Once I got home, I fell asleep and only woke up at about 6 p.m. Although I had caught up on my lost sleep, I still felt dizzy and didn’t feel relaxed.
Then, I heard Christopher talking to someone, who sounded like a woman, in the living room. I listened carefully for a while and realized that it was Julia’s voice.
What is she doing here?
I put on my clothes and came out of the bedroom to look outside. They were seemingly having a family meeting as Julia, Gordon, and Darius were all present.
“Chris, you were too impulsive today. How could you beat someone in public? Besides, you beat a journalist! Do you know serious the consequences can be?”
Julia couldn’t help but feel that many bad things were related to Christopher recently. She probably thought that I am a jinx. How can he ever marry someone like me? I’ll cause a lot more trouble in the future!
“They would continue to bully Eve if I didn’t stop them. As a member of the Lane family, I will not stand by as someone bullies my wife.” Christopher leaned back on the couch, crossed his legs, and rested them on the coffee table.
“Couldn’t you just take her away? There were many ways to get out of that situation. As a company CEO, was it necessary for you to do it yourself? Besides, were you out of your mind the minute you saw Yvonne?” Julia bellowed as she was irritated by Christopher’s indifferent manner.
“Well, I knew very well what was happening. That was why I would always protect Eve instead of someone who has been scheming against me.” Christopher hinted at something while fiddling with the nail clippers.
Julia’s expression turned grim upon hearing it. Although Julia’s heart wrenched because of what happened to Monica, Christopher went against her all because she protected Monica.
“Gordon, did you see what happens to our son? He doesn’t respect his mother at all.” Julia looked at Gordon helplessly and asked for his help.
Gordon intentionally coughed and said, “Calm down and talk nicely, or Chris will have misunderstandings about you. Why don’t you tell him straightaway that you’re here because you’re worried about Yvonne? I mean, admitting it isn’t something to be ashamed of.”
“Who says I’m worried about Yvonne? I am not amused that she’s slandered by others and drags the Lane family through the mud with her. Besides, I don’t understand why she is so unlucky and has to encounter all kinds of unfortunate incidents.” Julia blushed, kicked Gordon in frustration, and turned away.
Meanwhile, I felt touched upon hearing it. Although Julia disliked me, she remembered that I saved Christopher once and was still grateful for it.
We were startled once our eyes met. I came to my senses and greeted Julia. However, she merely sneered and looked away, pretending that she didn’t hear it.
Unperturbed, I apologized to Darius. “Darius, I’m so sorry for troubling you. It was all my fault. Chris beat the journalist because of me.”
“No worries. It was just a trivial matter. The journalist was sent by our enemy to create trouble.” Darius flashed me a warm smile, waved his hand, and continued, “Initially, our enemy will grab the chance to attack us because Chris beat the journalist. However, everyone shifted the focus toward you because of your declaration.”
“Is that true?” I blinked my eyes and gazed at him in disbelief. Back then, I wanted to stop the journalist from slandering Christophe; nonetheless, I ended up mustering my courage to vent my feelings.
“We’re fine now. However, the media will spread a lot of unpleasant news and rumors about you. Since Natalie has hired a lot of internet trolls to stir cause trouble, I’m sorry that we can’t overturn the situation at the moment,” Darius explained.
“It’s not a big deal. I’ll stay at home for the time being,” I replied smilingly and shook my head.
“Well, you can’t stay at home forever. The Lane family will settle this matter as soon as possible. For the time being, you should stay here for a few days,” Julia made a sinister remark and snickered without looking at me.
