All Chapters of Heard My Thoughts to Rise to Music Stardom: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

"Let's give a round of applause to our musical prodigies!"Amidst the cheers, I opened my eyes in shock. At that moment, I realized I was back on that very stage where it all began.When my fans saw my bewildered expression, they screamed even louder. "You got this, Vanessa! We've seen your talent. You're definitely the champion today!"Hearing their shouts, Sophia, who was seated beside me, looked at me with a smile."I didn't expect we'd meet in the finals, Vanessa. Looks like I'll have to prepare well for this match," she said.However, her gentle expression sent a chill down my spine.Then, those painful memories from my previous life came rushing back.Sophia and I had once been hailed as the rising twin stars of the entertainment industry. Her background was prestigious, but my talent far surpassed hers. Perhaps out of youthful pride, I chose to face her head-on in this competition show. However, no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn't understand how she managed

Sophia turned to the camera with a smile and said, "What's wrong with you today, Vanessa? Do you really want to win so much? It's okay. If you want to perform first, I'll let you have it." As she spoke, she moved her hand, which was holding the paper, backward.Watching her gesture, I further confirmed my suspicions."I don't need that," I said coldly. "I just want to see what number you drew."Looking at my solemn expression, Sophia smiled and said, "Vanessa, although we're competitors, winning or losing is not a big deal. I hope you can relax instead of always being so tense. Look, I drew number one."With those words, she held up her paper toward the camera and blinked innocently.My face turned pale as I looked at the number one written on her paper.So, this wasn't the problem. Perhaps the manipulation was elsewhere, but Sophia had guessed my suspicions. That was why she deliberately withdrew her hand slightly. It was to make me believe my own assumptions!I tried to say so

"No." The word escaped my lips before I could even think.Seeing my continued refusal, the host had a grim expression while the audience erupted in a chorus of boos and insults.From a distance, Sophia looked at me with a smile and said, "Do you have something against me, Vanessa? I don't know why, but you've been targeting me ever since we stepped on stage. If you think I'm not worthy of being your opponent, it's okay. I'll just quit."Tears welled up in her eyes as she spoke, and her reaction instantly earned sympathy from the crowd. The audience got even angrier than me.At the same time, Derek picked up the microphone again and said, "Vanessa, everyone is deeply disappointed in your behavior today. We don't understand why you want to hurt Sophia and fight over the performance order. Your selfish motives are unbearable. You're not fit to become a musician."Derek's words served as my final condemnation.By now, the audience had synchronized their chants while pumping the air w

As I thought about everything, I couldn't help but sneer.It turned out that they had already been scheming against me for a long time, intending to use me as a stepping stone to rise to the top.On the other hand, the audience, who had already been dissatisfied with me, began to shout in anger as they watched my rude actions.Sophia looked at me dead in the eyes and said, "That's enough, Vanessa. In the past, I didn't want to expose you because I pitied you growing up in such a poor place. However, I didn't expect you to repeatedly steal my music, including this time. You insisted on performing first today because you're afraid that if you didn't, you would have been exposed as a plagiarist. If I had known that my endurance would lead to your continued arrogance, I would have exposed you from the very beginning!"Her righteous words pushed the atmosphere to a boiling point.I didn't back down. Instead, I stared straight into her eyes and said, "You say I plagiarized your music, b