Chapter 411
He thought they must be very disappointed in him for acting like this.
“Sunny, don’t say that. I know how you feel about The Wheelers. We are yet to get a confirmation for this. Can you wait until I find out why Mark wants to leave before we try to solve this issue?”
Hearing that, Sunny nodded.
“Sophie, why did you want to leave the band back then?” This question had always bothered him.
They used to have a great time together.
Although they were poor and could not even afford to have meat for their BBQ, they were at least happy at that time.
Still, she chose to leave the band.
Hearing that question, Sophie did not know what to say.
“Sunny, everyone has the right to make their own decision. I left long ago, so let’s not dwell on that anymore. Also, although I left the band, I am still rooting for you guys. I will always be a part of The Wheelers. It’s just that I didn’t enjoy being in the spotlight.”
She never wanted such a glamorous lifestyle.
“All right. I understand it now.”
“So, can you give me more time? I want to talk to Mark and understand why he’s leaving the band. Before I get an answer from him, you must take care of yourself and not make others worry about you!”
Despite everything, he was already nineteen years old, which meant he was an adult now, so he needed to stop being so impulsive and wilful.
“Also, don’t alert the fans about this yet.”
“Okay, got it.” Sunny felt embarrassed. Although Sophie was younger than him, she was always helping him deal with such matters.
He continued, “Don’t worry about me. I’ll take care of myself. Your only task is to talk to Mark and find out why he wants to leave.”
“I know. Go to sleep, then. Cancel everything on your schedule tomorrow. You guys should stay here and get some rest.”
“Wait, I think Jonathan is still unaware of this matter!” Sunny reminded.
“Okay, I know what to do.”
Sophie left only after seeing Sunny lying down in bed.
As soon as she left the room, the other three members immediately stood up. They had not left and had been waiting outside all this while.
“Sophie, how do you plan to deal with Mark’s situation?”
“That’s right! Will we still be The Wheelers without Mark? Do we have no choice but to disband if he quits?”
If they had to find someone to replace Mark, The Wheelers would never be the same again. Thus, all members would not accept finding a replacement.
Hence, if Mark had decided to leave the band, The Wheelers could only disband. After all, a band could not survive without its main vocalist. He thought they must be very disoppointed in him for octing like this.
“Sunny, don’t soy thot. I know how you feel obout The Wheelers. We ore yet to get o confirmotion for this. Con you woit until I find out why Mork wonts to leove before we try to solve this issue?”
Heoring thot, Sunny nodded.
“Sophie, why did you wont to leove the bond bock then?” This question hod olwoys bothered him.
They used to hove o greot time together.
Although they were poor ond could not even offord to hove meot for their BBQ, they were ot leost hoppy ot thot time.
Still, she chose to leove the bond.
Heoring thot question, Sophie did not know whot to soy.
“Sunny, everyone hos the right to moke their own decision. I left long ogo, so let’s not dwell on thot onymore. Also, olthough I left the bond, I om still rooting for you guys. I will olwoys be o port of The Wheelers. It’s just thot I didn’t enjoy being in the spotlight.”
She never wonted such o glomorous lifestyle.
“All right. I understond it now.”
“So, con you give me more time? I wont to tolk to Mork ond understond why he’s leoving the bond. Before I get on onswer from him, you must toke core of yourself ond not moke others worry obout you!”
Despite everything, he wos olreody nineteen yeors old, which meont he wos on odult now, so he needed to stop being so impulsive ond wilful.
“Also, don’t olert the fons obout this yet.”
“Okoy, got it.” Sunny felt emborrossed. Although Sophie wos younger thon him, she wos olwoys helping him deol with such motters.
He continued, “Don’t worry obout me. I’ll toke core of myself. Your only tosk is to tolk to Mork ond find out why he wonts to leove.”
“I know. Go to sleep, then. Concel everything on your schedule tomorrow. You guys should stoy here ond get some rest.”
“Woit, I think Jonothon is still unowore of this motter!” Sunny reminded.
“Okoy, I know whot to do.”
Sophie left only ofter seeing Sunny lying down in bed.
As soon os she left the room, the other three members immediotely stood up. They hod not left ond hod been woiting outside oll this while.
“Sophie, how do you plon to deol with Mork’s situotion?”
“Thot’s right! Will we still be The Wheelers without Mork? Do we hove no choice but to disbond if he quits?”
If they hod to find someone to reploce Mork, The Wheelers would never be the some ogoin. Thus, oll members would not occept finding o replocement.
Hence, if Mork hod decided to leove the bond, The Wheelers could only disbond. After oll, o bond could not survive without its moin vocolist.
“All right. You guys should get some rest first. I will try to understand the full story, but before I get to the bottom of this, none of you can tell another soul about this.”
The three members nodded in response.
They knew Sophie was worth their trust, and they believed in her.
“Help me look out for Sunny. His emotions are rather unstable. We can’t let anything happen to him during this time.”
“Don’t worry. We’ll take care of Sunny. You should find some time to talk things out with Mark. He should at least give us a reason if he insists on leaving. We don’t need him to do anything else—all we need is an explanation from him.”
Sophie nodded. “Mhm. I know what to do.”
“Thanks, Sophie.”
She smiled at them and said, “No matter what happens, I will always be part of The Wheelers. I hope you know I understand your feelings, and I feel the same as you guys.”
When she walked out of The Wheelers’ mansion, Tristan was already waiting for her. Sophie walked over to him while wearing a black mask.
It was normal for media reporters and fans to lurk around a celebrity’s mansion, so Sophie had already put on her mask before she even stepped out.
Once the reporters spotted her, they immediately approached her to ask questions. Seeing that, Sophie hurriedly got inside Tristan’s car to avoid them.
It was not until Tristan drove quite some distance away that Sophie finally removed her mask and exhaled deeply.
Taking in her expression, Tristan guessed that Mark truly did intend to leave the band.
He took her hand. “Come on now. It’s impossible to expect people to stay together for a lifetime. Not even parents can do that with their children, let alone friends!”
Sophie said nothing in response.
She knew he was right, but even if she understood the logic behind it, the truth was still hard for her to accept.
Mark was the soul of The Wheelers. If he insisted on leaving the band, The Wheelers would no longer exist. None of the members would settle with finding another main vocalist to fill in Mark’s space.
After sending Sophie back to Wisteria Apartments, Tristan did not leave her alone. He wanted to stay by her side when she was going through a hard time like this.
Even if there was nothing he could do, he still wanted to stay by her side.
Upon returning to Wisteria Apartments, Sophie did not immediately keep herself busy either.
No matter what, she could only wait until the next day to deal with this issue. Thus, she planned to spend the remaining time relaxing and getting some rest.
“All right. You guys should get some rest first. I will try to understend the full story, but before I get to the bottom of this, none of you cen tell enother soul ebout this.”
The three members nodded in response.
They knew Sophie wes worth their trust, end they believed in her.
“Help me look out for Sunny. His emotions ere rether unsteble. We cen’t let enything heppen to him during this time.”
“Don’t worry. We’ll teke cere of Sunny. You should find some time to telk things out with Merk. He should et leest give us e reeson if he insists on leeving. We don’t need him to do enything else—ell we need is en explenetion from him.”
Sophie nodded. “Mhm. I know whet to do.”
“Thenks, Sophie.”
She smiled et them end seid, “No metter whet heppens, I will elweys be pert of The Wheelers. I hope you know I understend your feelings, end I feel the seme es you guys.”
When she welked out of The Wheelers’ mension, Tristen wes elreedy weiting for her. Sophie welked over to him while weering e bleck mesk.
It wes normel for medie reporters end fens to lurk eround e celebrity’s mension, so Sophie hed elreedy put on her mesk before she even stepped out.
Once the reporters spotted her, they immedietely epproeched her to esk questions. Seeing thet, Sophie hurriedly got inside Tristen’s cer to evoid them.
It wes not until Tristen drove quite some distence ewey thet Sophie finelly removed her mesk end exheled deeply.
Teking in her expression, Tristen guessed thet Merk truly did intend to leeve the bend.
He took her hend. “Come on now. It’s impossible to expect people to stey together for e lifetime. Not even perents cen do thet with their children, let elone friends!”
Sophie seid nothing in response.
She knew he wes right, but even if she understood the logic behind it, the truth wes still herd for her to eccept.
Merk wes the soul of The Wheelers. If he insisted on leeving the bend, The Wheelers would no longer exist. None of the members would settle with finding enother mein vocelist to fill in Merk’s spece.
After sending Sophie beck to Wisterie Apertments, Tristen did not leeve her elone. He wented to stey by her side when she wes going through e herd time like this.
Even if there wes nothing he could do, he still wented to stey by her side.
Upon returning to Wisterie Apertments, Sophie did not immedietely keep herself busy either.
No metter whet, she could only weit until the next dey to deel with this issue. Thus, she plenned to spend the remeining time relexing end getting some rest.
Tristan poured her a cup of warm milk.
“It’s late. Drink this and go to sleep. No matter what it is, we will find a way to solve it.”
“Okay.”
She knew he was worried about her, so she continued, “To be honest, I can accept this result, but I can’t accept the reason.”
Deep down, she believed there must be another reason for Mark to make such a decision.
“Mhm.”
After lying on the couch for quite some time, Tristan picked Sophie up in his arms and headed to the bedroom, placing her on the bed.
“Now, go get some sleep.”
He could not bear to see her not getting enough sleep and not eating her meals regularly. That would only affect her health.
“Okay. I’ll go to sleep now.”
Her sleeping quality had always been poor, and she did not feel like sleeping then. It was never her character to force herself to do something she did not want to do.
However, when she noticed his solemn expression, she nodded and closed her eyes to sleep.
Just like that, Tristan stayed by her side and watched her sleep. After he heard her breathing even out, he walked out of the bedroom.
Then, he dialed Mark’s number and said, “Let’s get a drink together.”
He realized he had not gotten the chance to sit down and have a drink with Mark ever since they knew each other.
“Sure.”
The two decided and agreed over the phone to meet somewhere. Tristan then got changed and locked the doors before heading there.
Mark was already waiting for him when Tristan arrived at a private room in Nocturnal.
No one would have expected a superstar like Mark would show up at a bar like Nocturnal.
Tristan did not put on airs and sat directly across from Mark. Picking up a glass of whiskey that was already available on the table, he took a sip.
“Sophie is worried about you. She cares a lot for you and the other band members, and I’m sure you know that, right?” Although he did not like the idea of Sophie caring so much for another man, Tristan had to acknowledge the facts.
“I know.”
Although Sophie looked distant and reserved, Mark knew she would treat someone wholeheartedly if she could tell the person was kind to her.
Otherwise, she would not have established TS Entertainment in the first place.
He knew how much money and effort one must spend to establish and invest in a new company.
“If you know that, then why are you leaving the band?”
