Chapter 178: More Secrets

Gabriel sat, completely stunned. He couldn’t believe it. Was Mercy really…?

But he knew that she was. Did anyone else know, he thought? He didn’t think so. Had anyone else put two and two together? Again, he didn’t think so. It took the audience a moment to catch their breath after Mercy’s performance, so there was silence as she bowed her head. And then, they erupted into an applause the likes of which he’d never heard. People jumped to their feet as Mercy received a standing ovation.

I have to talk to her, Gabriel thought. As soon as possible. I have to know if anyone else knows. Everyone got up from their seats. The show was over and the gala was about to begin so the audience flooded towards the restaurant, which had been set up for the gala. But Gabriel stayed seated while he let the gravity of what he’d just learned wash over him.

Meanwhile, Amelia and Jonathan rushed to the wings, holding hands.

“You were marvelous,” Jonathan gushed as the finalists flocked around hi