She promised Nicole, after all.She and Nicole came to the scene and sat under the stage to watch Joshua's performance. Joshua was also very happy, more motivated, and raised his head arrogantly, proudly, and confidently!In the family area."Joshua, come on!""You're the best!""We're waiting for you to win the championship!"Nicole was so excited that she even bought a fluorescent stick and kept waving it for Joshua.After Joshua saw it on stage, he made a face at her.Looking at the interaction between the two children, Gale showed a rare sincere smile.Joshua and Nicole will always be her happiness!It was all her hope!There are three rows in the family area.Gale and Nicole sat in the last row as other parents took all the good seats.Parents who could afford to send their children to learn piano and who could participate in competitions and enter the finals by virtue of their strength usually have families that are either rich or have status.Therefore, the parents
They all attacked Gale together…"You talk too big, Joshua's mom.""The competition has just started. How can you be sure that your son can win the championship?""Cows will fly then.""It's funny. Can a three-year-old kid beat everyone?""Exactly. My son has won third place in the piano competition in the southern region! What is your son to him?"Everyone started attacking Gale to vent their anger.Why did Joshua get all the limelight?It was obvious that their family was inferior to others in every way, and they looked poor at first glance!They must be taught a lesson!Gale was neither humble nor overbearing.She looked calm and did not pay attention to these people at all.The only thing she was worried about was that it would cause a psychological shadow on Nicole."Nicole, Mommy is a little thirsty. Can you buy a bottle of water at the door? Don't go too far," Gale said."Mommy...""Go. I'll be here."Nicole nodded, took the money, and went obediently.As soon a
They were even more intrigued now.The middle-aged woman next to her said, "Okay, let's gamble!" Gale agreed without changing her expression, looking very calm. "Okay. Well, if Joshua wins the championship, each of you will give one thousand dollars. If he doesn't win...I'll give you one thousand dollars each!""Such a small bet. Why are you looking down at us." "Yes.""Gamble more."Gale laughed.They were sending free money to her.All right, then accept it!Anyway, she had to pay a lot of medical expenses."Then you can say as much as you want. I can do it," Gale replied."Everyone... five thousand dollars!"She replied, "Okay."Seeing her so happy, the parents looked confused."Don't play tricks, Joshua's mom! There is no evidence for what you say… You have to sign a contract!"Gale played on.Not only had she written, signed, and pressed her fingerprint on the contract, but she also asked the parents who participated in the bet to sign.In this way, when the com
The host passionately introduced, "The next player is the younger participant in this competition. He's only three-years-old, but he has managed to stand out from the many contestants and attracted a lot of attention. He's called a piano genius that comes out only once every century!""He's a favorite to win it all and is the dark horse of this tournament. What will he do after this? Let's wait and see.""Come, let's give the warmest applause and welcome, Joshua Warm!" Everyone started to applaud loudly. Under the lights, Joshua wore a suit and tie as he earnestly walked toward the piano.He sat on the bench and placed his hands on the white and black keys.Joshua took a deep breath before he looked at the host and nodded.The lights on the stage slowly dimmed, and only he was left illuminated.He looked incredibly pure.As the first note was heard from Joshua's fingertips, everyone below the stage exclaimed.Quite a few judges even stood up with looks of excitement and app
It was as if he lived for the stage and for the piano!The crowd at the plaza could not resist clapping for him, even though they were looking at a screen."Whose son is this? What a genius.""If I were his mother, I'd probably even be smiling in my sleep."I really want to pinch his face.""Boohoo, I really want to get married and have a child now."Shawn said, "I'm really starting to wonder who his mother is. What kind of amazing woman managed to raise such an excellent son."Joe had a serious look on his face, unable to smile at all. He was in no mood to enjoy that difficult piano performance.It was because he felt like the little boy looked a lot like Shawn from certain angles!They were incredibly alike!It even made Joe wonder if he was Shawn's long-lost son.They were so alike that Joe wanted to pay a visit to the old Wood residence to ask Lucas for Shawn's younger pictures. He wanted to compare them with this little boy!However, Joe forgot about that idea.Gale w
No one dared to say anything around them.Those who had worked together to bully Gale had completely forgotten all about it.Just thinking about the prize money she would get, Gale was even happier. They were going to get both money and reputation!It had been so long, and there was finally some good news for the whole family!"Alright, alright. Judges, please don't get too excited for now. Let's allow Joshua to rest first. As for becoming a student… You can talk about it after the tournament," the host said.Joshua suddenly raised his hand.The host knelt down and passed the microphone over. "Come, Joshua has something to say.""Thank you, judges, for your favor, but I don't want to affect the later contestants. Let's finish the tournament fairly first. Thank you," Joshua saidHe bowed before leaving the stage in a cool manner.The contestants after Joshua were under a lot of pressure.That was because no one could play a song better than his!It was the hardest song in t
They started to mock Gale coldly again.Gale did not bother with them. Instead, she frowned as she looked over at Joshua.He furrowed his little eyebrows a bit, but he still maintained his natural composure.At that moment, the screen showed all the audience votes.The votes were rapidly increasing.Joshua was firmly in the first place.Gale quickly calculated in her head. The judges' score took up seventy percent of the points, so being 0.1 points lower, how much would Joshua need in terms of votes to secure first place?She was quite anxious, so her mind did not work as well as it usually did.Before Gale could finish calculating, Nicole suddenly pointed at the screen and shouted, "Mommy, look!" She saw the number of votes behind Joshua's name rapidly increasing.Before a minute passed, Joshua's votes had already exceeded the votes the second place got by three times! He was firmly in the first place!The voting period was already counting down."Ten, nine, eight, seve
He already knew he would win the tournament anyway.It was something completely within his expectations.Gale let out a slight smile at his son's cool expression. However, she felt a pang in her heart.He was so much like Shawn.The two of them were so alike. They were never surprised by anything. No matter what, they were always calm. It was as if nothing could shake their hearts.Why are you acting so cool for?! Brat, you can cheer and shout. You're the champion! That was what went through Gale's mind."Alright, everyone, let's listen to what Joshua has to say as the champion."Taking the mic, Joshua said coolly, "Thank you, everyone. Thank you for all those big brothers, big sisters, aunties, uncles, grandpas and grandmas who voted for me."The host said, "You can tell us how you feel about becoming the champion.""Oh, I have nothing to say. I already knew I would win anyway," Joshua answered.Those words were so arrogant.They were even more arrogant than how Gale had