Everybody's breath hitched, and the judges who were just smirking a moment ago had their expressions suddenly stiffen, their hearts feeling like they had stopped beating.
If they didn't give Cynthia justice, Mr. Twilight would withdraw from the competition?
No! Absolutely not!
It was with great difficulty that they had managed to have Mr. Twilight agree to be a judge for this competition. Many of the contestants had come for him specifically, and the audience's attention was all focused on him. If he were to withdraw because of this incident, it would cause a stir. At that time, nobody would blame Xaviera Evans for being unyielding; on the contrary, people would think that the organizers weren't taking action and covering up for Maude Andrews and the mastermind behind the scenes. Mr. Twilight didn't want to associate with such people, so he withdrew from the competition.
