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The crowd erupted into a roar of cheers once I finished my song. I immediately looked for Kai. I could see him pping and cheering the loudest. His face was filled with a sense of pride I could see even through his mask. As I stood to bow, I could see Ka, Joey, Londynb, /band Jackie pping and crying along with Parys, Dougie, Cameron and Tyler.

I turned to the crowd and bowed gracefully. As I rose back up, I could see the Rochesters along with

Jonathan staring at me in shock.

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iNoah’s /iPOV:

I couldn’t believe it. There was no way THAT was Grd. In low and strained voice, I asked Cole,

“Colei…/iiare /iiyou /iisure/i? iYou /iithink /iithat’s /iiGrd/ii?/ii” /i

i“/iiI /iiknow /iiit /iiis/ii!/ii” /i

He spoke in a panicked low tone I’d never heard before.

“How ican /iiyou /iibe /iisu-/i”

“Do iyou /iihave /iiany /iiidea /iihow /iimany /iiyears /ibiI /i/bispent listening /iiin /iion /iiher /iias /iishe /iiwrote/ii, /iiposed/ii, /iiand /iisang /i

music! It’s iher/i! iThat singer /iis iGrd/ii./ii” /i

As we watched Ma Christiansen make her way back to the stage and embrace Grd, a dark feeling came over me. Something wasn’t right; like we’d just walked into the lion’s den.

i“/iiCole/i, imaybe /iiit’s /ijust someone ithat /isounds ilike /iiGrd/i…no iway /ishe’s ithis /italented.”

Olivia spoke in a low tone, but I could ear the malice of envy in her words, Has she always felt this way about Grd? Suddenly, father began to p.

b“/biIsn’t /iithis /ia good thingi! /iiThat /imeans the Christiansens have epted iher/ii!/i”

Mom said nothing. As for me, I didn’t share my father’s sentiments. I was right the first time….We shouldn’t havee here.

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iEven /ibehind ithe /imasks I could itell /iimy /iifamily /iiwas /iistarting /iito /iipanic/i. iI /iwas isure /iiCole /iiprobably /iifigured /iiout /iiby /inow ithat /iiI /iiwas /iithe /isinger. iAfter /iiyears /iof istealing /iimy /iiwork/ii, /iiI /iiknew /iiHE /iiof /iiall /iipeople /iiwould /iirecognize /iollimei. /i/li/ol

iMa /iihugged /iime /iitightly /iithanking /iime /iionce /iiagain /iifor /iiloving /iiher /iison/ii. /iI ismiled /iiwarmly /iiat /iimy /iimother/ii–/iiin- /iiw/i. iIf /iionly /iishe /iiknew /iihow /iimuch she’d /iisaved /iime /iiin /iithese /iitwo /iilives /iI ilived/i.

iAfter /iiour /iiembrace /iiended/ii, /iithe /iicrowd /iicontinued /iito /iicheer/i. iTaking /iithe /iimic/ii, /iiMa /iibegan /ito ispeak/i.

“iThank /iiyou /iiall /iiso /iimuch/ii! /iiIf /iiI /iicould /iihave /iieveryone quiet /iidown/i. iI’d /iilike /iito introduce /iiour /iiguest /iiof /ihonor.”

iThe /iicrowd /iiimmediately /iibecame /iiquiet /iias /iiMa /iitook /iiher /iimask /iioff/ii. /i

i“/iiAs /iiI /iisaid /iiearly/ii, /iithis /iiyear /iihas /iibeen /iinothing /iishort /iof ia /iinightmare /ifor imy /iifamily /iias /iiour son /iiid /iiin /iia /iia/i. iMany /iof iyou /iidon’t /iiknow /iithis/ii, /iibut /iimy /iihusband /iiand /iiI /iitried /iieverything /iiwe /iicould /iito /iiwake /iiup /iiour /iison/ii. /iiNothing /iiworked/ibi./i/bi” /i

iJust /iithen/ii, /iiTheo /iiwalked /iiup /iito /iithe /iistage /iiand /iigently /iigrabbed /iiMa’s /iihand/i.

“iWe /iiwere /iibeginning /iito /iilose /iihope/i. iAfraid /iiour /iiKai /iiwould /iinever /iireturn /iito /iius/i. iThat is /iiuntil we /iimet /iia /iivery /iiremarkable /iiyoung /iiwoman/ii. /iiThis /iigirl/ii…/iiwell/ii, /iishe’d /iibeen /iia /iiguardian /iiangel /iito /iimy /iison /ifor ia /iilong /iitime/ii, /iiand /iiI /iisearched /iia /ilot of ices /iito /iifind /iiher/ii./ii” /i

The icrowd began /iito /iiwhisper wondering /iiwho /iithis /iimystery /iigirl /iiwas/ii, /iiand /iishe /iihad /ito ido /iiwith /iiKai/ii. /i

I could isee /iithe /iicolor /iidraining /iifrom /iiNoah /ias ihe /iilifted /iihis /imask.

“So ibefore /iiI /iiintroduce /iithe /iibirthday /iiguest /iof ihonor/i, iI /iiwant /iito /iireintroduce /iiyou /iall to someone ivery /ispecial…..iOur /isoni…./iiKai /iiChristiansen/i.i” /i

The entire crowd gasps as iKai /iimade /iihis /iiway /iito /ithe stage, f7a Readplete version only at FιndNovel/f7a

“Is that really him???i” /i

“Oh my gosh!!! When did he wake up!!!”

“Wait! I’m not convinced! Is that really himb??/b”

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Kai smiled ilightly /iand lifted ihis /imaski. /i

GASPS!!!!!!

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“It really is him!!!!”

“Oh my gosh!!!”

“Heir Christiansen has awakened!!!”

“Praise the gods!!”

As ithe /iicrowd /iiroared /iiin /iipraise/ii; /iithere /iiwas /iione /iifamily /iinot /iicheering/i. iThe /iiRochesters/i. iBy /iinow/ii, /iiall /iiof /iithem /iihad /iiremoved /iitheir /imasks. iI /iicould /iisee /iiOlivia’s /iieyes /iifilled /iiwith /iianger /iiand /iienvy/ii. /iiIt /iiwas /iifine /iimy /iimarrying /iiKai /iiwhen /iithey /iiall /iithought he /iiwas /iia /iimere /iivegetable /iiand /iiI would /iibe /iinothing /iibut /iia /iimaid/i. iBut /iinow /iithat the /iiheir /iof House iChristiansen /iiwas /iiawake/i, ithat /iimeant /iiI /iihad /iiindeed /iimarried BETTER /iithan /iiher/i.

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