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Jessica’s expression was more embarrassed than ever, as if she had been stripped naked and pointed at. She took a deep breath and forced herself to speak. “I don’t know about the bribery, and I don’t know why Jeremy would do such a thing. Even if it’s for me, I would never accept this kind of backdoor deal… Dance is my faith. I’ve practiced so hard for so long just to participate in the competition with my abilities. I’m sorry for disrupting the competition!”
Despite Jessica’s sincere words, the audience below wasn’t buying it.
“She doesn’t know? Jessica claims she doesn’t know?”
“I don’t believe it. Jeremy is her brother. They are together every day. How could she not know about Jeremy bribing the judges?”
“But Jessica does practice hard privately. She performed well in this round. It doesn’t seem like she took a backdoor approach.”
“Why believe everything she says? Don’t be so naive, folks!”
In the backstage area at this moment, Jeremy had a momentary look of confusion upon hearing Jessica’s words.
Jessica actually said she didn’t know… While I didn’t explicitly tell her about the bribery with the judges, I had hinted at it. I thought Jessica understood. Facing public scrutiny just now, Jessica said she didn’t know it… Was she trying to divert the accusations to me to shield herself from public criticism, or did she really not know?’ He thought.
A staff member passed by, looking at Jeremy with a complex expression.copy right hot novel pub
Although, out of respect for the Ramos family, the staff members didn’t say anything, the disdain and implication in their eyes were impossible to hide.
Jeremy felt like his back was being burned by the scrutinizing gazes, and he suddenly became extremely embarrassed.
“Most importantly, who exposed this audio clip? Who sent it to the program’s email?’ Jeremy wondered.
The on-site voting concluded, and the program team urgently tallied the results.
Then, the host announced the rankings.
Looking at the cards in his hands, the host announced, “After counting the votes on-site, the contestant who secured the eighth place is Roxanne Kerr! She received 18 votes!”
Spa rse applause echoed in the venue.
Roxanne had made mistakes due to nervousness during her performance, resulting in a lower vote count.
The host continued to announce the rankings, quickly reaching the fourth position. “Now, I announce the contestant who secured place is Miranda Longman! She received 35 votes!”
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Miranda was relaxed after the competition and was happy to s fourth position. She bowed to express her gratitude to the audi
The host proceeded to announce the third and then the second “The contestant who secured the second place is Jessica Ramos! S. received 43 votes!”
As this ranking was announced, a wave of surprise swept through the audience.
After some inquiry, it was evident that some believed in Jessica’s innocence and appreciated her good performance today. Therefore, sl received over forty votes.
Now, it was time to announce the first place.
The host raised the microphone and declared loudly, “The winner of th Show Your Dance Grand Finals is Ashley Ramos! She received a total o
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305 votes! Congratulations, Ashley!”
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