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Chapter 541 The Return and the Moonlight

The news of Avery Band’s return exploded across the inte in an instant.

AveryBand Returns, #AveryIsBack, and #AveryBandPublicityStunt all shot straight to the top of bTwitter’s /btrending list.

Facebook wasn’t any quieter–longtime fans flooded the group page withments like “My youth bis /bback!“, often paired with grainy photos of those underground basement rehearsals from years ago. On the flip side, critics swarmed thement sections, sneering: “Flip–flopping for clout? That’s a new low”

The two sides shed beneath nearly every post, and even the band’s early obscure tracks were dragged back into the spotlight and mocked with fresh memes.

Eventually, Avery posted on his personal Instagram: “Thank you for the attention. We just needed some time to figure things out. Music is still the one thing we truly want to hold on to. Let’s focus on the work and not waste energy on the noise.”

The apanying photo was of the five of them rehearsing at the vi the night before–strings catching the light, faces rxed. Unpolished but real.

The post helped calm things down. Fans slowly shifted from arguing tomenting, “Can’t wait for the new album.”

Rather than hurting their reputation, the whole incident unexpectedly renewed public interest. Old footage of their basement shows resurfaced online, and their Spotify streams tripled overnight. Their poprity soared even higher than before.

Avery’s first public appearance after returning was on a talk show, joined by the full band.

“There was a very cool ‘Don‘ at yourst concert,” the host asked with curiosity. “Will we be seeing him on stage again?”

Spection had been swirling for weeks about the mysterious “Tess.”

“Tess will always be family,” Avery replied, casting a warm nce toward Tessa in the audience, hidden behind sunsses. “But he prefers staying behind the scenes. Probably won’t be performing again.”

“That’s such a shame!” the host sighed dramatically. “That ‘Tess‘ had cross–gender appeal! Even iI /iwanted to be a fan!”

The crowd burst intoughter. In the audience, Tessa’s lips curved ever so slightly.

“Onest question,” the host turned to Avery again. “The fans really want to know–do you have a girlfriend?”

Avery paused, then smiled calmly. “I do like someone. But… we probably won’t end up together.”

Her gaze swept across the front row and quietlynded on Landonb–/bseated right beside Tessa. For a moment, a flicker of peace and eptance passed through Avery’s eyes.

Landon met her look with a coolposure, fingers tightening around Tessa’s hand without a word.

After the recording wrapped up, Tessa rose to leave.

“Let’s go.” Landon gently smoothed back the strands of hair blown out of ce by the wind. “The bguys /bbcan /b

Chapter 541 The Return and the Moonlight

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handle the rest of the interviews. The fans are calming down too. Give it some time–this bwhole /bbthing /bbwill /bpassb./bb” /b

Tessa nodded and walked out of the studio beside him.

The night breeze outside carried a faint chill. As Landon draped his coat over her shoulders, her bphone /bbuzzed in her hand.

She nced at the caller ID and paused for a beat before answering, voice cool and steady. “Speak.”

“Tessa, the Moonstone has arrived safely at Navoris Port. Should we bring it to you now?” The voice bon /bbthe /bother end was brimming with triumphant excitement.

Tessa looked toward Landon, a subtle glint shing in her eyes before quickly vanishing. “Deliver it to Wisteria Apartment. I’ll inspect it myself.”

Half an hourter, a discreet ck SUV pulled up in front of Wisteria Apartment.

Two men in ck suits carried a sleek silver–gray case into the elevator. When it hit the floor, itnded with a weighty thud, radiating the distinct chill of raw gemstone.

They gave Landon a quick nce, then turned to Tessa and spoke with well–practiced respect, just bas /binstructed in their briefing. “Tessa, we risked our lives to retrieve this Moonstone. Its purity is 99.9%– exactly as requested.”

The lead man utched the case. Inside,id on a ck velvet lining, the Moonstone shimmered under the ceiling light–an icy blue halo pulsing like trapped moonlight.

Tessa kept her excitement in check as she picked one up to examine. The surge of energy inside made her fingertips tingle.

Deep in her consciousness, Emma began leaping with excitement. iIt’s /iithe /iiMoonstone/ii! /iiI /iican /iifeel /iiti! /iiThe /iimoon /iienergy /iiis /iiso /iipure/ii! /iiWith /iithis/ii, /iiwe /iican /iifinally /iibreak /iithe /iiblood /iipact/ii! /i

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