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CHAPTER 68
~Spring's POV~
Lilith's jaw clenched. "Fine," she snapped. "Believe what you want. But how do we know Spring didn't rig it? They could've been her friends—planned this together."
I took one breath. I'd stayed silent long enough. Giving her room. Giving her rope.
But now?
"You can insult my effort, my skill, or my win," I said calmly, "but accusing me of rigging a student-run recording that even the council had no idea existed?" My voice dropped. "That's desperation. Not strategy."
She opened her mouth—but I stepped forward.
"I'm not the one scared of the footage. You are." My gaze never wavered. "Let the videos be shown. I am not scared, come what may."
Storm turned to me, then nodded slowly. "Understood."
He and Jace moved toward the tech panel. Jace handed the crystal core to a tech mage by the broadcast rune.
"Can it be transferred to the main board?" Storm asked the boy.
The twin grinned. "Yep. Just give us a few seconds."
