“What? She's the CEO of TS Entertainment? No way! She looks younger than me!”
“She's only in her first year of university, so, of course, she's young!” the securities said annoyingly, thinking that the fans were really crazy.
The fans would have successfully gotten inside if it weren't for the security guard's professionalism.
“All right. I know you all love The Wheelers, but we really don't have any tickets left. You all can try to get the tickets faster and earlier next time.”
“You think we're not fast enough? The other fans are just too fast! We're helpless too, okay?”
Even though they couldn't enter, they could still listen to their music from outside the venue.
The fans were really struggling and trying their best.
“See that? There're so many fans who are still outside, and they couldn't even get in. Mark and the others are really incredible,” Ysabelle said in admiration.
Her fame was still not comparable to The Wheelers even though she was also considered a singer now.
She wondered when she could have a concert of her own like this.
“Yeah. I feel that The Wheelers can have another concert! They wouldn't feel sorry for the fans who were waiting outside that way,” Sophie chimed in.
Of course, she wouldn't want Mark and the others to get all exhausted.
This is how the rock industry was. Huge efforts needed to be put in to make a concert successful. After that, the staff members would need a few days to recover from it.
“But wouldn't they be too tired?” Ysabelle had her worries as well.
“That's why we'll discuss this in a few days after they rested,” Sophie agreed to that.
Tristan and Felix just looked at each other.
Both the women were too focused on The Wheelers and ignoring their boyfriends. The men couldn't really sit right with this.
“Ms. Sophie, you're too kind. We always have two concerts in a row back when we were with Sky Media. Sky Media did earn buckets, but our team members were really drained.”
Sophie wanted to have another concert for the fans who were outside, but not because of the money. She's different from those in Sky Media.
She could feel the passion of the fans when she entered the venue.
Mark is in great condition today! Sophie was impressed. He was still, undoubtedly, the king of the stage when he was up there.
As for Sunny, his hand finally healed, and this time, he was where he was supposed to be, shining like a star.
Sophie really felt everything that she did was worth it when she saw that scene. All this looked so amazing to her.
Ysabelle was now screaming with the fans, not caring about her vocal cords at all whereas Felix was looking at her with a worried gaze.
“Ysabelle, you're a singer. You should learn to protect your voice. You shouldn't do what you're doing now!” Ysabelle was really too much at times. She couldn't control herself every time she was at The Wheelers' concert.
“But I can't help it! I want to scream with everyone at an event like this!”
“Do you want to go on stage?”
Even at this moment, Tristan's focus was still on Sophie.
He knew she used to be part of The Wheelers, and he knew how bright she shone when she was on the stage. Maybe Sophie would want to join them on stage when she saw the members there.
However, Sophie shook her head.
“I don't want that. I told you, right? The reason why I left was because I don't want to debut myself.” Sophie wanted to live her life in a low-key way.
She didn't want to be in the limelight and expose herself to the public.
She couldn't accept a life like that.
“Okay.”
The concert continued on until eleven at night. As Mark stopped as his voice couldn't handle it anymore.
Just then, Mark noticed Sophie and the group.
He looked down from the stage with his microphone in hand and said, “I want to thank someone. We could continue to perform on this stage because of her, and I know I wouldn't be able to even stand on the stage that I love if it wasn't for her. Sophie! Thank you!”
In truth, Mark wanted to say, “I love you,” but he didn't have the right to do so. That was why he could only say “thank you” in the end.
Hearing what he said, the members of The Wheelers stood in a straight line and bowed deeply toward Sophie.
That was true.
If Sophie weren't there, they wouldn't be on stage singing their favorite rock music.
At that moment, the audience was completely silent.
The fans didn't know what was going on, but they knew that The Wheelers once decided to leave the industry.
Everyone could remember The Wheeler's last concert, and it was etched in their mind.
Sophie gave them a big smile.
There's no need for thank you between us.
Sophie came looking for them backstage after the concert was over.
“Don't tire yourself out. You all can still sing as long as The Wheelers still exist!” As a singer, the most important thing was to protect their voice and not be reckless.
“Don't worry. We know what we're doing.” It wasn't their first time playing in a band, so they knew what to do and what not to do.
“I'm sorry, Sophie. We were overseas when Old Mr. Tanner left, so we weren't able to make it.”
Not only that but the news was sealed at that moment.
They only knew what happened a little while after that.
Sophie must have been so sad during that period of her life, they thought.
Sophie patted Sunny's shoulder.
“Don't worry. I'm fine now! I look fine to you guys, right? Grandpa was old, so he would leave sooner or later anyway. I've gotten over it.”
Sunny came over and hugged Sophie, and the other members followed suit. Then, the six of them formed a group hug.
It was easy to say, “I'm fine,” but it would never be easy to accept the fact that someone had left the world for good.
The Wheelers' greatest regret was not being able to send Josiah off when he passed away.
Ysabelle's eyes reddened when she saw the scene.
She didn't want Sophie to see her in that state, so she left after informing Tristan.
The other members then went to change, so there were only Sophie and Mark backstage whereas Tristan went to the restroom.
“How are you, Mark?”
Sophie knew Mark had been through a lot, and she was worried he might still be trapped in it, but things seemed to be going fine based on how Mark looked.
“I'm fine. Don't worry about me! Who do you think I am? I'm Mark! I know my life should be full of miracles, and I know I will be a legend one day. I love the stage, and I love singing. So, I will never leave again. I will sing until I can't sing anymore.”
That was how life was supposed to be.
It was supposed to be full of ups and downs.
He had already lost Sophie, so he couldn't lose his stage.
“That's great to hear! It's late. You all should get back and rest. Let's meet up for a meal someday!” It was, indeed, quite late.
“Yeah! You should head back too. Mr. Tristan is still waiting for you outside. Don't make him wait too long!” Tristan wouldn't be happy if Sophie worried about other men.
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