Chapter 80: Chapter 80

Upon hearing this, Yara Shawnessy immediately stood up for her.

"Serena Everett, that bumpkin from the countryside, is simply outrageous! Using such shameless means to stop Cassia from joining The Pianist Guild!"

Cassia Everett curled her lips sinisterly, then grabbed her hand and spoke softly, "Yara, you’re my best friend, would you help me?"

"Cassia, of course, I’ll help you!"

Yara immediately pledged her loyalty. She intended to use Cassia Everett to secure investments from the Everett Family for the Shawnessy Family, so she would do whatever Cassia asked her to do!

"Very well." Cassia nodded in satisfaction, her gaze becoming even more venomous, "Watch for my signal later!"

So, what if that bitch Serena has better piano skills than her? She was prepared for today...

Jocelyn Sterling, Ivan Everett, and Ian Everett entered the venue discreetly and sat quietly in their seats, just as Cassia Everett was about to go on stage.

On stage, Cassia Everett immediately spotted Jocelyn, Ivan, and the others, and her lips curved into a wide smile.

She had specially invited them here today to show them that she was the best, and that country bumpkin Serena Everett couldn’t compare to her at all!

She was determined to win back their favor!

Cassia’s eyes swept venomously over Serena and Graham Tate, her heart filled with hatred for them both.

Just wait, Graham would definitely regret it after today’s performance! Soon, he would cry and beg her to join The Pianist Guild!

"When is Serena going on stage?"

In the audience, Ian Everett couldn’t help but speak up. He was here today just for Serena, craning his neck and constantly peering around, wanting to see Serena soon.

Jocelyn and Ivan were also eager to see Serena soon but still said, "Alright, calm down. Enjoy Cassia’s performance. Serena will probably be on stage soon!"

Today, no matter whether Serena or Cassia was chosen to join The Pianist Guild, they would be happy!

"Today, I’m bringing you my original piece, ’Really’!"

With a smile on her lips, Cassia Everett sat down at the piano and began to play.

The moment the prelude sounded, it left everyone present with a stunning expression.

"Wow, this sounds amazing! It’s like celestial music!"

"Yes, yes, it’s really good! But the only flaw is that her playing skill is just average and doesn’t quite match the piece!"

"You’re right, but this piece is so brilliant that even though Cassia Everett’s playing is average, it’s still remarkably good overall!"

"I think so too, for her to compose such a piece is already very impressive. Tsk tsk, and to think Chairman Tate said before that The Pianist Guild had blacklisted her and would never let her join. Chairman Tate might have to eat his words!"

Everyone knows that The Pianist Guild cherishes talent as if it were their life. If Cassia Everett can create such an outstanding piece, they’ll definitely snatch her up!

Seeing the amazed expressions on everyone’s faces, Cassia Everett felt indescribably proud and joyful, her challenging gaze falling on Serena below the stage.

This piece was something she had memorized after secretly listening to Serena practice at home. She had been practicing tirelessly just for this moment!

She had even bribed the staff to arrange for her to play before Serena, so that once she played it, Serena couldn’t perform it anymore!

If that bitch Serena dared to play it, she would outright accuse Serena of plagiarizing her piece, which would definitely ruin that bitch Serena’s reputation!

Listening to the familiar melody, Serena lightly clicked her tongue, touching the back of her teeth with her tongue. Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by NoveI-Fire.ɴet

Cassia Everett just couldn’t change her stealing habits. Last time, she stole her jade pendant, and now she stole the melody of her piece.

However, stealing everything would only harm her.

Unlike Serena’s calm demeanor, Graham Tate was furious, standing up instantly without letting Cassia finish her performance.

"Stop! I demand you stop playing!"

He was already someone who couldn’t tolerate even a speck of dust in his eye, and he despised plagiarism the most, especially since she plagiarized a piece from the Guild’s precious little darling!

"Chairman Tate, why are you interrupting my performance?"

Cassia’s innocent face showed a hint of grievance, appearing very pitiable.

"Chairman Tate, I don’t know why you dislike me, but I’m currently performing. Interrupting me is not only disrespectful to me but also to the music."

Her pitiful and aggrieved demeanor immediately aroused sympathy from the crowd.

"Exactly, even as Chairman of The Pianist Guild, he shouldn’t be so disrespectful!"

"That’s right, that’s right, he’s going too far. Cassia Everett’s performance is so wonderful, and we haven’t had enough of it yet..."

Seeing everyone siding with her, Cassia Everett became even more arrogant, though she still maintained her pitiful and aggrieved facade.

"Chairman Tate, if you have any issues with me, let’s resolve them off-stage, please don’t interrupt my performance!"

Graham was so infuriated by her shameless behavior that he laughed. If she weren’t a woman, he would’ve rushed up to hit her.

"Your performance? You’re nothing but a thief; this piece is not your original work!"

The moment these words fell, the entire venue was in shock, the whole place buzzing with chatter.

"What, this piece was plagiarized by Cassia Everett? But why have we never heard this piece before?"

"Yes, yes, Chairman Tate claims Cassia plagiarized, but apart from the melody sounding somewhat familiar, there’s no other piece identical to Cassia Everett’s performance!"

"What’s going on here..."

On stage, Cassia Everett remained unfazed. After secretly hearing Serena play this piece at the Everett Family mansion, she had immediately checked and found it didn’t exist on the market. That’s why she dared to play it today boldly.

They couldn’t possibly have any evidence against her for plagiarism!

"Chairman Tate, I don’t know why you’re targeting me and putting such a massive label of ’plagiarism’ on me!"

Cassia’s eyes reddened, a pitiful look of being bullied.

"Since you’re so determined to accuse me of plagiarism, then tell me, Chairman Tate, which piece did I plagiarize?"

Graham hadn’t expected her to be so shameless, momentarily too angry to speak.

"Our Cassia is a model student who excels in both character and academics. How could she do something like plagiarize?" Yara Shawnessy jumped out to defend her, "I think you’re deliberately targeting Cassia. You’ve been seduced by Serena, and to get Serena into The Pianist Guild, you’re slandering our Cassia!"