His Heiress Wife (Retika)

Chapter 156: The Scandal Was Exposed 

Christine had a serious expression on her face as she looked out at the audience.

"Although the song is good, I feel that this team has a bad reputation.They don’t respect the judges and the audience.I don’t recommend them to advance to the next round," she said coldly.

Someone immediately agreed after she finished speaking.

Other groups were self-centered.

They knew that Melody’s group was incredible and they were a threat to other contestants.

They were a strong opponent so they should not be allowed to advance to the next round.So they immediately stepped up and supported Christines' opinion.

The arguments became louder, and Christine's smile became more visible.

Reagan had just given her a hint.She said that she and Zeke would both vote against Melody.She didn't think that Melody's group would be able to advance because of the audience's opposition as well.

Lance and Luke's expressions changed dramatically when they heard Christine's mockery.

They were both staring at Melody at the same time, waiting for her reaction.

Melody's expression was calm.

A faint smile flashed across her beautiful eyes.

There was a hint of mockery in her smile as if she was looking at a clown.

Perhaps she noticed that the two of them were waiting for her to say a word, Melody turned around and glanced at Luke.NôvelDrama.Org owns this text.

Luke was well-known for his ability to persuade others.He could render those arrogant people speechless.

Luke had been waiting for a long time to give it a try and was waiting for Melody to give the order.He was ready to go on stage now that the opportunity had finally presented itself.He raised his eyebrows when Melody gave him a questioning look.He was only waiting for her go signal.

Through his eyes, he assured Melody that he could perfectly nullify Christine's mockery.

With Melody’s nod as the cue, Luke pressed the microphone in his hand and looked at Christine with disgust.

Christine was a little scared by Luke’s gaze and could not help but say, "Why are you looking at me like that? Is it wrong for me to express my opinion?"

"You are entitled to your opinion!" Luke exclaimed confidently.

The corners of his mouth raised into a devious, mocking smile.

"But I have a question and I hope you can satisfy me with your answer.What qualifications do you have to sit in that position? How exactly are you qualified to judge and look down at us?"

Before Christine could speak, Luke interrupted her, "You can't answer it, right? You are not a trained singer or one of the many professionals who excel in this field.Yet, why are you sitting there and dictating what others should do? You're acting as if you know everything.What exactly do you know by the way? You should be grateful that I, from a noble family, can speak to you here.What gives you the right to say that I and my group mates don't respect everyone?"

When Luke noticed that Christine's face had become twisted from her rage, he grinned mockingly.

"Hehe, don't be angry.What I said was the truth.I don’t care whether you're angry or not.I challenge you to come up and give a performance and compete with me.Choose whichever song you want, and I'll compete against you with it.If I lose, I will apologize to you!"

If Luke hadn't performed just now, Christine might have taken the bait and competed with Luke.But she had just witnessed Luke's ability.

Wouldn't it be embarrassing for her if she went up there and competed with him? Moreover, being criticized by Luke in front of so many people, Christine felt humiliated.She wanted to refute, but she could not find a suitable word to argue with him.

When Reagan realized that Christine didn't know what to say, she rushed to the microphone and spoke.

"Luke, we understand that you disagree with the judges’ opinions.However, as judges, we are the school's representatives and our positions are the result of a vote of all the teachers and students in the school.Besides the result of the contest has not been announced yet, correct?"

"Wouldn't you be a little too petty if you come to slander the student union for your own gains?" Reagan continued.

If Christine's attack was obvious and direct, Reagan was attacking from behind.She was implying that Luke was dissatisfied with the selection and was purposefully agitated with the judges.

Melody had confidence in Luke.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have allowed him to speak up now if Reagan could easily beat him in a battle of words.

"Have you said enough?" Luke retorted directly after Reagan finished speaking.

Reagan's face sank immediately, but she did not lose her cool.She knew that if Luke dared to be so arrogant, he would undoubtedly be punished.

It wouldn't be long before his words sparked public outrage, and she would be there to watch what the outcome would be.

Sadly, they underestimated Luke's capabilities far too much.

The purpose of Luke coming to school was solely to accompany Melody.

After being away from his boss for even a day, he would be uneasy.

Before this, he made ample preparations.He had looked up everything about the school.

Nobody expected him to specifically target the student union.He wanted to laugh silently as he heard Reagan's words.

"Student union vote? Who voted? I didn't get to vote, so how many people voted?"

The students around them were deafeningly silent as Luke posed his question.

Typically, these events were held within the student union, and the student union's various department heads often voted and passed resolutions for the school among themselves.

People usually omit a lot of necessary procedures to make things easier and save both time and effort.

Luke continued to fire at full power and directly bombarded them with questions since no one dared to answer him thus far.

"Student union? Isn't that where the filthiest and the most shameless students gather? How dare you mention that you have taken the vote of all the teachers and students in the school when you have

done all these things behind the scenes all day long."

The faces of the members of the student union among the judging panel turned particularly ugly when Luke's words reached their ears.

Especially Zeke, who was the head of the student union.He could not allow Luke to slander the Student Union like this.

"Please watch your words, if I hear you slander our Student Union again, don't blame me for being rude to you," Zeke was still being polite.

"Hmph, slander? Impolite? Why don't you show me how rude I am? Am I slandering you? Isn't your student union a place where the filthiest and the most shameless students gather?"

"Don't get angry out of embarrassment.Wait for me to finish speaking.Do you know how much money your organization's department has embezzled from the student union? Let me ask you this too, I wonder how much money do you get whenever you embezzle?"

As soon as he said this, everyone was in an uproar.

Although some people thought that the student union was flawed, no one dared to question it because no one dared to offend the student union.

But Luke dared to say it out loud.It was incredible! Zeke's face turned bright red with rage.

"If you continue to slander me and spout nonsense, I will raise this issue to the school head for them to punish you!" he yelled at Luke.

"Punish me? What a joke.What if I say that I have evidence?"

Using the student union's name to defraud the students! We're all classmates, and you're completely shameless! Did you have a good time in the California Limelight Bar last week? Where did the money come from? Do you dare to tell me? You also received rebates from the learning machine supplier.Where is that money now? Can you give us a detailed report on that?"

Everyone in the room was taken aback by this information.

This was a legitimate accusation.

Several student union officials were surprised.

Nobody expected Luke to be privy to such a piece of top-secret information.They looked at Zeke with pale faces, waiting for him to take action.