Vivienne looked a little embarrassed as she replied, "Thank you for your support, but... honestly, you're giving me too much credit."
"I'm not!" the man insisted, his excitement barely contained. Then, as if working up the courage for his most important question, he asked, "Tell me, was it really you who sang the demo version of Faint Whispers?"
Vivienne gave a helpless little sigh, but nodded and admitted, "Yes, it was."
If she'd been evasive before, now her answer was clear and official.
Plenty of curious fans had already suspected Vivienne was the voice behind the demo, but hearing her acknowledge it made a world of difference.
The man grew even more animated. "Vivienne, I have a suggestion. You announced you'd be collaborating with a film company to turn Faint Whispers into a mini-series, right? You should include that demo version in the show!"
Vivienne smiled graciously. "I'll think about it."
While the man chattered on, Emilia stood frozen in shock.
So all those harsh words Vivienne had thrown at her earlier—the ones about Emilia never taking first place—were because of this?
Was Vivienne really planning to pit the demo version against Yesterday Once More?
But... that demo had been Emilia's own rough recording, made ages ago just to shop the song around.
It was something she'd thrown together, just singing and playing piano in one of Donovan Entertainment's old studios. Nothing special.
Emilia glanced over at Tyler.
He was watching Vivienne intently, brow furrowed, a storm of thoughts crossing his face.
Tyler had already figured out what was going on the moment Vivienne's assistant blocked his path. It was all orchestrated by Vivienne.
He and Vivienne both knew the truth: the song had been purchased from a singer named "Emy"—and the demo was Emilia's own performance.
So what exactly was Vivienne playing at?
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