Chapter 254

No way, seriously? She’d worked so hard on her singing, even went abroad to level up, and now she’s supposed to lose to some random girl no one’s even heard of? That was a joke, right? No. There’s no way she could accept such an ugly defeat. Ellen Green didn’t stick around for the end. She stormed off in a rage. Leander Steele lightly tapped Vanessa Brooks’s forehead and asked, “You really used me as a bet? In your eyes, am I just some pawn you can throw on the table like it’s nothing?” Vanessa knew he wasn’t happy and quickly wrapped her arms around his waist to explain, “No, it’s not like that. I just really couldn’t take how cocky she was. Sure, she can crush on you all she wants – that’s her business, but she can’t act like I don’t exist. Look, the bet didn’t matter because I knew I wouldn’t lose.” Leander frowned and said, “But what if something went wrong and you lost… what then?” Vanessa gave a cheeky grin. “I already had a backup plan. If anything weird happened, I’d just play