“Let's just see how things pan out.”

After the competition, they planned an award ceremony with three judges from the event presiding.

Before the host could kick things off, Joshua ducked out for a bit. Nova watched him go, puzzled about what he was up to.

A servant hurried over to Alicia and whispered something that made her visibly upset.

At that point, the host had moved on to Elizabeth, asking her to come up and present the award.

Elizabeth flatly ...