Chapter 449

Chapter 449:

“Stephen, shall we go up?”

Janice rose with natural grace. She turned to Stephen, her smile radiant as she extended her hand—a gesture that carried effortless elegance.

“Of course! Though, what’s your vision for the talent portion? I can go along with you,” Stephen offered politely.

Janice smiled slightly. “You decide. I can go along with you.”

Stephen’s expression darkened, an unexpected wave of offense washing over him. Was she somehow looking down on him?

Noticing his change in demeanor, Janice quickly added, “Please don’t misunderstand. I meant no disrespect. I have various skills. Though I’m not particularly exceptional, I can adapt as needed.”

Meeting her sincere gaze, Stephen felt his tension ease. “How about I take the piano and you dance? Or perhaps you’d prefer to sing while I play the piano?”

“Dance? Sing?” Janice’s brow furrowed in thought. She was proficient in both, yet the choice weighed on her mind.

Stephen, misreading her hesitation as uncertainty, felt awkwardness creep in. “If those options are challenging for you, I could sing instead, and you could play the piano?”

“No, no, I think there’s a misunderstanding.” Janice snapped out of her reverie, waving her hands gently in protest. “I was just torn between singing and dancing.”

“You mean you can do both?”

“Yes! I’ve learned a bit of both.”

Nearby, Leah couldn’t help but roll her eyes at Janice’s understated response. She knew that if Janice ever pursued a singing career, her mesmerizing voice would effortlessly eclipse most professional artists.

As for dancing, Janice had once graced the stage of the nation’s most prestigious theater. Her performance that night had been nothing short of magical, holding the audience spellbound with every graceful movement.

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Yet she had appeared only as a masked favor to a friend, leaving behind a legacy of mystery. To this day, admirers still searched for the identity of that enigmatic dancer who had captured their hearts.

Leah’s mind drifted to a conversation she once had with Janice.

“How does your brain work? How do you master so many different skills?”

Janice paused thoughtfully before delivering a response that would forever echo in Leah’s memory.

“Is learning really that hard?”

Those five simple words had struck Prescott like lightning, reducing him to tears for hours.

Though lauded as a young prodigy, he felt diminished in Janice’s shadow. Her casual comment had shaken him to his core.

Yet paradoxically, that same comment had sparked a fire within him, propelling him to become one of the world’s top ten hackers.

“Hey, have you two reached a decision yet?” Daniel’s impatient voice cut through the air, interrupting Janice and Stephen’s ongoing discussion. “If you’re still undecided, let us go first. We know exactly what we’re doing.”

“What?” Demi’s eyes widened in genuine surprise at Daniel’s bold claim. She had been sitting quietly throughout, completely unaware of any decision being made. Moreover, she didn’t know what to perform.

“Why are you giving me that look?” Daniel’s features twisted into an irritated scowl as he glared at Demi. “Did we even discuss this before?”

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