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15. The Competition Begins

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AYRA

"Please, the news I've gotten lately has given me enough shocks to last me a lifetime," I said dryly while tapping my fingers on the desk absentmindedly.

Matt's lips curled into a deep smile, while he reached for two white envelopes on the left edge of his desk.

I watched him quietly, while Raven, who had been quiet this whole time, came forward to see what he wanted to show. She was still upset about his near betrayal.

After what felt like forever, he handed me a paper, and I rolled my eyes, "What's this?"

Raven collected them from my hands, going through them lazily, then I saw it—her eyes lit up as she broke into a big grin.

She turned to Matt, "Seriously? This is insane. She hadn't even officially come back yet, and they are offering this? I thought it was rumoured that Rina was going to be taking this title."

I turned to look at her, now very lost with what they were both speaking about, "I still do not know what that is, Raven. Care to explain?"

Raven tapped her forehead lig
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