Chapter 484

Having Austin by her side for the past few days had cheered Suzanne up immensely, turning the boring business trip somewhat interesting. The two of them would stay in the hotel to work. When they were engrossed in work, time flew by. In a blink of an eye, three days had passed and the Elite Contest's qualifying round began. … The competition venue was changed to a bigger one compared to the preliminary round. It was even livelier. The audience was made up of people in the jewelry industry. Of course, the contestants were much fewer as many did not make it past the preliminary round. The top 20 contestants would be selected in the qualifying round. Then, the final round would take place three days later. Suzanne was sitting below the stage. As the jury members walked up to the stage, the people down the stage kept talking among themselves. "I don't know if I'll be disqualified today." "I hope I get into the next round." "Don't worry. We're good enough to make it happen." Suzan