Although Joan might feel disturbed by it, he still had to tell the truth to prevent her from being hurt again.
Joan fell into silence after having heard Larry’s words.
Even though she refused to believe it, the facts spoke for themselves.
She realized the friendship that she treasured was easily cast aside in the face of a conflict of interest. She couldn’t help but sneer at herself in a self-deprecating manner.
When he saw how disappointed Joan was, Larry gently kissed her on her cheeks and comforted, “Don’t be sad, you still have me. I’ll always be by your side.”
When she heard Larry’s affectionate words, Joan’s nose twitched as she tried to hold back her tears desperately. She leaned into Larry’s chest. “Larry, thank you. Thank you for always staying by my side.”
“Silly gal, why are you even thanking me?”
Both of them hugged each other tightly and immersed themselves in the rare emotional moment.
“Larry, what do we do now?” Joan couldn’t help but ask when she thought about the swarm of reporters outside.
“Don’t worry, just leave it to me.”
Larry knew it was time for him to take charge of resolving the matter.
On the same day afternoon, he organized a press conference at Norton Corporation.
The office entrance was swarmed with people. Other than a huge legion of reporters, there were also hordes of curious onlookers. They were all interested to know the latest developments of the scandal.
Larry brought Joan to the press conference. After all, she was the scandal’s biggest victim as her reputation was ruined by it.
To redeem her name, Larry had to clarify the truth and announce something at the press conference. Therefore, he forced Joan to come along with him.
The moment both of them appeared at the press conference holding hands, it caused a stir among the reporters present.
After taking their seats, the reporters scrambled to asked questions.
“Mr. Norton, can you tell us the real reason for holding this press conference?”
“Mr. Norton, why are you here together with Ms. Watts? Is it true what they have alleged on the internet about your relationship?”
“Ms. Watts, many people accuse you of being the third party. Do you have any comments on that?”
When the reporters had fired away most of their questions, Larry began to speak.
After he answered most of the key questions, he began to clarify the matter to everyone present.
“Gabriella isn’t my girlfriend, and we have never been engaged. As for her desperate attempt at spreading such rumors, I have hired a lawyer and will be taking legal action against her for slandering both myself and Joan.”
He continued, “At the same time, I hope everyone can see this matter rationally and not spread further lies about us. Or else, I will not tolerate any of it.”
Larry’s voice was firm and emitted a domineering aura that cowed all the reporters into silence.
Larry’s parents were also present at the press conference. After Larry had finished, Finnick began to speak.
“I would like to reiterate that the Norton family never agreed to a marriage of convenience with the Wards. I can guarantee this upon my honor. Please do not dwell on this matter any further and more importantly, do not trouble the victim, Ms. Watts, anymore.”
With the honorable Finnick, who was the previous chairman of Norton Corporation, clarifying the matter, everyone was convinced that Gabriella was the one who fabricated the whole incident.
Now that the truth was revealed and having recovered her reputation, Joan smiled in relief as she thought that the matter had been resolved.
However, Larry still had something important to announce. “There’s one more thing I would like to share with everyone. I, Larry Norton, would like to officially ask Ms. Watts for her hand in marriage. Joan, will you marry me?”
The moment Larry popped the question, he caused an uproar at the press conference.
The reporters had planned to rush back to their respective publishers to publish the contents of the press conference. However, they didn’t expect the momentous surprise at the end.
