Chapter 62
The two hosts were also confused. There were two contestants with the last name Mercer, they looked very similar, and their performance times were close together.
“I remember the one who got a perfect score was named Mira,” the male host said.
“That’s right. The one with the perfect score was Mira. They performed the Taekwondo dance p>
By then, Mira and Owen had reached them.
“You remember correctly. My name is Mira, and I was the one who performed the Taekwondo dance earlier p>
Natalie, Celine, and the others had also arrived. They were about to speak when Owen cut in.
“You need to correct this immediately. If word gets out that this competition was fixed, your careers will be over p>
Mira’s phone buzzed with a notification. She glanced at the message:
[Let Mara have the spot. The family will compensate you when you get back p>
It was from her brother, Damon.
Mira ignored it and continued to press the hosts to change the ranking.
“Please wait a moment. We need to discuss this with the program director. We’ll get back to you right away p>
The two hosts left. As Mira and her group waited, the audience erupted.
Her classmates were in the crowd, stirring up support.
“What’s going on? Why did the competition stop p>
“I heard they announced the wrong winner p>
“What kind of incompetence is this? How do you mess up the rankings p>
“The two Mercer sisters are competing, and the host mixed them up p>
“That host is so irresponsible p>
“I heard Mr. Mercer is one of the judges, and the family wants the sister they just brought back to win p>
“Did Mr. Mercer rig the results p>
At the same time, Mira received another message:
[Mara’s victory is the family’s decision. I trust you understand the consequences of defying the family p>
Mira laughed and sent a reply:
[If the ranking isn’t corrected in five minutes, I’m leaking these text messages and the video of you telling me to forfeit p>
Upon receiving the message, Damon’s face went pale. His breath hitched, and he felt a sharp, tight constriction in his chest.
“Mr. Mercer, are you all right?” a colleague next to him asked.
“I’m fine. Just a little agitated,” he said through gritted teeth as he sent another message: [Change it back p>
Back with Mira, the two hosts were taking full responsibility.
“We’re so sorry, we mixed up the names. We will offer you twenty thousand dollars as compensation p>
Mira nodded. “I hope you’ll be more careful in the future. Pay attention and don’t make such basic mistakes again p>
“Thank you for your understanding, Miss Mercer. We’ll be sure to be more careful p>
Mira knew they were just taking the fall for someone else, so she didn’t press them further.
As long as the ranking was corrected, that was what mattered. The competition was the priority, and it wasnt the right time to cause more trouble.
Unexpectedly, Wesley found his way backstage and whispered to Mira, “Mira, just
let Mara have it. You need to think about the bigger picture p>
“You really are the Mercer family’s perfect son-in-law. Get lost p>
On stage, the host was already apologizing.
“Apologies, everyone. We made a
mistake earlier with the names of et
the two Miss Mercers, and we’re
sorry for the delay. We sincerely. apologize
The audience was placated and settled down. Next up was the tie-breaker between
Naomi and the girl who had placed seventh.
Life was truly unpredictable. In her
past life, Naomi had won first place
in the finals, yet now she had almost
been eliminated in the second
round.
Fortunately, she came out on top and advanced to the third round, the instrumental competition.
Mara, with a final ranking of seventh, was eliminated.
Later, Celine told her that before Mara got in her car to leave, Natalie had chewed her out in front of everyone.