KJ was sitting on a chair while Jinhyun and Dasom were seated opposite him. They were at the Mystic Entertainment's head office. The two of them were nervous at KJ's expression. He looked grim.
"I want to tell you two something," he started in a serious tone. There was an underlying pain hidden in his voice.
"What is it, KJ?" Jinhyun asked. "And where is Ash?"
KJ was silent. What could he reply to that?
"KJ, where is Ash?" Dasom also demanded. "If it's a meeting about EXOTIC, then shouldn't he be here?"
"Ash...Ash won't be in EXOTIC anymore," KJ finally managed to say.
"What do you mean?" Jinhyun questioned. "He left the band? Why would he do that?"
"Yeah, Ash wouldn't just leave us like this!" Dasom exclaimed. "He'd have said something to us! He loved EXOTIC more than anyone. He's been rejecting offers to go solo for many years! He's a core part of EXOTIC. He won't just leave like that-"
