Jasmine
I tried to ignore the two of them, but it seemed harder than I thought. I really wanted to give them a befitting reply for what they said, but I had to keep quiet, especially when Lucius was right there.
"You should get over it, Jasmine," he smiled and cupped my face. "I will join you later; I have some things to attend to," he added and excused himself.
I sighed. I still believed that I did everything right and used all the ingredients in the right measure. I was sure that I made no mistakes, so I was confused about why it didn't turn out as I had expected. But, like Lucius said, I had to get over it and move on. There might still be many other competitions I would have to go through in the future.
I decided to head back to my room to take a rest from the competition. As I wal
