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An additional judge

作者: Randy Ransky
last update 最終更新日: 2025-08-19 01:43:22

Elena’s POV

I woke up with a dull heaviness behind my eyes. Not from exhaustion exactly, but from the restless way I’d slept — if you could even call it sleep.

Somewhere between one dream and another, I kept seeing fragments of home. Dad’s face. The church aisle. Aiden’s expression when he realized I wasn’t there.

I forced those images out of my head.

Today wasn’t about them. It was about me.

I showered, slipped into a cream silk blouse and tailored high-waist trousers, and tied my hair in a low, sleek ponytail. Luxe Vogue was about image — every hallway here was a runway whether you wanted it to be or not.

Breakfast was at 8 a.m., and the rules were clear: all contestants were expected to attend together. No exceptions.

When I walked into the dining hall, I took in the scene with a trained eye.

The breakfast spread looked like something out of a magazine — fresh fruit glistening like jewels, warm pastries sending curls of steam into the air, scrambled eggs perfectly
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