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But backstage, the celebration was short-lived.

On the other side of the stage, hidden behind a silk screen, stood Heo Young-seo. Her arms were crossed. Her face was a mask of porcelain calm, but her knuckles were white. She had been the theater's ace. Now, this country girl with the impossible voice had stolen her spotlight.

Jeongnyeon's blood turned to ice. That was the name her mother never spoke. The name she had run from.

"She was a disgrace," the owner said coldly. "She performed here twenty years ago. One night, after the final bow, she emptied the troupe's travel chest and vanished. Left her daughter behind with a neighbor. Left us bankrupt for a season."