Michy didn't even realize Azren's presence because he was too focused on the mother and daughter pair. His head felt dizzy, and it felt like exploding. Just because of a girl named Trissa, his career probably would end for real.
And now Azren was standing next to him while holding Tallie's wrist, and Michy thought that things would only get worse.
It was not only Azren who came up to the stage in a rush, but Felice was also running in a hurry to the stage after she noticed the chaos on the stage.
Michy now noticed the manager's presence too, but his blue eyes remained on the blonde man all the time.
He only shifted his gaze to the blonde's hand that was still gripping Tallie's hand tightly. Even the muscles on the back of the hand protruded, showing that the blonde used all his strength to grasp the hand.
Tallie looked hurt because of the grab, and she even hissed painfully. Michy noticed that Azren had lost his control, and he decided to try to pull the blonde's hand away from Tallie's hand.
"Let her go. You are hurting her, Azren!" The young boy half-shouted in the hope that the taller man would listen to his words.
Azren was blind and deaf, but miraculously, he still heard Michy's voice. His breath was gasping, and when he turned to Michy, Michy felt like he saw an illusion of Azren's eyes turning red.
'What kind of illusion is it?' Michy wondered as he blinked his blue eyes, and perhaps that was indeed an illusion because Azren's eyes were still in emerald color.
That was such a strange illusion, and Michy shook his head to brush off the crazy thought. "Just let her go, Azren. You've punished her enough," he spoke softly to the blonde as he kept staring at the taller man.
Azren almost failed to control his anger, but when he heard Michy's voice, he knew that Michy was right.
He finally came back to his sense, and he carefully let go of Tallie's hand. Michy was right. Azren indeed had used all of his strength because Tallie's wrist was now bluish.
Azren finally realized that what he was doing would only bring more trouble for the idol.
"The assistant is just like the idol, huh? Both of you only know how to hurt women!" Tallie snapped again as she used her other hand to rub her wounded wrist. She glared at Azren fiercely as she continued, "And I don't understand why you choose this man over my beautiful daughter, Michy! I can't understand gays at all!"
Tallie suddenly spoke so bluntly and harshly, and her last statement shocked the people on the stage. She could even use the 'gays' word, easily, and Michy was the one who looked hurt upon hearing the word.
Tallie was his adoptive parents' best friend, but she ended up moving away and starting to oppose him just like how his haters did to him.
No one knew what kind of 'relationship' he had with his assistant. They were not dating, but they were indeed being intimate with each other. Sometimes they hugged, and sometimes they even kissed.
However, he did all of that with Azren behind the closed door, so he was surprised by the woman's statement. 'Am I too obvious with my feeling?' Michy couldn't help but wonder in his heart.
Even Felice didn't seem to notice his feelings, but Tallie ended up learning the truth and even slandered him in front of many people.
Someone managed to find out that he indeed had something special with his assistant, and he was anxious now. He deliberately tried so hard to clean his name, but it felt like another obstacle related to Azren was awaiting him ahead.
"So what if Michy chose me over your beautiful daughter?" Azren suddenly let his voice greet the other people's sense of hearing, and Michy turned to the taller man in surprise. "I'm indeed a man, but at least I didn't try to ruin Michy's career!" The taller man continued sarcastically.
It was not something that was expected by Michy, but he couldn't even tell Azren to stop because his brain failed to function properly.
The sarcasm from Azren offended Tallie, and she once again snapped at the blonde man. "Who said that Trissa wanted to ruin Michy's career? She just wanted Michy's love! Is it wrong if she tried to win Michy's heart?"
Hearing Tallie's defense, Azren smirked at the woman before replying, "Her dream is not wrong, but it's her way to realize her dream that's wrong. And if she indeed loved Michy, she wouldn't do anything that might harm Michy. Do you think your daughter's love for Michy is sincere enough?"
It was only Azren who dared to argue with Tallie, and other people on the stage just acted as spectators. Even Michy could only keep his lips into a thin line and didn't dare to utter any words.
Michy could only stare at Azren in disbelief. His assistant looked so different from the usual image. Azren was a timid and shy person in his daily life, but when Michy was facing trouble, the man always stood in front of him and shield him from any danger.
Just like the time when Michy was being slandered by his anti-fan in Tallie's talk show, Azren was the first person to stand up for him before hugging him to comfort him.
Azren was not a reliable person sometimes, but at a time like this, he was the only person Michy could rely on. Without realizing it, Michy had fallen deeper for the blonde assistant. He couldn't deny the feeling anymore, and it seemed that he also didn't need to deny it anymore.
"You don't need to waste your energy to talk with them, Azren," Michy spoke to the blonde, but his blue eyes were staying on Tallie and Trissa darkly. "I won't prolong this matter, but I have to say that from now on, I don't have any relationship with Trissa. Not only that, but I don't want to see the two of you again. Let's pretend as if we don't know each other."
Michy didn't even give the chance for Tallie and Trissa to reply to his words as he immediately grabbed Azren's hand and dragged the latter to climb down the stage.
Azren was silent, but he knew that Michy's hand, which was gripping his wrist, trembled heavily. He felt a pang in his heart, and that was why he chose to free his wrist from the idol's grasp before bringing his hand to hold Michy's hand properly.
Michy noticed the movements, but he didn't say anything and just let Azren lead the way through the hallway in the venue. He could hear footsteps coming from behind, and the next thing he heard was Felice's voice.
"Just go home and have some rest now, Michy. I will deal with everything here."
Azren was not the only person he could rely on at a time like this, but Felice was the same. The female manager was still young, but she always knew how to handle the situation properly.
Michy knew that he could always rely on Felice, but for some reason, he only wanted to rely on Azren this time.
"You can call my uncle, Fel. He's the one who has the right to make a decision related to this matter, and I will trust him in every decision he will make," Michy replied to the manager's words without turning around to the manager.
Felice nodded her head even if she knew that Michy wasn't able to see it. She knew that Michy was shaken right now. Michy just managed to clear his name from the gay rumor, but his girlfriend suddenly caused trouble and ruined his name once again.
Felice could understand that Michy needed some rest now, and she would deal with the matter herself.
The female manager was not alone when she was walking behind the two men, but CM was walking beside her with her head hanging low. The pinkette noticed the female idol's weird attitude, and she questioned the girl, "What's wrong, Carmen? You've been quiet since we were on the stage."
Felice had stopped walking, and for some reason, Michy tightened his grip with Azren's hand as a signal that he wanted to stop walking as well. Azren caught the signal, and he stopped swinging his legs before turning around to face the two girls.
Michy was facing the two girls too, and even if his heart was chaotic right now, he was still worried about his cousin because his cousin indeed had been silent for a while.
CM knew that she was being the center of attention now, and she felt even more pressured by the attention. However, she still managed to raise her head and stare at her cousin intently. "It's my fault, Michy," she suddenly whispered.. "I'm the one who provoked Trissa so she ended up kissing you on stage."