Under the Heiress' Facade
Chapter 149

Upon receiving Hera's scores from the six judges, the host quickly announced, "Now, it's time toreveal Hera's score."

"That won't be necessary! I hereby declare Hera as Belle of the Year!" Tim interjected.

Glancing at the final result, the host smiled. "Professor Smithon certainly has a keen intuition!Hera's score is… 99! With 1 point deducted due to the unoriginal script."

"Congratulations, Hera Youngworth! You're Belle of the Year! Please share your thoughts with us."The host handed the microphone to Hera.

"I'd like to express my gratitude to Cavenridge for organizing this event and giving me the chance tostand on this stage. I also want to thank those who voted for me in the preliminary selection."

With that, Hera scanned the stage calmly before turning back to the host.

"This stage offers equal opportunity to all. Therefore, I'd like to request an additional chance for thecontestant with the lowest score to dance for everyone, a chance to showcase her talent oncemore. What do you say?" Hera proposed.

Although Hera phrased it as a question, her firm demeanor made it difficult for the host to decline.

"I think that's a wonderful idea. Let's invite that contestant to the stage," Tim egged on.

The audience watched in confusion, wondering what was happening.

"Why should I dance just because you say so?" Lily protested as she was pushed onto the stage.

"I thought you recommended me to join this election because you wanted my support?" Heracountered.

"No one said anything about support!" Lily burst into rage. Dancing wasn't her forte, and performingon stage would only lead to public embarrassment.

"Oh, so you are the one who anonymously recommended me for this election?" Hera pointed outcalmly.

In fact, if Hera wanted to identify the person who recommended her, she could easily trace it backusing the recommender's code. Yet, she chose to expose her on stage to ridicule Lily.

"Why you—t-that wasn't me! You have no proof!" Lily stuttered, caught off guard by the suddenexposure.

"I'm not sure if Lily was Hera's recommender, but she did ask me to vote for Hera," a student in theaudience suddenly said.

"Same here. She mentioned Hera's Terranish wasn't up to par, but she admired her efforts toimprove and thought she deserved our support."

"She told me the same thing!"

"Me too!"

As more students in the audience raised their hands in agreement, the consensus became evident.

"So, Hera never even wanted to participate in the Belle election, and Lily deliberately pushed herinto it?"

"What was she thinking?"

"So, all this time, she was spreading rumors about Hera's Terranish and urging us to vote for herjust to see Hera make a fool of herself in public?"

"Now, the tables have turned."

"Oh, dear. What have I done?"

As the students in the audience discussed fervently, Lily felt a flush of embarrassment and angerwash over her.

Those people had promised not to reveal that she had asked them to vote for Hera, yet they didn'tkeep their promises!

"Her behavior merits an F," Tim commented.

Tim's comment hit Lily hard, making her wonder whether she would still have a chance at gettinginto Cavenridge's undergraduate program.

"Nevertheless, it's never too late to acknowledge and rectify one's mistakes. Perhaps you coulddance for Hera as an apology and commit to not making similar mistakes in the future?" Timsuggested to Lily.

It seemed that Lily had no choice but to dance in public.