They were heading to the room that was belonged to the person with the highest position in Seventius. Azren was walking next to the idol as he kept stealing glances at the blue-eyed idol.
Michy kept his lips in thin line ever since they left the building where the young idol was filming for "Tallie's Talk" today. After they left the studio, they headed to the changing room to collect their belongings in the room.
As they walked into the room from the studio, all pairs of eyes they passed were on Michy. Not only that, but the people in the building also kept whispering something about the silver-haired idol. It was easy to guess that they were talking about the viral incident on the internet.
Azren, as the one who didn't get that kind of attention, also felt uncomfortable under the judging gazes. He couldn't imagine how Michy was feeling back then.
And now when they were in the Seventius building and were heading to Willem Shelton's office, Michy received the same attention from the employees under Seventius. To make it even worse, the attention they got from the employees in Seventius was more hurting than the one they got before.
The employees openly insulted Michy without hesitation, saying that Michy was indeed a prostitute who was even willing to sell himself to other men. Those people hated Michy even before the incident happened, so the incident only served as oil to make the fire bigger.
Azren felt like giving a punch or two to those crazy employees, but Michy kept holding him back by pulling his sleeve while shaking his head.
It was only a little pull on the small part of his sleeve, but it was enough to stop the blonde from doing another reckless action. Azren knew that he shouldn't make things get even worse.
Michy had changed after the incident, and now Azren couldn't even differentiate between the evil and the nice Michy. It was still the calm and weak Michy, but for some reason, Azren thought that it was not completely the nice Michy. It felt like the current Michy was the mixture of the two characters.
It made Azren feel even more puzzled. What was wrong with the silver-haired boy? Why did he suddenly change? Did the incident affect him severely?
The questions remained unanswered even after they arrived at Willem's office.
He peeped at the young idol and found the idol sighed heavily before turning the doorknob. The door finally opened, and the idol entered the room in silence. Azren followed closely behind the silver-haired idol, silently praying that nothing worse would happen in the room.
There in the boss' room, Willem, Felice, and CM were waiting for them on the couches.
The three of them immediately got up from their seats, and Willem even walked over to Michy before hugging the young boy. "Oh, my dear Michy! Are you okay?"
The blue-eyed youth could hear the sincerity in his uncle's voice, and he smiled a little. "I'm okay, Uncle. You don't have to worry about me."
In the eyes of the uncle, Michy was the victim of a madman who suddenly attacked the young idol with his words. It brought a bitter smile to Michy's face. Willem didn't know the truth yet, but once he uncovered everything, he was sure his uncle would change.
Willem finally ended their hugging session and glared at his nephew. "Why wouldn't I worry when someone slandered you like that, Michy? That person just said rubbish, and I promised to catch him and report him to the police."
Again, the older man acted so protectively towards Michy, and the latter felt worse. Not only had he succeeded in deceiving his fans, but he had also fooled his uncle.
Michy had expected that his uncle would say something like that, and he just sighed weakly. "I want to say something with you first, Uncle. Let's not talk about that man's punishment for now."
Willem could sense that his nephew was worried about something, but he only nodded his head before guiding his nephew to sit on the sofa. Michy sat next to Azren, and the three people sat across from them on another sofa.
"Our poor Michy, our poor Michy. Do you want me to castrate the man for you?" CM carelessly asked the idol when they were seated on the couch.
"Stop it, Carmen! Didn't you hear what your cousin just said? Michy wants to talk to us about something first, so we better listen to him before we can talk about that man," Willem rebuked his only daughter, making the young girl pout in annoyance.
The man looked very wise. His black hair wasn't completely black now because of some visible gray hairs here and there, but he still looked handsome and vibrant. He didn't even hesitate when he scolded his daughter, indicating that he wouldn't take sides blindly with those close to him.
Michy knew that his uncle would also scold him after learning the truth, but he also knew that he couldn't hide the truth forever. Tallie Fletcher was right. It was better to tell his uncle before his uncle found out from someone else.
The man now looked at Michy softly, nonverbally encouraged the young idol to start his explanation. Michy was nervous, but he had made up his mind. He had to unveil the secret so that his heart would feel lighter.
"It's all my fault, Uncle," he started. "That masked man only wanted to have revenge on me. I've wronged him, and he just wanted me to pay him back."
Willem, Felice, and CM frowned upon hearing his vague words.
"What do you mean, Michy? What have you done to that man?" Willem questioned his nephew again.
Michy shifted his gaze toward his shoes as he answered, "I accused him of sexual harassment in my last fan signing event. I acted as if I was the victim and caused him to get hated by the whole country. He even got expelled from his school because of me."
The three people were surprised upon hearing the young idol's confession. Willem seemed to be wanting to say something, but his lips just opened and closed without producing any sounds. He was speechless.
"You have wronged that person by saying that he harassed you? Was it when your name suddenly became the hot search on the internet, and there were lots of articles about you being harassed by your fan? Was it when you suddenly gained lots of new followers?" Felice was the one who asked for a clearer clarification from the idol.
Felice wasn't with Michy at the time, but she had a good memory and could easily remember the events. The event was remarkable, after all. Felice was angry and suggested Michy report the man to the police then, but Michy didn't want to do that.
The young idol's 'lenient' actions touched the manager's heart, and she even praised the young idol for his big heart. Now she was nervous when the idol talked about the event again.
"Yes," the silver-haired idol replied timidly. "That man was my fan, but he turned into my hater because of my reckless action. It's my fault, and I deserve this punishment."
It was confirmed now, and Felice's shoulders dropped after hearing the confirmation. Indeed. Michy had successfully deceived her back then.
The atmosphere got tenser, and no one gave a verbal reaction after Michy gave an explanation. Michy was nervous as he waited for a response from those people.
"You are not someone who would play like a kid like that, Michy. What made you act so lowly like that?" CM finally voiced out her thought.
Among Felice, Willem, and CM, the last name looked the most stable after hearing Michy's shocking confession. Hence, she was the one who asked for a further explanation from her cousin.
The quite harsh question from CM silenced Michy. Was he really not someone who could do such a despicable thing? But he managed to debut because he was willing to 'sell' himself to the people in the company, and that could be considered a lowly act, right?
It was a shame, but maybe CM was looking at him too highly before this incident happened. Now he didn't even know how to lessen the disappointment in the hearts of the three, and he could only remain silent.
"It's not Michy's fault, but it's my fault. I'm the one who had provoked Michy to do something like that. You don't need to punish Michy or that man, but you can punish me."
And the four people in the room could only gawk at Azren, who suddenly broke the silence in the room.
Michy was the one who seemed most taken aback by his assistant's words. He looked at the assistant with a pair of wide eyes.
'Didn't I tell you to be quiet? Why are you digging your own grave?'