After the Idle Songbird Stepped Down, the Harbor Heir Regretted Everything
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At the Vale Foundation's winter gala, Julian asked me to sing while he announced the sale of the theater I had spent three years saving. Then he introduced the woman who would help turn it into a luxury hotel. I set down the microphone, walked off the stage, and told the man who had called me his songbird that I was done performing for him. I had always preferred a quiet room, a soft couch, and a day without plans. Julian had mistaken that for a life I could be bought into. He was about to learn what my leaving would cost him. But the theater wasn't the only thing he stood to lose, and I wasn't sure whether I wanted the man who finally came looking for me.
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The city approved the lease six weeks later.
The foundation raised enough for the first phase of the roof repairs, though it had to postpone one summer program. Northstar withdrew its offer. The old auditorium stayed open. The college signed a lease for the rehearsal wing, and the first student orchestra moved in with a collection of fo……
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