Chapter 244

"Perfect. I can't wait to see you walk onstage in this," the designer said, eyes bright with anticipation. Megan nodded, just as eager. "But there's quite a bit of backlash against you online. Are you sure you're okay?" the designer asked. Megan patted her arm reassuringly. "I'll handle it." The finals would be the night she took off the mask. Once she did, no one would question her anymore. After signing off on the costume, she took a short break before heading to rehearsal for "Celestial Voice". Every live show required a full rehearsal to ensure broadcast quality—though she'd missed the very first one when she'd been stuck in a hospital bed. Jimmy had used her medical record to apply for leave but had changed the date to ten days earlier. That was why Alyssa had suspected Elena was Jimmy's kept woman. During earlier rehearsals, everyone kept to themselves and focused on their staging, but this time was different. While Megan waited backstage, one of the other finalists, Am