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The sound of music begins to play, and the welcoming speeches have been going on for a while. The backstage commotion adds to the list of anxieties hitting Jane. She repeatedly tries to calm herself while waiting for her turn. Brina has actually forbidden her from leaving the room, but Jane is still Jane.

She wants to check with her own eyes how the stage is being visited by the guests. Jane can clearly see some staff in special uniforms escorting them to their designated places. Some faces are vaguely familiar to Jane's memory. Although she rarely attended business events with Austin in the past, Kate sometimes invited her to more private meetings.

And it is in such places that Jane got to know some faces that are now sitting around the stage.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine," Jane says, squeezing each other's hands.

"Olive," calls Brina, making Jane turn. "Your turn is in five minutes."

This is the moment. As soon as Jane steps out from bac