Chapter 65
Nicolas and Maxwell’s phones buzzed at the same time, and they both checked their screens.
It was a distress message from Nicole.
Maxwell texted back: [How are we supposed to help you p>
Maxwell: [Why don’t you just join our group p>
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Nicole wanted to punch him. ‘How could three people be in one group? And if I just ditch Felicity, what will the viewers think of me?‘ she thought.
Nicole typed quickly: [Can’t you get Chase to switch back to the first grouping method p>
Nicole: [I actually wanted the first option from the start. It seemed fairer to the trainees p>
Nicole: [But Felicity chose the second one instead. God, this is such a mess p>
Maxwell replied: [Won’t they think we’re going back on our word p>
After all, everyone had already agreed to the second method.
Nicole: [Just try, okay? Otherwise, I’m literally going to die of embarrassment p>
Nicole: [This feels awful p>
Maxwell turned his head and looked over at Nicole.
She happened to glance his way at the same moment, and he noticed her eyes were already red–rimmed.
If they didn’t change the grouping method and left her stuck in this awkward situation, knowing how sensitive and fragile she was, she’d probably cry herself to sleep tonight from feeling so miserable.
‘Why does she cry so much?‘ he wondered. ‘Is she made of water or something p>
But whenever she cried, they couldn’t help feeling both heartbroken and exasperated at the same time.
Maxwell turned his head and whispered to Nicolas, “Should we talk to the production team about this p>
Nicolas had noticed Nicole’s eyes turning red, too. He sighed and nodded. “Go ahead p>
Just as Chase was saying, “Next, number twenty–one will p>
Maxwell cut him off. “Hey, I don’t think the current group selection method is fair p>
Chase looked at him and waited for him to continue.
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Maxwell went on, “I noticed that most of the top twenty trainees ended up in our team and Team 4. That’s not fair to the other two mentors and the remaining trainees p>
He concluded. “So I’m suggesting we redraw the groups randomly instead p>
His comment made the top twenty trainees feel uneasy.
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If they redrew and ended up in Felicity’s group, they’d probably become targets.
But even though they weren’t happy about it, no one dared to speak up.
Chase blinked in confusion. “But you guys originally chose the second option p>
Maxwell sighed and said, “Sorry, we made the wrong choice p>
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Nicolas jumped in to back him up. “We didn’t think it through before
so let’s just go with the first option
and draw lots to split into groups. That’s fairer for everyone.
“We don’t want to cherry–pick all the top–ranked trainees anyway,” Nicolas added.
“We thought about it, and if all the high–ranking trainees get grouped together, they won’t be spread across the four groups, which actually makes it easier for them to stand out p>
He had a point. When all the popular, talented trainees were in one group, the overall performance might look good, but it’d be harder for individuals to shine.
His words made the trainees who’d chosen their group reconsider. ‘He’s right, they thought.
Their popularity had consistently stayed in the top ten, so unless something went seriously wrong, they shouldn’t get eliminated in the next round.
What they really wanted was to stand out during the public performance and climb even higher in the rankings.
When they looked at it that way, the idea didn’t seem so bad anymore.
Chase remained silent and thought, ‘That’s not what you said before.
Nicolas was the golden boy of Starlight Entertainment, and Chase didn’t want to cross him, so he turned to Marley instead.
Marley wanted to roll his eyes. ‘I can’t afford to piss off the young benefactor either,‘ he thought.
He looked at the other six mentors and asked, “So what do the rest of you think p>
Nicole didn’t give Felicity a chance to speak and jumped in first. “I agree p>
She explained further, “I don’t really care what rank my teammates are, but the way things are looking right now isn’t exactly fair to the remaining trainees. I want them to have a shot at making it into the top sixteen too p>
Chase turned to look at Simon and Hannah.
Simon and Hannah felt cornered. ‘Nicole just said everything and basically guilt–tripped us,‘ he thought. They only had one choice. If they disagreed, it would make them look like they didn’t care about fairness
for the lower–ranked trainees.
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