Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 178

Chapter 178

Nate clenched his jaw, ready to shut the livestream down.

But whether it was rage or sheer disbelief at Sharon’s talent, his hand wouldn’t stop shaking. His finger hovered over the button, trembling-yet it wouldn’t press.

He sucked in a few deep breaths, trying to steady himself. Finally, his nerves settled just enough to jab at the “End Stream”

button.

And right then, his phone froze again.

The tidal wave of comments, the nonstop gift animations, the swarm of viewers pouring in to catch a glimpse of the girl onstage

it overwhelmed everything. Not just Nate’s phone. Even the platform’s servers started to lag.

Nate lost it. “Damn it! Damn it! Shut it off! Shut it off!”

He slammed his finger against the button over and over until finally, the app crashed-and the stream went black.

When Kelly finished her piece, the audience had been present enough to remember to clap.

no one moved. Nearly a full minute passed in complete

in the crowd,

the spell-and a thunderous wave of applause followed, far louder

people would’ve been on their feet, cheering, whistling, screaming their

performance.

her stillness, the way she commanded the stage-was

laugh at Sharon’s background, mock her lack of pedigree. But they couldn’t deny

radiated. She glowed. She was stunning in a way that made it hard

with emotion. Their faces flushed,

debate. No hesitation.

I’ve never heard anything like that in my

even come close. Not a tenth of

was the most moving performance I’ve ever seen. Hands

I finally get what ‘lingering notes that stay for

judge added, “Did anyone else catch Matty’s solo in there? I almost missed it—it

a single

Theo’s duet earlier didn’t feature a

more than two-thirds of that group’s piece had been Kelly soloing. Only a third was

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