Sofia had nothing left. After her father’s death, her stepmother tossed her out with nothing but a suitcase and a cruel laugh. “Go sing in the subway,” she sneered.
But Sofia remembered her father’s dying words: “Find Mikhail at the ‘Breeze’ restaurant.”
When she knocked, the wealthy owner stared at her in shock. “Grigory’s daughter?” he whispered. Decades ago, he and Sofia’s father had been inseparable—until love came between them. Now, faced with the orphaned girl, Mikhail saw a chance to make amends.
He took her in, promising to help her finish school. But fate had other plans. When the restaurant’s singer canceled, Sofia volunteered. The moment she sang, the room fell silent. Her voice—haunting, powerful—was her father’s legacy.
Years later, her stepmother walked into that same restaurant, not realizing the star on stage was the girl she’d abandoned. As Sofia held the final note, she locked eyes with the woman who’d tried to break her—and smiled.
Some reunions are sweet. Others? Just poetic justice.
