NovelEnglish"Am | imagining things, or does Stella's performance of 'Moonlight' sound almost exactly like the original
composer's?"
"The original composer? You mean that Raven Williams from Neo-Vespera University, right? | heard she's in the
University's Hall of Fame-a total enigma. No one even knows what she looks like!"
"Plenty of virtuosos have played 'Moonlight,' but none of them have ever captured that unique timbre the
composer brought to it."
"There's no way Stella is Raven, is there? I've seen Stella perform 'Moonlight' before, and it's nothing like the
original."
"Yeah, but last time, Stella wasn't playing on the Nocturne Stella. Wasn't it sgeneric piano? | still have the
video on my phone..."
"Could Stella actually be Raven?"
"This performance of 'Moonlight'... it's uncanny, really."
The astonished whispers rippled through the crowd. Even Simone, usually so composed, looked genuinely
surprised.
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"Aurora, if | remember right, the composer of 'Moonlight' was called Raven, wasn't she? In the Williams family,
isn't that Stella's ntoo? Could it really be her?"
Aurora was caught off guard as well.
She knew the composer, Raven, but always figured it was just a coincidental name.
It had never crossed her mind that Stella could be the brilliant, legendary Raven enshrined in the Neo-Vespera
University Hall of Fame.
Catching Aurora's fleeting expression, Simone laughed softly. "Aurora, your half- sister really is full of surprises."
Simone knew Aurora had never thought much of Stella.
To be fair, neither had she.
No matter how generously Nora had raised Stella, she could never truly compare to young women born and bred
with privilege and old money like them.
Aurora quickly collected herself, masking her initial shock with a smile. "If Stella's getting so much attention,
that's not necessarily a bad thing. When Father finally reveals her identity, at least the Williams family won't be
an embarrassment."
Simone's eyes widened. "Mr. Williams... is planning to go public with Stella's identity?"
Aurora nodded. "Stella holds a share of the original stock. If we don't keep her satisfied, she might not be willing
to hand it over. She's the legitimate eldest daughter, yet announced to the world she was adopted. Do you think
she's truly content with that?"
yet we
Simone frowned. "But if that comes out, the rumors could hurt you."
Aurora's smile was cool, almost indifferent. "When the tcomes, Father will let it be known that Stella wasjust
the result of one of his
youthful indiscretions."
Understanding dawned on Simone.
So Skyler planned to let everyone believe Stella was the illegitimate child.
But in truth, that title belonged to Aurora.
The Williams family was willing to go to any lengths to protect Aurora's reputation.
Simone found it par for the course. In these powerful families, feelings meant nothing-only value mattered.
How could Stella—a divorced woman with a child, raised in the countryside-ever compare to Aurora, the city's
leading socialite?
If Simone had to choose, she'd pick Aurora every time.
Her gaze drifted to the stage, to the woman shimmering under the lights.
Suddenly, she recalled the way
Joshua had offered Stella a drink et
unscrewed the bottle cap for her, and even kneeled to help her put on her shoes.
A cold glint flashed in Simone's eyes.
Turning to Aurora, she murmured, "Aurora, if you want that original stock, there's
an easier way."
Aurora looked at her, curious. "And what's that?"
Simone said quietly, "If Stella were dead, as her family, you and Mr. Williams would legally inherit everything."
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