“Ms. Watts, will you accept our interview?”
The reporters somehow knew she was inside and kept insisting on questioning her.
“Ms. Watts, do you have any comment about Mr. Norton and Ms. Ward’s marriage problems?”
“Someone alleged that you came in between their relationship, can you tell us if that’s true?”
Joan stood behind the door, covering her mouth as tears streamed down her cheeks.
She could hear everything being said outside clearly. Face with the damaging accusations, she couldn’t think of a single reason to defend herself with.
Unfortunately, Larry had no idea what was going on. When Joan sent him a message telling him that she wasn’t coming home the night before, he didn’t think too much of it.
At that moment, he was busy working at Norton Corporation.
Ring… Ring… His private line suddenly rang. When he saw that it was his father calling, Larry quickly answered.
“Dad, why are you calling me so early in the morning?” Larry asked.
“Why? Where are you now?”
The voice over the line sounded exasperated.
“I’m at the office, working. What happened?” Larry asked when he senses the concern in his dad’s voice.
“Something has happened to Joan and yet you don’t know a thing? How irresponsible can you get?” Finnick barked in rage.
“What? Joan is in trouble?”
Larry sprang to his feet as his tone darkened.
“Turn on the television and see for yourself,” Finnick replied.
“Also, what is this about Gabriella? I’m warning you, Larry, you’d better clean up your mess and not hurt Joan’s feelings!”
Doo… Doo…. Doo…
The call ended abruptly. It was obvious that Finnick thought Larry was somehow involved with Gabriella. Therefore, he was furious at his son’s actions.
As for Larry, he quickly found out about everything that had happened.
This is all my fault!
Larry blamed himself. Ever since Joan moved in with him, he reassigned Caspian from his duty of protecting her.
Furthermore, he didn’t suspect anything when Joan didn’t come home the night before.
If he had known about this in advance, he could have prevented Joan from getting hurt.
But now, Joan must have found out about everything.
With that thought in mind, he had the urge to rush toward Joan’s home.
When his car stopped in front of her house, Larry saw a huge group of reporters.
Worried that Joan would be in danger, he rushed toward her house.
When they saw that Larry was approaching, the reporters turned their attention and swarmed toward him.
“Mr. Norton, are you here to see Ms. Watts? May I know what your relationship with her is?”
“Mr. Norton, is it true that you and Ms. Ward are engaged? How do you plan to deal with this matter?”
Surrounded by reporters, Larry had no choice but to reply, “Please let me pass. This is all just a misunderstanding. In a short while, the Norton Corporation will organize a press conference and the truth will be revealed.”
With that, Larry pushed his way through the crowd. Arriving at her front door, he called out, “Joan, open the door, it’s me.”
The door opened quickly, and Larry slid in before closing the door behind him.
“Joan, are you alright?” Larry asked with concern.
“Why don’t you ask your fiancée? Why are you even here?” Joan replied coldly without even making eye contact.
Realizing that she must have misunderstood the whole situation, Larry quickly explained, “Joan, listen to me. This is just a misunderstanding. Gabriella and I are not engaged. Furthermore, she has never ever been my girlfriend.”
“Why are you still lying to me? If she isn’t, why has the matter blown up to this extent? I’m just an ordinary girl and not worthy of the president of Norton Corporation. Stop tormenting me and go away!” Joan yelled with tears glistening in her eyes.
When he saw how devastated she was, Larry was heartbroken as he gave her a hug.
