Merlin too was a Little confused. Why was Mr. Gomez talking about Maria in such a way? Today was the first time he was seeing Maria, and the only thing he knew about her was that she was Curt's new disciple.

Vivian was still standing there even after Felix left.

Around her stood more than a dozen guests who were young lecturers from Sheffield University and one-star or two-star members from the Writers’ Association of Sheffield.

Suddenly, she heard someone say to her, "Excuse me, Miss Jenkins... Are you really Polly, the famous online writer? I am a fan of Song pf Phoenix."

This was a young lecturer of less than thirty years. He was indeed a loyal fan of Song of Phoenix.

But after what Felix just said, he had some doubts about the authenticity of the novel.

He wasn't the only one with those doubts now.

They were really excited at first to meet the author of Song of Phoenix.

But upon hearing Felix's words, they didn't know how to feel.

“Are you all my fans?" Vivian asked hesitantly.

Other than Kash, the dozen or so people around Vivian were all Looking at her with expectant eyes.

As an artist who was familiar with meeting fans, she could see through these people at a glance.

"Well... We... We're all college students from Sheffield who browse the Internet a lot. We created a fan group for your work Song of Phoenix.”

The one who answered first was a girl who looked several years older than Vivian. She was wearing a Large pair of round-framed glasses that hid her face, and she Lowered her head shyly as she spoke.

A light blush colored her cheeks. Although she didn't outright admit that she was a fan of Vivian's, she couldn't help peeking at her idol's reaction from the corner of her eyes.

Taking a deep breath to summon her courage, she asked the question that was bothering every one of them.

“Just now, Mr. Gomez said... He said that the plot of Song of Phoenix is copied from Female Military Counsellor. What do you have to say about that?"

Only after those words had left her mouth did the girl finally dare to raise her head and look straight at Vivian.

Judging by her nervous expression, it was obvious that Vivian's answer was very important to her.

Vivian had dared to retort to Felix in front of him, so why would she hesitate now?

“Of course it's not true!" she said loudly.

It was a simple sentence, but it was enough to relax the faces of the dozen people standing around her.

Seeing their reactions, Vivian became even more confident that they were her true fans.

Therefore, she put on a kind smile and softened her tone before continuing, “Thank you all for supporting my novel, Song of Phoenix.