Ria's POV.
As the words fell upon my ears, my heart seemed to turn over. I froze, feeling rooted to the spot. Each pound of my heart made me feel breathless as I blinked rapidly, trying to wrap my head around what he had just said. Or perhaps, if it was I who heard wrong. As supposed to turning to face the door, I returned my attention to him with narrowed eyes. What exactly did he think that he was doing by giving us another chance when it was rather obvious that we'd lost out? Was this also part of his schemes to get to me? How far would he go just to prove his point or get what he wants?
Just a few hours back, he had helped me make some enemies by walking me down the red carpet to join the other contestants. As if that wasn't enough, now he had decided to break the rules just to keep
