Chapter 628. That Wasn’t Acting

Sophia walked onto the stage and started her performance. She embodied the master personality comfortably, her emotions shifting from joy to anger to sorrow in perfect rhythm. Then, without warning, she shifted into another persona, untamed and unpredictable. The air in the room became heavy. The audience barely breathed.

Then she paused. Her eyes darted toward Michael at the side of the stage. For a brief moment, her emotions suddenly slipped away.

She had fought so hard to leave him in the past, to erase every memory. Yet the thought cut through her defenses. Who was the woman he had a child with?

Bianca saw the change in Sophia, and a knot of worry tightened in her chest. From her seat, she whispered, "Something’s wrong with Sophia’s performance…"

Bianca's fear had come true.

Michael’s presence was clearly bothering Sophia.

From the side, Bianca clenched her fists, her chest tight with worry as she watched the stage.

Sophia slipped