Alice clenched both of her fists tightly. Although he did not say where he and the kids were, he implied.
“Everyone.”
At that moment, on the huge screen, Bethan smiled and said, “About the rumors online, I have to admit that some of them are true.”
She smiled at the shocked reporters. “I did have my intentions toward Mr. Morrison.”
Her words caused an uproar.
Bethan’s words on the huge screen made Alice and Granny Morrison frown at the same time.
Was this not a press conference for Bethan to clear her name? Why did she… admit on the spot?
Granny Morrison looked at Alice. Alice immediately lowered her head and clasped her hands together.
At that moment, the atmosphere at the press venue conference was at its boiling point.
The reporters were pressing to ask questions.
“Ms. Bethan, you said you have your intentions toward Mr. Morrison, what does that mean?”
“Are you admitting that you wanted to seduce Mr. Morrison? Are you admitting that you are the mistress?”
“Ms. Bethan, you so boldly announce that you are the mistress, are you sure that’s appropriate?”
The uncomfortable questions came hurling over like cannonballs.
Bethan, being in the eye of the storm, remained calm. She smiled. “Since when did I say I was a mistress? Could I not just eye Brettley for his money?”
The entire venue was silent.
Bethan chuckled, “The internet said that I stayed at Morrison Group because I wanted to seduce Mr. Morrison. Let me ask everybody, why would I like a man like Brettley who has been with so many women?”
Her question silenced the entire crowd. It was pin-drop silence.
In the mall, Brettley was looking at Bethan’s face on the huge screen with darkened eyes.
Bethan was still smiling at the camera. She projected the analysis chart onto the huge screen.
“Three days ago, Mrs. Morrison felt that Mr. Morrison and I had been working late together, so she deliberately pushed me over and ruined Master Allen’s artwork. Then, let us see what I was doing a few days before she pushed me.”
Bethan took a deep breath and projected her schedule on the huge screen.
“A few days before the art gallery incident, due to some personal matters, I was sent to jail. I was in jail for a few days, then I went to my friend’s.”
She played one of the surveillance footage. “This is the footage of my friend’s house’s staircase. This video proves that only me, her, and her boyfriend have been to her house. Mr. Morrison has never been there.”
Then, Bethan took a deep breath and looked at the camera. “First, Mr. Morrison would not secretly sneak into jail to meet with me. He also does not have the superpowers to get past surveillance, so why would Mrs. Morrison use me working late with Mr. Morrison as a reason to push me and hurt me?”
Bethan’s words were logical and clear. The reporters were in a daze.
That was true. If Bethan did not have any inappropriate relationships with Brettley before the art gallery incident, Alice’s reasons for harming Bethan due to jealousy would not be valid at all.
Bethan was no mistress!
After a moment of stillness, the people in the venue started discussing among themselves.
Over at the mall, Granny Morrison furrowed her brows and looked at Alice coldly. “Alice, what is going on? “
Alice bit her lips hard.
That day when she pushed Bethan, she did not even think that far ahead. Later on, she claimed that Bethan was a mistress due to the convenience of the situation at that moment. She did not even think of the chain of events leading up to that.
Presently, Bethan was refuting the claims by showing evidence from the beginning, Alice could… not explain herself.
“This proves nothing.”
Suddenly, a crisp woman’s voice rang through.
Yvonne harrumphed coldly and stood up. “Who said that you and Brettley Morrison only could have the affair at night?”
Seeing her arrogant look, Theo furrowed his brows and smiled. “Alice was the one that said that.”
“Perhaps she was just giving you an excuse.”
Yvonne pursed her lips. “After all, a male boss having an affair with his female staff would be bad for their image too.”
Then, she sighed, “Ms. Bethan, if you and Mr. Morrison were truly innocent, why would Mrs. Morrison only suspect you but not the other women?”
“Yes, yes,”
Natasha immediately chimed in at Natasha’s words. “My daughter has always been kind, obedient, gentle, and motherly. She would never accuse someone blindly.”
Then, Natasha seemed to have thought of something. She stood up and said, “When my daughter was with Brettley Morrison six years ago, Brettley also had been working with other women, but my daughter has never simply suspected anyone before! Why would she suspect you now? The problem lies with you.”
Bethan remained in the same spot looking at Natasha spouting nonsense. She suddenly felt miserable.
It was because she trusted Brettley too much six years ago, that was why she ended up like this at that moment.
Her grievances that she suffered back then have become irrefutable evidence for another woman’s character.
How comical and sad it was.
“Ms. Bethan.”
After a while, the reporters stood up. “Since you can prove that you and Mr. Morrison never spent the night, can you prove that you have spent other time with Mr. Morrison?”
“Also, Mr. Morrison and you were rumored to be together previously. Although both of you split up after a day, are you two truly innocent?”
“Did you have an affair with Mr. Morrison even though you knew he was in a relationship with someone else?”
“Why are you still not admitting that you are the mistress?”
“Ms. Bethan…”
The reporters’ questions were getting more and more inappropriate.
Bethan grabbed hold of the table tightly with both hands. She looked at everyone below and gradually sneered determinedly.
No one cared about the truth. They only wanted the news that they came for.
Wanting her to prove what she and Brettley did every time they met was extremely challenging.
“Everyone.”
At that moment, Theo stood up and protected Bethan, placing her behind him.
“Mrs. Morrison suspects that Ms. Bethan and Brettley are having an affair. She should be the one to prove it herself. Hunting Bethan down for evidence is just bullying her.”
“I don’t think we’re bullying her.”
Yvonne mocked, “
Didn’t Bethan attend this press conference to clear her name? If she could not prove her innocence, we could only believe what we think is the truth. How is this bullying?”
Brettley fiercely narrowed his eyes at the woman behind Theo on the huge screen.
He took his phone out and wanted to dial, but a hand stopped him.
Alice bit her lips and looked at him aggrievedly. “
Brettley, are you planning to help Bethan? If it were not for Yvonne’s quick response, the person who would be scolded and slandered by everyone would be me already.
“She had it coming, don’t…”
Brettley furrowed his brows and flung her hand aside. His voice was cold. “If I do not send someone to explain it clearly, am I just going to let them say that I’m the scumbag having an affair with Bethan! “
Alice squinted her eyes. She looked at the lipstick stain under Brettley’s collar. She sneered, “Aren’t you?”
Her words made Brettley silent. He could not retort.
Although he was not willing to admit it, in fact, before Alice came back, he had feelings toward Bethan that were different compared to other women.
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