Alice crossed her legs as she sat next to Bethan. She smiled and said, “There’s still time for you to leave.”
Bethan pursed her lips and said nothing.
“But…”
Suddenly, Gwen chuckled, and her tone changed, “
When I met Bethan in person, I realized that she was far different from what I imagined her to be.”
Bethan suddenly lifted her head at Gwen’s words.
Gwen looked ahead determinedly, and her eyes seemed to twinkle. “She’s not a mistress. Not once has she ever thought of meddling in other people’s lives. She is an exceptional jewelry designer, who has won many awards internationally. The only reason she chose to stay with the Morrison Group wasn’t because she had intentions toward Brettley Morrison, but because she’s a local of Banyan City. She dedicated herself to growing the jewelry industry of Banyan City.”
The crowd was in an uproar at Gwen’s words. Everyone, including Alice and Bethan, looked at Gwen in shock.
The small auditorium was instantly in a clamor.
After a while, a reporter finally came to their senses. They picked up the microphone and asked, “Ms.
Gwen, since you said that Bethan didn’t seduce Brettley, how do you explain those photos?”
Gwen smiled.
She took her phone and projected it on the screen live. “There are other versions of the photos.”
Gwen furrowed her brows and determinedly made those photos public.
Everyone fell into chaos as the photos that were published were clearly filtered through. The photos could be seen as Bethan seducing Brettley, but the photos that Gwen released were not the case.
Once the whole set of photos were released, the truth was out.
Brettley was interested in Bethan’s necklace. He wanted to take the necklace on her neck.
Bethan instinctively protected the necklace on her neck.
In those photos, the two of them were arguing back and forth for the necklace.
Everyone was stunned.
How was this female staff seducing her boss? This was the boss trying to take his staff’s personal belongings!
The last photo was shown.
Brettley sat on the sofa as he fiddled with Bethan’s necklace in his hand. Bethan, who sat opposite him, was angry yet helpless. “These are all the photos.”
Gwen smiled at the reporters’ camera. “This is the truth.”
Some reporters were unconvinced. “But, Ms. Gwen, the photos you released previously were clearly trying to create a story. You also told everyone that Bethan and Brettley are having an affair. How do you explain this?”
Gwen took a deep breath and chuckled, “I can only say that I was being threatened by someone. As for who, I will reveal it later. I can’t tell everyone the truth behind this incident yet, because there are things I still have to make sure of.”
Then, Gwen smiled and stood up. She bowed at the camera. “I apologize for what I said yesterday. I also apologize to my friend, Bethan. From the beginning, I have been going up against her. I have always been targeting her, but not only did she not mind, she even willingly forgave me and became friends with me. I’m really happy.”
Gwen, on stage, smiled as bright as the coming -of- age ceremony back then.
“The reason I chose this venue for the press conference was because this is where I had my coming-of- age ceremony. Previously, my best friend and I swore that once we grew up, we should bear responsibilities like adults. I have done it.”
Bethan, below the stage, looked at Gwen while clenching her fists tightly.
She did not know what Gwen was thinking at that moment, but she was truly touched.
She never expected that even after so many years of not contacting each other, Gwen still remembered the oath she took back then.
Bethan closed her eyes.
When Gwen picked the venue for the press conference the day before, she should have already made the decision to clear her name, right?
However, whether it was back then, or at that moment, Andy Larson was still in the hands of the Walter family.
How much pressure she must have had to publish these photos and tell the truth…
“Ms. Bethan?”
Just when Bethan was feeling emotional, another man sitting next to her recognized her.
He said in a loud voice, “You’re Ms. Bethan, right? Who would have thought Bethan would attend the press conference herself! “
The entire crowd’s attention was on Bethan upon the man’s words.
While everyone was paying attention to Bethan, Alice instinctively blocked her face with the newspaper, yet someone could still recognize her.
The press conference was abuzz with excitement. Bethan and Alice were forced to stand up.
“Ms. Bethan, you’re sitting next to Ms. Alice. Did the two of you come together?”
“Even with the rumors online, the two of you could still sit next to each other. Does that mean that your relationship is not how it seems online?”
“Ms. Alice, everyone on the internet said that Ms. Bethan broke up with you and Mr. Morrison? What is your view on this?”
The questions came over like cannonballs.
Bethan furrowed her brows. She did not plan on answering them, but Alice’s eyes sparkled.
The next second, she reached out affectionately and grabbed Bethan’s hand. “We’re in a good relationship. She is an exceptional jewelry designer of the Morrison Group, and I am the wife of the president. Naturally, we are close to each other.”
Then, she pointed at the photos on stage. “These photos. My husband thought that the necklace looked good. He wanted to make one for me, that was why he snatched her necklace over.
Then, Alice smiled and looked at the camera. “If we don’t have a good relationship, why would my husband bring Bethan together with us on a business trip? Without my consent, he would not bring any other women out on a business trip. My husband and I are in a loving relationship.”
Upon her words, a female reporter stood up. “But, why did I hear that you ganged up with outsiders and forced Ms. Bethan to drink last night, Mrs. Morrison?”
Alice’s expression immediately turned ugly.
She furrowed her brows and looked at the female reporter with unfriendly eyes. “I have never gotten anyone to force Bethan to drink. Where did you hear it from?”
Facing her unfriendly gaze and tone, the female reporter chuckled lightly, “You’re saying that no such thing happened?”
Then, the reporter smiled. “But the other witnesses there said otherwise.”
Alice squinted her eyes.
Clearly, the reporter came prepared.
Thus, Alice changed her tactics. “Of course, it happened.”
She affectionately took Bethan’s hand and placed it in her palm. “Bethan and I are good friends, so I was deliberately playing a joke on her. She was taken away by someone while intoxicated last night. My husband even sent someone to look for her.”
Bethan was extremely uncomfortable with the warmth of Alice’s hand.
She furrowed her brows and tried to retract her hands, but could not do so.
The female reporter faraway furrowed her brows. She wanted to say something else, but others interrupted her.
The reporters all rushed forward and took photos of Alice and Bethan holding hands.
“Who would have thought that the two of you are so close to each other! The rumors have been dispelled! “
“I knew it. Mrs. Morrison is such a good woman, how could she be betrayed…”
“Mrs. Morrison, you are so beautiful and virtuous…”
Hearing the praises from the reporters, Bethan felt disgusted.
She understood clearly that if Gwen did not go the other way during the press conference, she would have been dragged down to the bottom of the darkest pits by Alice and the forces supporting her.
In the end, Gwen was still on her side.
However, not only did the main culprit, Alice, not receive any punishment or harm, but she was still holding her hand putting on an act in front of the public, pretending to be generous and virtuous!
Bethan bit her lips hard.
Alice had the exact face she had five years ago, but the things she did were as vicious as Cynthal!
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