Chapter 178

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Yulia s face turned red with frustration. She slammed her fist into the cushion, her chest heaving.

Can you hear that? she snapped. The other groups are already warming up! And here we are, wasting time because she refuses to cooperate!

Paula gently kicked Yulia under the table and whispered anxiously, Lower your voice. If Ms. Sheare hears you, we ll just end up arguing again.

After that, she turned toward the camera mounted on the wall and forced a polite smile.

Please delete this part, she said apologetically.

Yulia clenched her teeth and muttered angrily, Then what are we supposed to do now? She s the team leader, yet she has zero sense of responsibility! If she doesn t want to sing, she can just quit! The clock is already ticking are we really going to sit here and do nothing?

Paula was unhappy as well. Velimia Sheare was being deliberately difficult, but the harsh reality was that Velimia was far more famous than any of them. Their opinions simply didn t carry enough weight.

They had already quarreled with her earlier, and Velimia clearly hadn t taken them seriously.

After hesitating for a moment, Paula looked past Audrey and toward Leila Palmer, who had been silent the entire time.

Leila can you help us talk to Ms. Sheare? Paula asked carefully.

If she keeps avoiding us, nothing will get resolved.

She added softly, At the very least, she has to be willing to communicate with us. Otherwise, we won t be able to present anything in the first stage.

Yulia immediately chimed in, Yeah, she ll definitely listen to you.

Leila didn t respond.

She slowly sat down on the sofa, crossed her legs, and said lazily, I m not doing it.

Yulia s eyes widened. Why not? We re in the same group now! If you don t persuade Velimia to come down and train with us, how are we supposed to perform in the first stage?

Leila raised an eyebrow and replied coldly, You re the ones who offended her. Why should I clean up your mess? Besides, it makes no difference to me what you girls perform.

Yulia knew Leila s temperament well. Leila had always done things her own way and was notoriously difficult to deal with but she hadn t expected her to be this unreasonable.

This was a matter that concerned the entire team, yet Leila didn t care at all.

Of course, Leila could afford not to care. Even without group training, she could still win on her own with a slightly improved solo performance.

That realization made Yulia even more irritated.

She really was unlucky to end up in this group.

Velimia was arrogant.

Leila was aloof.

Paula was so timid she barely dared to raise her voice.

And as for Audrey Rhodes she was the worst of all.

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Yulia couldn t understand how Audrey had even been selected. At this rate, Group Six would probably be eliminated in the first round.

The more she thought about it, the more frustrated she became.

She slumped deeper into the sofa and said bitterly, Fine. I m done caring. Do whatever you want.

Paula panicked.

She turned to Audrey, who had remained silent the entire time, and gently shook her arm.

Audrey she said pleadingly.

Can you help us persuade Ms. Sheare? She s the team leader. If she doesn t show up, there s no way for us to rehearse.

She glanced toward the practice rooms nervously.

Can t you hear it? The other groups are already doing vocal warm-ups. We really don t want to fall too far behind.

Then she added hesitantly, And since we re here to compete, if we mess up the first stage, we ll get scolded badly. You don t want to disappoint your fans, do you?

Audrey still didn t respond.

She wasn t familiar with Velimia at all. Unless she could find some common ground, convincing her would be extremely difficult.

When Leila noticed Audrey s hesitation, she snapped irritably at Paula,

Why are you dragging Audrey into the trouble you two caused? If you want Velimia to come down, go persuade her yourselves.

Yulia immediately exploded.

Leila! How can you stop others from mediating when you re the one who refuses to talk to her? If this is how things are going to be, then let s just disband! What s the point of competing anymore?

Leila stood up abruptly.

Fine. Let s disband. Do you think I care?

Seeing the situation about to spiral out of control, Audrey quickly stepped between them.

Alright. Stop arguing, she said calmly.

I ll try to talk to Velimia.

Yulia s eyes lit up instantly.

Leila frowned. Audrey, you don t need to lower yourself like that.

Audrey felt a warm sensation welling up in her chest. She knew Leila meant well.

She smiled gently and replied, As teammates, this isn t about lowering myself or anyone else.

Then she added softly, You girls rest for now. I m not sure I can convince her but I ll give it a try.

Since Audrey was determined, Leila finally relented and reminded her,

Alright. But if she gives you a hard time, you don t have to endure it.

Audrey nodded and headed toward the canteen.

She picked up a few freshly baked pastries before walking upstairs alone to Velimia s room.

Meanwhile, the contestants activities were being broadcast live.

Every viewer had already witnessed Group Six s public spat.

The comment section exploded.

Many viewers argued about who was right and who was wrong.

Most felt that Leila was far too arrogant.

Naturally, Leila s fans immediately jumped in to defend her.

Flame wars soon dominated the chat.

When it became clear that Audrey was the one going to talk to Velimia, everyone s attention shifted to her.

She thinks she can convince Velimia? What a joke! one viewer mocked.

She s delusional!

Velimia Sheare is famously haughty. Even her ex-husband couldn t get her off her high horse, another commented.

If Audrey approaches her, isn t she just asking for humiliation?

Others scoffed.

In the past, people tried diamond rings and even helicopters to placate her.

And Audrey s bringing pastries?

What a joke.

Let s wait and see her make a fool of herself, someone added gleefully.