Ysabelle knew she should not behave that way. Everyone was busy, and she was only wasting their time.
However, The Wheelers had been her faith for the past three years.
Now that her faith was about to collapse, she was no longer in the mood to do her own things.
That only served to prove that Ysabelle still lacked self-control.
Nevertheless, the assistant knew how she felt.
“Listen, Ysabelle. No one can help you pursue your dream, so you must seize every opportunity you have. There are many people who wish they could take over your place out there.”
Many people dreamed about becoming an artiste and releasing their own albums.
Yet, no matter how hard they tried, they just weren't given the chance.
Ysabelle was quite disappointed with herself when she heard that. “I'm sorry.”
“It's okay. Now, go back and rest. I still have other things to attend to and can't give you a ride.” The assistant did not press on the matter.
After all, it was Ysabelle's own dream.
No one could help her if she herself did not put in the effort.
Meanwhile, Xandra was reading the threads on the internet. Many fans had flooded the site, reprimanding TS Entertainment and demanding an explanation from them.
The Wheelers had been trending nowadays, so every move they made received the attention of their fans.
Some of them were completely irrational. They only wanted to hear the answer they wanted to hear.
Outside the building of TS Entertainment, several fans had even passed out from crying.
“Sophie, this happened because of me. I'd better explain to them myself. I don't want TS Entertainment to take the blame.”
Mark was the one who wanted to leave The Wheelers.
It had nothing to do with Sophie, and she needed not to bear the responsibility.
“Do you not believe in me? I am the CEO of TS Entertainment. Whatever happens to TS Entertainment today will be my responsibility alone.”
Sophie never cared about how the others slandered her.
“Sophie—”
Before Mark could continue his words, Xandra interrupted, “Don't worry, Mark. Everything will be fine with me here. I've been in the entertainment industry for so long and I've encountered a lot of things.” A grin bloomed on her face.
“Get the security company to send more security guards over to ensure the fans' safety.” Sophie did not want to take the risk of getting anyone injured or even killed at such a critical moment.
If that happened, there would be nothing she could do to fix the mess anymore.
“Don't worry. I've already asked them to send people over. But I'm afraid there's no way you can leave the building now, Mark,” said Xandra, knowing the fans had already flooded the main entrance and the backdoor. “You probably won't have a peaceful life until this matter is resolved.” She did not exaggerate her words but was simply stating a fact.
“All right, I've already found the person who wrote the post. But it's pointless to delete them now,” said Sophie.
The Wheelers had a huge fan base.
The moment the rumors surfaced, they began to wonder if Sophie had mistreated their idol. They could not think of any other reason why their idol would leave the group.
Xandra was calm and unruffled.
“Sophie, I know you want to protect The Wheelers. But only they themselves can sort this out.”
Nothing the company said could be of any use at that point.
“I'm willing to hold a press conference to clarify everything.” Mark suddenly spoke. “Xandra is right. This matter has affected our daily life now.”
“All right, then,” Sophie agreed.
There was no way to suppress the news anymore.
Even though they could delete the threads on the internet, it was impossible to get things to resolve with the number of fans surrounding the building.
Just then, the other members of The Wheelers entered the room.
“Let's face it together, Mark.”
As part of the band, they would bear everything together no matter what happened.
Most importantly, they were close friends.
None of them would back down at that critical moment.
“It's okay. All this happened because of me. I can face it myself.” Mark did not want to get the others involved, as it was his own decision to leave the band. “All of you still have a long way to go. Don't ruin your future because of me.”
“Mark, what are you talking about? The Wheelers will not continue without you. This is a fact that no one can change, and we'll never accept someone else as our leader.” Sunny was upset with Mark's decision to take everything alone. “We'll respect your decision. Since you've decided to leave, we won't hold you back anymore. It will be enough for us as long as we can perform together at our last concert.”
They would not tie him down.
“All right. Let's face it together!”
Mark was touched by their words.
At the same time, he felt horrible as the others were dragged into the mess because of him.
However, all the members of The Wheelers were close friends.
It would be too much if he were to apologize.
Seeing how united they were, Sophie walked over and hugged them.
“That's right. Let's face it together.”
When TS Entertainment announced that The Wheelers would be holding a press conference on their official website, The Wheelers' fans went into a frenzy.
All the members of The Wheelers were clad in white suits at the press conference and did not wear makeup to show that they regarded the press conference with great importance.
Sophie, wearing a white dress, was seated in the middle.
“Thank you to all the fans who came here today to join The Wheelers' press conference.” Sophie was calm and composed in front of the microphones and cameras. “I believe all of you have read on the internet that Mark is leaving. Well, it's true. We, TS Entertainment, however, are reluctant to let him go and have been trying our best to make him stay.”
She paused before continuing, “We are deeply sorry that we have to let all of you down. Since Mark will be leaving for personal reasons, The Wheelers will also be having their last concert as a farewell to their fans. On behalf of TS Entertainment, I would like to thank you all for supporting The Wheelers since the beginning. I sincerely hope all of you can respect Mark's decision and give him some space.”
However, Mark's fans disregarded her words and shouted Mark's name in front of the stage.
Has Mark been mistreated again? Otherwise, why is The Wheelers disbanding? They would have disbanded in their toughest times if they wanted to.
“Mark, did they do something to you guys? Please don't disband. We will always protect you!” one of the fans shouted.
The fans in the audience were extremely emotional and could not listen to a single word.
Several fans even got agitated and passed out. Fortunately, Sophie had placed a few doctors on standby.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Changing Only For Her novel (Sophie and Tristan)