David's final statement hit the girls like a hammer to their hearts.

Even though Nancy's wound had scabbed over and was nearly healed, the deep scars still moved them profoundly.

The pain and difficulty of playing the piano with such a severely injured hand couldn’t be underestimated.

Nancy, with her injured hand, had impressed David and Hamya deeply.

Even if these girls had not witnessed Nancy's performance, they no longer dared to doubt her abilities.

David, seeing the girls shocked by Nancy's injury, scornfully said, "I didn’t waste so much time coming to the training camp to play games with you! I’m here to win a championship! Since you all dislike Nancy so much, then leave! After all, half of you will be eliminated in each public competition anyway, and I doubt you'd last much longer."

David's words, increasingly tinged with a cruel smirk, made it clear, "I have Nancy and Linda. They are enough for me!"

His words not only hurt the twenty-three girls but also shook Nancy and Linda.

They knew David favored his students, but never imagined he would go to such lengths for them.

Nancy turned and exchanged a knowing smile with Linda.

Everyone craves their teacher's attention and support, especially in times of trouble.

In that moment, David's stature in Nancy and Linda's hearts rose to the same level as Andrew Lesser and Patrick.

Finally, one of the twenty-three girls, realizing her predicament, stepped forward and deeply bowed to Nancy and Linda.

"Nancy, Linda, I'm sorry. I shouldn’t have targeted you based on hearsay. I ask you two for forgiveness."

Following her lead, others apologized as well.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know the truth. It seems those who smeared you were just jealous of your talent, trying to use us to disrupt your performance."

"Right! They must be jealous! We were too naive, manipulated by them."

Suddenly, more than half of the girls apologized to Nancy and Linda.

Godness!

They couldn't bear the thought of being expelled from the once-in-five-years training camp without even starting.

Even if they don't win, they still wanted the chance of getting David's instruction, that would be priceless.

Despite the previous mistreatment and isolation, Nancy couldn’t help but feel resentful.

With David firmly on her side, she decided not to play the saint.

She looked at them, her gaze devoid of warmth, "I’ve suffered unjustly and can't let it go for nothing. I won’t make it hard for everyone. Just expel the main instigators."