Chapter 417 - The Winner Is…

"I didn't expect her to be the champion. But at least, with such fine clothes and gold bracelets inherited from the Atmajaya Family, she should get a second or third prize," Bima snorted.

Maria covered her mouth and laughed. "Dad, I know you want Anya to win this competition, but you don't have the courage to hope for it. I see you're just trying to cheer yourself up,"

"She's just a kid. She doesn't have as much experience as other professional perfumeurs. She couldn't even level Keara in the spice round. Can she get consolation prizes?" Bima pretended not to care, but his eyes never left the TV screen.

"I'm sure Anya will win this competition, not just consolation prizes," Maria was very confident in Anya. Although Anya didn't have as much experience as a professional perfumer and wasn't as good as Keara when it came to spices, Maria knew that Anya was very talented. Plus, she was Diana Hutama's daughter.

"Let's make a bet. I bet Anya will lose," said Bima on purpose.

"I am sure Anya will win. Keara will lose," said Maria.

"Keara will be in the top three ranks at least. During her disappearance, she has studied spices abroad. The Pratama family is also the master of spices. Keara has known spices since childhood. So, there will be no obstacle for her to enter the top three."

"My daughter is still missing, but she took part in a perfume competition broadcasted on TV instead. I would never wish her to win," Maria said. Though she can't deny that Keara had an advantage in this competition, she still didn't want Keara to be the winner of this competition.

"Me and Aiden have ordered several people to search for her. As long as Nadine is still alive, she will definitely be found soon," Bima comforted.

"Nadine must be alive," Maria said thoughtfully.

"Don't think too much about it. Just watch the competition. The third round will end soon," Bima was also nervous when he found out that the competition was coming to an end.

At the same time, in Dartha's hospital room, Ivan was also watching the same broadcast on his cell phone. He didn't really care what his fiancée, Keara, would get. Nor did he care whether his mother's subordinate Amore would win the match.

He only cared about Anya.

In a different hospital room, Deny was also watching the broadcast.

He found out that Anya was participating in a perfume competition and asked one of the nurses to turn on the TV, even earlier than broadcast time, so that he could see his daughter.

He had too many problems lately.

Natali just got engaged, but people accuse her of sending people to kidnap Anya right at her engagement party.

As if it wasn't worse, Natali also revealed that Aiden and Anya had kidnapped her and ordered people to rape her.

Even though Natali had deleted the post on her social media and explained that she was just talking nonsense because she had an argument with Raka, Deny was still disappointed with her.

No matter what happened, Natali shouldn't have said such a thing, let alone bringing people's name in her rape case. It was tantamount to destroying her own reputation.

Did Natali not care about her pride as a woman?

In addition, Mona also went straight to Aiden's house to insult Diana and Anya.

Both his wife and daughter made his head dizzy. He could only lie in the hospital because of his deteriorating health, but his wife and daughter could not stay still and take good care of him.

But at least, Deny could rest in peace now...

He looked back at his other daughter who was standing confidently through the TV screen. It was his eldest daughter, Anya Tedjasukmana, the daughter he had neglected since childhood.

He regretted not giving attention and affection to her since childhood. Especially when he saw that some of the participants got pretty high scores in the second half, while Anya got very low scores. He felt it was part of his fault…

Time passed quickly and finally the bell rang. The third round had ended.

All participants were directed to the waiting room and the judges immediately went up on the stage to check the perfume made by the participants and assess them.

Anya wasn't worried at all until the third round ended. But as soon as the judges started to approach the perfume made by the participants, she felt her heartbeat accelerate.

Her small hands gripped the hem of her shirt tightly, making her dress look a little wrinkled.

Her eyes were staring at the judges, watching all of their expressions and gestures. She wished she had the power to know what they were thinking.

Each of the judges who smelled her homemade perfume, number 6 perfume, showed a surprised expression.

The judges rated the other contestants' perfumes very quickly, but they gathered in front of Anya's perfume for a very long time.

It was perfect…

Words couldn't describe this extraordinary work. It was non-alcohol, a typical perfume made by Anya, but the aroma was still very refreshing.

"I really like this perfume. Number 6 deserves to be the winner."

"I agree. Number 6 deserves to be champion."

After negotiating the results of the third round and choosing the winner, one of the judges finally delivered it to the presenter.

Before announcing the names of the winners, the presenter thanked the sponsors and advertisements that had helped organize this event.

And finally, it's time to announce the winner…

"The judges have decided that today's winner is… Number 6, Anya Tedjasukmana!" 

Anya covered her mouth with both hands.

She couldn't believe this!

Was she the winner? Was this not a dream?

Anya was silent in her place, making the presenter have to call her again. "Anya Tedjasukmana, please come on to the stage," the call  finally made Anya conscious.

She received a bouquet of flowers to the applause of everyone who was there. Tears streamed down Anya's face. She tried to calm herself down while delivering her victory speech.

"Thank you for this perfume competition, for giving me a very valuable learning opportunity. Thank you for the award that has been given by the judges for me. Thank you for considering me worthy to be the winner," Anya bowed to the judges to show her gratitude.

"Since when did you like the world of perfumery?" The presenter got the information regarding Anya and asked on purpose.

"Since I was young, I always saw my mother struggling to make her perfume and made me fall in love with the same world. My mother is also a parfumeur. When I was 10 years old, my mother was injured and lost her sense of smell so she couldn't make perfume anymore. Since then, my biggest dream has been to become a parfumeur like my mother," tears streamed down Anya's face again when talking about her mother, but a big smile appeared on her lips.

"Has your mother also come to support you today? Who is she?" The emcee asked.

From afar, Anya could see her mother shaking her head. She understood that her mother didn't want to show her face in front of everyone since it was injured by the explosion that day.

She came to support her daughter today wearing a turban, sunglasses and a mask.

Galih stared at Diana. He was also happy for Anya's victory. Diana had raised her daughter very well.

Even after the accident that caused Diana unable to make perfume anymore, she was still able to educate her daughter to be this great, and even won a perfume competition at a very young age.

Indah followed Galih's point of view and saw that her husband was looking at Diana. Her hands were clenched tightly at her sides.

She still had a missing daughter, but the illegitimate daughter of Galih and Diana was so great that she won this competition.

Why?

Why did all of this have to happen?

"My mother is the inventor of Amore, Diana Hutama. Even if you don't remember it, I'm sure you remember the perfume she made. How many people here use my mother's perfume?" Anya asked aloud.

Many of the spectators raised their hands.

"With such a great mother, it's no wonder you are so talented. Once again, congratulations to Anya Tedjasukmana on winning this competition. To Diana Hutama, I also congratulate you on your extraordinary daughter," said the host with a smile.

Amidst the crowd, Diana shed tears of pride. Aiden was also very happy because his wife managed to win the victory.

Meanwhile, Keara felt so angry…

One of the staff pointed out that time was running out and that it had to be continued with the prize-handing procession so the emcee asked the final question, "Is there anything you want to say? Maybe a few words for the people who have supported you today,"