Chapter 176
Author: Sam Shelby
last update2026-04-18 23:56:43

Margaret didn’t move immediately after the applause started.

The sound came in waves, loud and full, but it felt distant to her, like it was happening behind glass. Her eyes were still fixed on the upper level, on that same spot where she had seen him.

Johnny.

He hadn’t moved.

Even from that distance, she could tell he was watching her. Not the stage, not the crowd. Just her.

There was something steady about the way he stood there, arms crossed, expression unreadable from where she was.

Her fi
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