The other band members were overcome with excitement when they heard that. It had been a long time since they played together with Sophie.
They genuinely liked Sophie and had always enjoyed making music with her.
Since Sophie and Ysabelle had been backstage for some time, the latter said, “Soph, in that case, I’ll head outside first and let Uncle Tristan know what happened. Otherwise, he’ll get worried.”
“Okay. Let him know what happened, and tell him not to worry.”
Sophie had not performed onstage in a long time, and she realized she actually missed the thrill of it.
The manager asked a makeup artist to go over and do Sophie’s makeup. While getting her makeup applied, Sophie pored over the music score.
What a relief! Even though I wasn’t in the band for the past two years, I’ve listened to their songs. On top of that, The Wheelers are very popular, so their music gets played everywhere.
Seeing that they were actually going to let a girl still in her teens go onstage, the manager’s assistant could not refrain from saying, “Are you sure she’ll be all right? She doesn’t look like she can do it.”
This isn’t like one of those arts and culture performances in school. It’s a concert in front of a hundred thousand people! Many rookies would still find such a situation intimidating even after debuting for some time, let alone a young lady like her.
“Zip it! I told you to keep an eye on them, and what did you do? Where were you just now? If you’d listened to me, we wouldn’t be in such a pickle!” the manager snapped, utterly furious. I’ve been closely involved in the planning of this concert from the preparation stages until now. I only stepped away for a few minutes, and look at what happened! What on earth was this assistant of mine doing?
“I did listen to you! But Sunny wanted to use the washroom. Don’t tell me I should’ve gone in with him!” the assistant protested indignantly.
What’s the big deal anyway? I just wasn’t given a chance. Otherwise, I’d be way better at singing than Mark! All Mark sings is that godawful music!
The manager watched as the makeup artist did Sophie’s makeup, put a wig on her, and helped her change into Sunny’s stage clothes. At the end of it all, the manager was dumbfounded to see a stunningly handsome young man standing before her.
“Ms. Tanner, you look amazing! That outfit really suits you!”
Dressed in men’s clothes, Sophie exuded an irresistible allure that was enough to make one’s face flush and heart race.
Sophie was rather pleased when she saw her reflection in the mirror. I look really good dressed up in men’s clothes!
Meanwhile, Ysabelle had returned to where Tristan was. Seeing that she came back alone, the latter raised his eyebrows and asked, “Where’s Sophie? Wasn’t she with you?”
“Soph said she had something to do and told me to come back first. Don’t worry, Uncle Tristan. Maybe Soph wants to give you a surprise!” Previously, Sophie had already surprised everyone at Nocturnal. This time at a concert with a hundred thousand-strong audience, Ysabelle was certain that Sophie would give them an even bigger surprise.
Felix also moved closer when he saw Ysabelle acting all mysterious.
“Ysabelle, what’s Sophie up to? The members of The Wheelers are all guys, and every one of them is even more alluring than the other. In fact, that lead singer of theirs is as handsome as Mr. Tristan. Aren’t you at all worried about leaving her alone with them?”
Having always seen Tristan calm and collected, Felix had a sudden wish to see Tristan jealous.
Ysabelle gave a cold snort. “Felix, do you really think the lead singer of The Wheelers is comparable to my uncle? How could Sophie ever fall for Mark Wheeler? With such an outstanding man like Uncle Tristan around, Mark is nothing,” she quickly said gushingly. “All right. The concert is about to start. Pipe down and watch the concert.”
A countdown timer had appeared on the big screen.
Holding their breaths in anticipation, the audience began to count down along to the timer.
Some of them even erupted into loud shrieks of excitement. Finally! We’re here at the venue for The Wheelers’ concert! We’re finally going to meet our idols!
“Is there something wrong with my eyes? Why does it seem like that’s Sophie on the stage?” Felix could not help but rub his eyes. My eyes aren’t playing tricks on me, are they? Just like that, Sophie was about to perform at a concert in front of a hundred thousand people.
That’s what my Sophie deserves. She deserves to shine brightly. Anywhere she goes, she’s bound to be the center of attention, dazzling like a brilliant diamond.
There are too many intriguing things about Sophie Tanner.
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