Chapter 990: Chapter 990 About the Trending Searches_1
As the words fell, everyone exchanged glances.
Ginny was the first to become restless and raised a question, "From what Manager Gordon is implying, could it be that someone from our group bought this trending search themselves?"
Teresa Gordon just smiled and seemed ready to back out of the messy situation, directly denying involvement, "That’s what you all are saying."
Ginny didn’t see Teresa’s intention and instead turned the spearhead back towards Hannah.
Although nobody was explicitly named, the implication was clear to everyone, "With the team disbanding, naturally, some people couldn’t wish for more, probably looking down on our little broken group, wanting to pursue their own careers."
Hannah remained calm in the face of Ginny’s provocation, giving her a faint glance. A slight curve appeared on the corner of her lips, which in the eyes of some, seemed like disdain and mockery.
Ginny had always been impatient. She was also pushed by the company during the selection process; otherwise, they wouldn’t have spent money on voting for her.
But it was because of Hannah’s interference that the news about her paid votes got out. After that, she had to be extremely careful with her development; it had been a year, and she was still treading water.
Naturally, she harbored resentment towards Hannah.
"Hannah Winter, just say it, was this your idea?"
Hannah looked at her with a posture and gesture that were extremely comfortable and elegant, lifting her brow lightly in a slightly oppressive manner, "Do you have any evidence?"
Ginny’s heart panicked under her gaze, but she still mustered her courage and exclaimed, "What other evidence is needed? Among all of us, you have the best solo performance—you’ve wanted to get rid of us for a long time!"
Though she was angry, Ginny didn’t forget to involve the others.
This was what she learned from Sunny Lee.
Little did she know, the others were not giving her face.
Christopher Lee raised his hand with a smile, showing a fangirling face towards Hannah, "Me and you are not ’we’."
Lucy Taylor chimed in at the right moment, "If you can’t stand it yourself, why drag us into it?"
The other two members, who had debuted on the strength of their own popularity, said nothing, but they were also dissatisfied with Ginny taking the liberty to drag them into her statement.
Ginny was so angry that her face turned red, "Do you really want to see our Smile 9 disbanded?"
As the flames of the argument grew, Tiffany Lynch finally stood up again,
Speaking like someone who understood the situation, she said, "Indeed, after all, we have been together for a year. It’s too sentimental to talk about splitting up now."
Although her words sounded insincere, they reflected what a part of the group was thinking.
After all, if the team really disbanded, they would lose contact with Hannah, making it difficult to ride on her coattails for fame in the future.
Soon, they might even lose the label of "Hannah Winter’s teammates."
It must be admitted that, although they were green with envy at Hannah’s popularity and voiced their dissatisfaction, deep down, they all wanted to profit from the attention Hannah attracted.
In their view, Lucy Taylor and Christopher Lee were the most successful examples.
Throughout the discussion, Teresa Gordon maintained an air of detachment. While her talk with Jack Stewart hadn’t been pleasant, she was satisfied with the end result.
Jack Stewart was indeed a good manager—if he hadn’t been so determined to follow Hannah, she would really have wanted to poach him.
Teresa Gordon mused to herself.
Heather Harrison was much more rational than Ginny. Offending Hannah completely at this point was not a good thing, so she could only change the subject for now, "So who actually started this trending search?"
The question came back to that point again.
If it hadn’t been for this sudden trending search, perhaps their Smile 9 could have just barely held on for a while longer.
