You Shouldn't Meet Him

"As usual, the music you bring is always 'clean.' There's nothing more I can do for you. It's already very ready."

Jacob smiled as he removed the earphones from his ears. He had just listened to the music sample that Zoe would use tomorrow for her first live performance, and as always, Loria's music was well-prepared—thanks to Wolf, of course.

"Alright, I'll practice some more then." Zoe nodded but also looked nervous.

This was her first live performance. The previous rounds were all tapping processes, and Zoe was fine. But live performances meant there couldn't be any mistakes. This made Zoe even more nervous.

"Did you arrange all of this yourself? If so, maybe I need to learn from you. You're very talented, Loria. If you don't win this competition, I'd be happy to have you work for Wolf. I..."

"Ah, no... no!" Zoe panicked, shaking her head. She had always claimed that she arranged her own songs because that's what Wolf ordered. She didn't want his name to appear until she was truly