" Cecelia gritted her teeth. "But what if you lose?"
"If I lose, then I lose," Kaia said with a shrug, sounding completely unfazed.
"So you don't have to pay any price if you lose? You're just trying to get a free ride! You do know how to take advantage!" Cecelia snapped.
Kaia lounged against a nearby pillar, glancing up lazily. "If you don't like it, no one's forcing you to play against me."
'Damn it!' Cecelia fumed to herself.
She and Bianca were so pissed that they could barely hold themselves back from jumping at Kaia. Kaia had them totally under her thumb.
Meanwhile, Devin leaned over to Tobias and whispered, "Miss Kaia is pretty impressive."
"You're just figuring that out now?" Tobias replied, a hint of amusement in his voice.
Devin glanced at Tobias and noticed a faint look of pride on his face.
Soon, all the pianos were in place, and the showdown officially kicked off.
Bianca stepped forward, her voice dripping with false modesty. "I'm not that good at the piano. I'm sure I can't compare to Kaia. Please don't judge me too harshly."
"Bianca, what are you talking about? You've won awards in piano competitions right here in Laverille! If you're saying you're not good, what does that make the rest of us?" Cecelia sneered, shooting a smug look at Kaia.
The crowd around them started to join in, stirring things up.
"Yeah, Bianca, come on! Show us what you've got. We all believe in you!" someone called out.
"That's right. Everyone's waiting to hear you play!" another person echoed.
With everyone egging her on, Bianca finally gave a reluctant nod, putting on a show of hesitation.
"Well... I guess I'll give it a try," she said, acting all modest.
With that, she gathered her skirt and walked gracefully onto the stage.
She sat down on the piano bench, and right before she played, she cast a glance at Tobias.
She was convinced that with her talent, Tobias wouldn't be able to take his eyes off her.
Just thinking about Tobias watching her made her so thrilled that she nearly burst out laughing.
She took a deep breath, composed herself, then placed her fingers on the keys and began to play.
Meanwhile, Kaia was lazily leaning against Tobias.
She grabbed a handful of hazelnuts, cracking them open and enjoying the show as she watched Bianca perform.
As Bianca played, Kaia would sometimes shake her head or frown.
She muttered quietly, "She missed a note there.
"Not enough emotion here either."
"Not bad. She's got some real skill."
Cecelia overheard her muttering.
She scoffed and thought, 'Who does she think she is, critiquing Bianca's piano playing? The nerve!' Cecelia scoffed.
'Keep gloating, Kaia—your turn to embarrass yourself is coming up real soon!' Cecelia thought.
With a crisp final note, Bianca wrapped up her performance.
The audience burst into applause.
"Thank you, everyone," Bianca said as she stood and gave a graceful bow.
Her eyes couldn't help but seek out Tobias again.
But Tobias remained standing tall and unmoved beside Kaia, never once looking her way.
She dropped her head, disappointment written all over her face as her eyes instantly lost their shine.
Devin didn't miss Bianca's reaction and grinned mischievously at Tobias.
"Mr. Moreno, Miss Clayton played for a long time, and you didn't even look her way? Doesn't matter how pretty the music is, and you've only got eyes for Miss Bennett. Man, you're totally whipped," Devin teased.
For once, Tobias looked a little stunned, caught off guard by the comment.
On this side, as soon as Cecelia saw Bianca step off the stage, she wasted no time calling out to Kaia.
"Your turn. What are you waiting for? Get up there," Cecelia snapped.
Kaia tossed another hazelnut into her mouth, finished it off, then shot Cecelia a lazy glance.
"Me? I don't know any of that fancy stuff. I can only play 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,'" Kaia replied, looking completely unbothered.
Cecelia sneered inwardly. 'She's trying to weasel out of this?
'Just wait. I'll show her who's the boss!'
Cecelia glanced around, seeing everyone's eyes glued to their showdown, and felt a surge of satisfaction.
'This is exactly the kind of attention I was hoping for!' Cecelia thought.
She immediately raised her voice so everyone could hear, "Seriously? You can't even play the piano? Aren't you supposed to be the Bennett family's precious daughter? What? Did your mom just skip teaching you the basics when you were a kid?
"Oh right, I almost forgot—you're the Bennett family's good-for-nothing. No wonder you never got a real chance to learn anything decent."
Kaia stopped cracking hazelnuts the moment Cecelia brought up her family background. She looked up at Cecelia with a sharp, icy glare.
"Enough," Kaia said in a low, cold voice.
Her eyes narrowed, and her tone was so cold that it sent a chill through the room.
That simple word carried a chilling intensity, a pressure that was impossible to ignore.
Cecelia had been ready to throw even more insults at Kaia, but when she met Kaia's gaze, the words died in her throat.
'Wait, what?' Cecelia thought, totally thrown off.
'I felt a chill running down my spine. Is Kaia intimidating me?
'Where did this good-for-nothing from the sticks get such a strong vibe?'
'And just now... Kaia had yelled at me.'
"What did you just say? 'Enough'?" Cecelia blurted out, still in disbelief.
Cecelia kept talking while eyeing Kaia closely, trying to size her up and see what she was thinking.
But Kaia instantly pulled herself together, slipping back into that cryptic, half-smile that made her so hard to get a read on.
"I said, I've had enough hazelnuts," Kaia replied, totally unfazed as she rubbed her face.
"If I lose, then I lose," Kaia said with a shrug, sounding completely unfazed.
"So you don't have to pay any price if you lose? You're just trying to get a free ride! You do know how to take advantage!" Cecelia snapped.
Kaia lounged against a nearby pillar, glancing up lazily. "If you don't like it, no one's forcing you to play against me."
'Damn it!' Cecelia fumed to herself.
She and Bianca were so pissed that they could barely hold themselves back from jumping at Kaia. Kaia had them totally under her thumb.
Meanwhile, Devin leaned over to Tobias and whispered, "Miss Kaia is pretty impressive."
"You're just figuring that out now?" Tobias replied, a hint of amusement in his voice.
Devin glanced at Tobias and noticed a faint look of pride on his face.
Soon, all the pianos were in place, and the showdown officially kicked off.
Bianca stepped forward, her voice dripping with false modesty. "I'm not that good at the piano. I'm sure I can't compare to Kaia. Please don't judge me too harshly."
"Bianca, what are you talking about? You've won awards in piano competitions right here in Laverille! If you're saying you're not good, what does that make the rest of us?" Cecelia sneered, shooting a smug look at Kaia.
The crowd around them started to join in, stirring things up.
"Yeah, Bianca, come on! Show us what you've got. We all believe in you!" someone called out.
"That's right. Everyone's waiting to hear you play!" another person echoed.
With everyone egging her on, Bianca finally gave a reluctant nod, putting on a show of hesitation.
"Well... I guess I'll give it a try," she said, acting all modest.
With that, she gathered her skirt and walked gracefully onto the stage.
She sat down on the piano bench, and right before she played, she cast a glance at Tobias.
She was convinced that with her talent, Tobias wouldn't be able to take his eyes off her.
Just thinking about Tobias watching her made her so thrilled that she nearly burst out laughing.
She took a deep breath, composed herself, then placed her fingers on the keys and began to play.
Meanwhile, Kaia was lazily leaning against Tobias.
She grabbed a handful of hazelnuts, cracking them open and enjoying the show as she watched Bianca perform.
As Bianca played, Kaia would sometimes shake her head or frown.
She muttered quietly, "She missed a note there.
"Not enough emotion here either."
"Not bad. She's got some real skill."
Cecelia overheard her muttering.
She scoffed and thought, 'Who does she think she is, critiquing Bianca's piano playing? The nerve!' Cecelia scoffed.
'Keep gloating, Kaia—your turn to embarrass yourself is coming up real soon!' Cecelia thought.
With a crisp final note, Bianca wrapped up her performance.
The audience burst into applause.
"Thank you, everyone," Bianca said as she stood and gave a graceful bow.
Her eyes couldn't help but seek out Tobias again.
But Tobias remained standing tall and unmoved beside Kaia, never once looking her way.
She dropped her head, disappointment written all over her face as her eyes instantly lost their shine.
Devin didn't miss Bianca's reaction and grinned mischievously at Tobias.
"Mr. Moreno, Miss Clayton played for a long time, and you didn't even look her way? Doesn't matter how pretty the music is, and you've only got eyes for Miss Bennett. Man, you're totally whipped," Devin teased.
For once, Tobias looked a little stunned, caught off guard by the comment.
On this side, as soon as Cecelia saw Bianca step off the stage, she wasted no time calling out to Kaia.
"Your turn. What are you waiting for? Get up there," Cecelia snapped.
Kaia tossed another hazelnut into her mouth, finished it off, then shot Cecelia a lazy glance.
"Me? I don't know any of that fancy stuff. I can only play 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,'" Kaia replied, looking completely unbothered.
Cecelia sneered inwardly. 'She's trying to weasel out of this?
'Just wait. I'll show her who's the boss!'
Cecelia glanced around, seeing everyone's eyes glued to their showdown, and felt a surge of satisfaction.
'This is exactly the kind of attention I was hoping for!' Cecelia thought.
She immediately raised her voice so everyone could hear, "Seriously? You can't even play the piano? Aren't you supposed to be the Bennett family's precious daughter? What? Did your mom just skip teaching you the basics when you were a kid?
"Oh right, I almost forgot—you're the Bennett family's good-for-nothing. No wonder you never got a real chance to learn anything decent."
Kaia stopped cracking hazelnuts the moment Cecelia brought up her family background. She looked up at Cecelia with a sharp, icy glare.
"Enough," Kaia said in a low, cold voice.
Her eyes narrowed, and her tone was so cold that it sent a chill through the room.
That simple word carried a chilling intensity, a pressure that was impossible to ignore.
Cecelia had been ready to throw even more insults at Kaia, but when she met Kaia's gaze, the words died in her throat.
'Wait, what?' Cecelia thought, totally thrown off.
'I felt a chill running down my spine. Is Kaia intimidating me?
'Where did this good-for-nothing from the sticks get such a strong vibe?'
'And just now... Kaia had yelled at me.'
"What did you just say? 'Enough'?" Cecelia blurted out, still in disbelief.
Cecelia kept talking while eyeing Kaia closely, trying to size her up and see what she was thinking.
But Kaia instantly pulled herself together, slipping back into that cryptic, half-smile that made her so hard to get a read on.
"I said, I've had enough hazelnuts," Kaia replied, totally unfazed as she rubbed her face.
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