She could feel Sadie's thinly veiled hostility directed specifically at her. This bad score was clearly intended to harm her. Ariana suspected that Sadie would find an excuse to stay on as judge unless her team was eliminated.

As Holden Frederick's fiancée, Sadie had a lot of influence. The show producers wouldn't dare to offend her or reject her demands.

Ariana's team's only hope was to get enough votes in the online voting to make up for Sadie's skewed score. Otherwise, it was almost guaranteed that they would be eliminated.

The thought alone made Ariana so anxious her stomach churned.

Meanwhile, her phone wouldn't stop vibrating as the group chat with her friends was flooded with messages.