That concert had been unprecedented and splendid.
The fans were overjoyed.
Therefore, when the concert came to an end, they refused to leave and kept yelling The Wheelers' name.
How can they bear to leave? After that night, they would never see The Wheelers again.
“The Wheelers! The Wheelers! The Wheelers!” the fans screamed incessantly.
Even Tristan was moved when he saw such a scene.
It had never occurred to him that a band could summon such power.
“Thank you for coming today. This is our final concert. Take care, everybody!”
It did not matter how reluctant everyone was. Things had to come to an end no matter what.
Now was the time to leave.
The fans started wailing uncontrollably.
Tears flowed down Mark's face when he saw the fans' reaction.
“Mark, please don't cry. We will always be by your side. Even if you don't sing anymore, we will still love you.”
The fans could not bear to see him getting upset.
He was their favorite idol for three years, after all.
They were willing to do anything for him.
“I thank all of you once again for your support. Please continue to give your support to the rest of the band members in the future.”
His departure did not mean that the others had to stop whatever they were doing.
His band members loved music from the bottom of their hearts.
Whether they chose to fly solo or do something else, he hoped that they would be able to carry on to do what they loved.
“Mark, you don't have to say anything or worry about us. Since we formed The Wheelers, you have been doing a good job as our leader. Regardless of what happens in the future, we will always be brothers.”
They felt nothing but gratitude toward Mark.
There was no way they would blame him.
Mark patted Sunny's shoulders.
“I love you guys!”
He truly adored each and every one of The Wheelers.
The fans stood there and refused to leave.
“Mark! Mark! Mark!”
They did not want to see him so upset, but they could not bear to leave either.
“Once again, I thank all of you for your support. Please take care when you leave and stay safe. I don't wish to see anyone getting hurt at this concert.”
“Mark!”
The fans wept and wailed miserably.
They did not want to make things difficult for their idol.
However, the time to leave had come.
Despite knowing everything, they were still reluctant to leave.
Ysabelle was also crying very sadly.
“What should I do? I feel so miserable,” she said as she held onto Felix's hand.
It was truly difficult to part with someone one loved.
Felix put her arms around her.
“Don't cry. You're making me upset too.”
However, the surrounding was so noisy that Ysabelle did not hear what he said.
“It took me so long to fall in love with a band. Why must they disband so soon?”
The Wheelers were the reason why she wanted to become a singer.
All Felix could do was to be there for her.
No matter what he said, Ysabelle would not listen.
“Go back home now! Please be careful.”
It was getting very late.
Mark's voice had turned hoarse.
An impasse situation like that had crossed Mark's mind.
The fans were too upset. That was why they refused to leave.
“All right then. We'll dedicate one last song to all of you. This is the first song we make our debut with. This will truly be the last one.”
They did not rehearse that song, so Sophie had to look for the musical score.
Nothing stumped her.
Furthermore, she had been keeping track of The Wheelers even after she had left. That was why she knew that song.
It was their debut song.
However, some of their fans had never heard of it before.
Most of their fans present that day had been with them for a long time.
Back then, their debut song was not very well known, but the fans could sing along with them.
Then again, the song was over in five minutes' time.
It was time to leave.
“Everyone, please go home!” said Sunny. “Please don't make things difficult for Mark.”
Now that things had reached a point of no return, they would only make things difficult for Mark if they refused to leave. The fans would certainly not want to upset Mark.
“Thank you very much, everyone! Please don't put Mark on the spot.”
Sunny had always been a cheerful person.
However, right now, he could not control his tears too.
When the fans saw their idols getting upset, they could not bear to watch.
Someone started to leave.
One by one, the other fans began to follow suit, albeit very slowly.
They did not want to make things difficult for their idols and upset them.
On the other hand, they were really unwilling to leave.
It took tens of thousands of fans more than an hour to vacate the stadium.
During the process, all of the members of The Wheelers remained on the stage.
They watched the audience left one at a time.
It was hard to suppress the sorrow within them.
From that moment on, The Wheelers would no longer exist in the world!
“Mark, are we really disbanding?”
The Wheelers had been set up for more than five years now.
It had not been an easy journey.
They had lasted till now because of their dreams.
Is that all there is left?
Looking at Sunny, Sophie patted his shoulders.
“All of you must be tired. Let's go home and take a good rest. Don't think too much!”
The farewell concert had taken place as they had planned.
To be honest, it was an extremely successful concert.
Unfortunately, in the end, they still could not change the outcome. That was the only upsetting aspect of it.
“Okay. Go back for a good rest. I still have something on, so I won't be going back with all of you. Take care.”
“Mark, aren't you going back with us tonight? Did something happen? If that's the case, you must tell us so that we can help you resolve the issue.”
Sunny refused to believe that it was Mark's wish to leave The Wheelers. Therefore, there must be other reasons behind his decision.
“Sunny, please don't ask so many questions. Right now, I'm really very tired and want to go back for a rest. Sophie, since someone is waiting for you, I won't be sending you back.”
Sophie was the only female member. That was what worried him the most.
“All right then. Since you're busy, go ahead with your plan. Don't worry about me.”
Mark was the first one in the band to leave.
There was no way he could stay there any longer. If he did, he would not be able to control himself.
Mark did not want any one of the band members to get hurt.
Now was the time to leave for good.
The moment Mark went out, he saw that the old man had sent someone to pick him up.
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