Chapter 18 Talk Black into White
After hanging up the phone, the car was surprisingly quiet.
Iverson said, “If you don’t want to return now, I can help.”
“Are you joking, Mr. Byran? Even if I don’t go back now, I’ll return sooner or later.”
Faced with the man’s cold gaze, Amanda immediately corrected herself. “I mean, even if I’ll divorce my husband, it’s impossible not to meet him, isn’t it?”
“Do you have any explanation for what happened today?”
“Mr. Byran, haven’t you given us an explanation?”
Iverson raised slightly and said lightly, “Do you think they will believe it?”
She was sending the business proposal at the bar and happened to be taken a picture of her falling and being hugged by another man. How likely was this kind of coincidence to happen? Anyone with a brain would know.
The reporters had left the Byran Group because they didn’t dare to provoke Iverson.
In Ducco, Iverson’s words had the right.
But Amanda didn’t have that ability.
“I know.”
Amanda lowered her gaze and didn’t reply.
The car soon arrived at the villa in Naco.
“Mr. Byran,” came Jamie’s voice from the front row.
Before the car reached the Sean Family, they saw people squatting at the gate of the Sean’s Villa from a distance. They were carrying cameras that surrounded the gate tightly.
Amanda straightened up all of a sudden. “Why are they here?”
“Jamie, turn around.”
“No need!”
Amanda tried to stop.
“In the current situation, you can’t go back. Go outside and hide for the time being. Wait for the property management and security guards here to come and deal with it.”
“Thanks, but I have other ways to go back.”
“Mr. Byran, thank you for driving me home today. I’ll handle the rest myself.”
After that, Amanda got out of the car directly.
Iverson frowned slightly in the rearview mirror inside the car. His fingers, which had just been raised, were slender and clean. He twisted the air and slowly put it back on the leather chair.
Jamie said, “Mr. Byran, this is a nice villa area. The property management company shouldn’t be so irresponsible. How could they let so many reporters in?”
“The security guards of the group building can’t be so irresponsible, can they?”
Iverson’s words stunned Jamie. He immediately realized what was happening and asked, “Do you think someone deliberately arranged for today’s incident?”
“I hope the relevant news will disappear before tonight.”
“Yes, I’ll have someone do it right away.”
“Also, check which media released the photos first and who provided them.”
“Yes.”
In the rearview mirror, Iverson’s eyes were expressionless, and his handsome face was as cold as ice, which made people feel intimidated at first glance.
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As soon as Amanda returned home from the back door of the Sean Family’s Villa, she saw the special scene in the living room.
Her mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and the so-called husband, Halley.
The three of them had been waiting for her in the living room for a long time, and there was a live broadcast on TV in front of their house.
The leading reporter was wearing a mask, and Sean’s Villa was behind him.
“We’re looking at Sean’s villa now. The news we received is that Amanda has already left the Byran Group. We’re trying to find out if there’s any illegal deal between her and the CEO of the Byran Group. As far as we know, Amanda and the young president of the Sean Group have been married for three years, but she still has not given birth to…”
The words “unpregnant” ignited Mrs. Elder Sean.
“Amanda, you shameless thing, how dare you to come back? The Sean Family has lost face because of you!”
“Mom, do you believe everything after hearing a few words from others?”
“Just a few words? You’re on TV, okay? I was wondering how you were so capable of negotiating so many business deals! It turns out that you’ve always relied on this downward method!”
“Halley, take a good look at the true colors of this vixen!”
Mrs. Elder Sean’s insulting words struck Amanda like a bolt of lightning.
“That’s right. Sister-in-law, you’re too indiscreet. How could you do such a thing? My brother has always been nice to you. He listens to you. What you’ve done is a slap in the face for our Sean Family. It’s not easy for my brother.”
Sherry added fuel to the fire.
Clenching her fists, Amanda questioned, “What did I do?”
“Are you still not going to admit it? Reporters are already blocking our door. If Iverson hadn’t been so well-known in Ducco, my brother wouldn’t have been kept in the dark for so long!”
Amanda had always been at odds with her sister-in-law, Sherry. Sherry had always felt that she was the daughter of a rich family. A woman from a working family like Amanda was not worthy of being on the same level as her.
Now that she had evidence against Amanda, she couldn’t help mocking her.
Amanda didn’t want to argue with her and only looked behind Sherry.
“You think so too?”
At this moment, her husband, Halley, didn’t say a word and just watched as Amanda was slandered.
Halley frowned. “It’s not what I don’t think, but you should give me a reasonable explanation.”
“The only explanation is that I received the contract with the Byran Group.”
Amanda took out the contract signed by Iverson from her suitcase and said, “If you think that I got the contract in the way they said, I might as well tear it up.”
After that, Amanda was about to tear up the contract.
The next second, Halley grabbed the document and roared, “What the hell are you doing?”
For a moment, Amanda’s heart was completely at ease.
In the eyes of her husband, Halley, she was not worth this contract. Even if she signed the contract, she was still inferior.
Sherry suddenly cried out, “Look!”
A tall and straight figure suddenly appeared on the screen. Iverson spoke calmly, “I admire Miss Jewell’s outstanding ability in work. This is the most important reason why I chose to cooperate with the Sean Group.”
“But how do you explain the photos in bars?”
“There has always been serious discrimination against women in the workplace. In this era, some people still think entering bars and talking business is exclusive to men and that women coming and going are improper?” Iverson calmly glanced at the reporter who questioned him.
“But why hasn’t the Sean Group responded yet? Isn’t it because of a guilty conscience? And Mr. Byran, why did you rush all the way here?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
The reporters seemed to have caught a loophole and immediately questioned in all directions.
In the villa, on the other end of the TV live stream, the faces of the Sean Family members had already darkened as if Amanda had cuckolded Halley.
Iverson glanced sideways.
Jamie, the assistant, immediately stepped forward and blocked the reporters’ cameras. “Everyone, Mr. Byran will hold a press conference with Miss Jewell of the Sean Group at 10 a. m. tomorrow. At that time, if you have any questions, please ask them freely. But now, we won’t respond to your personal questions.”