JYPE Building: The next day.
Mina’s POV:
I got to the conference room earlier than everyone else since I came in with Y/N this morning.
I found a seat at the end of the table.
Sana and Chaeyoung called me last night to check up on me, I mostly kept things surface level and asked about how everything happened.
Jihyo also called, she apologised, but she’s clear on her stance for the group.
We agreed on the plan yesterday, Emi said she will address it and it should come from her. They would find out eventually.
Light conversation filled the room but the tension from yesterday hadn’t gone away.
They all knew that there was a reason this meeting was called.
Emi walked in, alone. Her demeanor was professional as always.
The room fell silent.
“Good morning ladies.” She said sitting at the front of the table.
“Okay, so first things first.”
“As you can tell, I’m here alone today.”
She glanced at me before continuing.
“Director Y/N has removed himself from working with TWICE effective immediately.”
Everyone’s eyes went wide.
I heard a soft gasp from Sana’s side of the table.
“Going forward, I will be in charge of your comeback.”
“Any questions?”
The room’s volume tripled at once, everyone asking over each other.
“Are we going to keep the same concept going forward?” Dahyun asked.
“Yes.”
“I know that Y/N worked hands on with Ryujin, so this means he’s not going to be doing that with us?” Momo added.
“He will not, no indirect or direct contact. I will be handling all his original duties.”
She paused, letting that sink in.
“I, however…do not have his vision, so that’s where we lean on the leads of each department.”
“He will still be in his role for all the other JYP groups.”
“What about all his contacts on the music side? Will we still have access to his connections?”
“Yes, to an extent. I don’t have as much sway as he is the one who is friendly with some of them.”
I just sat there listening.
“Guys, I still think this is best for the group.” Jihyo finally spoke up.
“It’s cleaner this way.” Jeongyeon said.
Then Sana spoke up.
“Everyone’s asking what will happen to us, no one asked why he’s leaving.”
The room fell silent again.
Emi looked at me again.
“What choice did we give him?” Nayeon finally spoke up, her voice cutting through the chatter.
“We didn’t give him a chance.”
“Mina didn’t have to tell him anything. He could feel it the moment he stepped into our space yesterday.”
She caught my gaze, and everyone turned to me.
“He noticed, it was impossible not to.” I said.
I paused.
“If he stayed, it would fracture the group so he stepped back.”
“Even if it hurts him."
My eyes sharpened as I looked at each one of them.
“I’m not choosing between you guys and him.”
“But I refuse to let him go.”
I didn’t realize that I was standing, so I slowly sat back down.
I’ve said what I needed to.
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