CEO's Substitute Bride

Chapter 32

It was obvious that Alyssa was mocking the reporter for her shameless act of asking people their sex life in public.

The reporters who asked the question understood it too.

Almost every reporter present was bribed by Jason . They were invited to use today's press conference as a way to revive Skylar's innocence, so most of them only asked Alyssa questions concerning the video. Only that reporter was the only one who had asked about Emmett to gain attention.

The Lawrence family had great power and influence, and ordinary people couldn't afford the offend them. However, there were a handful of people who wanted to risk everything, even their own lives to provoke them.

Seeing that the others still hadn't stopped laughing, the reporter's face paled in embarrassment. So, she gave up covering her intentions and said viciously, “You are so ugly! How a woman like you could married into Emmett’s family if it isn’t not the fact he is not impotent? If you could snatch away your sister’s fiancée to marry into a wealthy family, you will definitely cheat on Emmett!”

Although Alyssa had never seen Emmett’s appearance, she didn't want to add fuel to the flames and involve him in these troubles. After all, the man had been nothing but nice to her, at least nicer than her actual relatives.

Emmett’s eccentric personality had something to do with his experiences. Regardless of whether he was good at sex or not, he didn't deserve to be discussed so coarsely by these reporters.

“Cheat on him? Is anyone who is more promising than Emmett present in the Hoover City?” Alyssa

smiled. Her eyes curved into a crescent shape, and her tone became much lighter. “And we’re good in bed. If you don’t believe me, you can ask my husband, Emmett.”

"You..."

The reporter had expected the woman would swear angrily at her for even having the audacity to question her marriage. But she didn't expect that she'd be so calm about it.

Ask Emmett?

Not to mention asking Emmett, they didn’t even have the opportunity to meet him. Even if they met, they would only cozy up to him. How could they dare to ask such a question?

Only then did the other reporters, who were eager to dig up some secrets, realize something. Alyssa was not just the third young miss from a small family company, who was not favored by her parents, but also a young madam who had married into the Lawrences.

This wasn't child's play anymore. Instead, they were playing with fire.

Although she did not seem to be favored by the Lawrences now, who knew what would happen in the future?

It was for these reasons that they switched their questions to something more tactful, one that didn't even include Emmett's name.

“Are you intimate with your sister Skylar?”

She smiled. "I liked her very much when I was young." This meant she didn’t like Skylar anymore when she grew up.

"Does your mother love the both of you?"

“Yes.”

When, in reality, Aurora was only nice to Skylar. It was the reason why she had chosen to sacrifice her instead when it came to marrying Emmett. It was also the reason why this press conference was done too. Everything seemed to revolve around her.

Only in the end did the reporters remember that they had taken Jason ’s money. So, they pulled the question back to the video.

Only in the end did the reporters remember that they had taken Jason ’s money. So, they pulled the question back to the video.

"Someone on the internet had mentioned that you deliberately provoked your sister and bribed the paparazzi to take the video on purpose. You're doing all of this just to put yourself under the spotlight? To further your career in the entertainment industry?"

Alyssa stared at them silently for a long time before slowly nodding. "Yes.”

…

After the interview had ended and all the reporters left, Skylar angrily walked to Alyssa and shouted, “I want you to admit that quickly. Why were you hesitating for so long? Did you do it on purpose?”

Staring at her dull expression, her anger only flared up even more. Not knowing what else to do, she raised her hand and was just about to hit her.

Alyssa had long been paying attention to her actions, so she knew exactly what to do. She pretended to take half a step back inadvertently just as her palm was falling to her face, causing it to fall on the air.

"You actually dodged it?" Seeing this, Skylar got angrier. She narrowed her eyes at her. "How dare you?"

However, just as she was about to hit her again, Jason pulled her back. "What are you thinking? The reporters had just left! Someone could see you."

"But, Dad!" When Skylar saw Jason , she complained with a wronged expression. "You've seen how she reacted, didn't you? How she hesitated for so long? She was just trying to screw us up! You believe me, right? Dad?"

This time, Jason gazed at Alyssa. His eyes were filled with scrutiny as he looked down on her.

He had heard the way Alyssa had communicated with that reporter just now. The answerers were clever, far from her usual one-worded answers. It was definitely not a word spoken by a fool, but someone who was quick-witted and smart. Could it be that she had actually done it on purpose?

Seeing this, she immediately removed her mask, revealing her waxy yellow skin. She bit her lips in fear and anxiety. "Dad. I haven't eaten breakfast yet, and I'm a little hungry."

"Go ahead." Jason glanced at Aurora. "Follow her and buy her some food."

…

The two walked out of the building. The two were silent the entire way. In fact, they didn't even bother to look at each other. It had always been that way, but now, the atmosphere around them was quite sinister.

Just as she was about to head over to the canteen, Aurora suddenly pulled her over. "Alyssa..."

"Mom, what's wrong?" Alyssa turned around and said calmly

"Mr. Lawrence..." Aurora paused for a while and seemed to be troubled before saying, "Is he the same as the rumors? Or...is he healthy?"

Healthy? Even she couldn't help but be a little stunned. Lowering her head, she pulled up a confused look. "Why would you ask such a question, Mom?"

Glancing at her, the older woman frowned. "If ever there is nothing wrong with him, you'd have to tell me the truth. If he is healthy, then you're not worthy of him. Besides, your older sister was originally designated as his fiancé, wasn't she? It would only be right that she takes your place again."

Alyssa was shocked.

Her mother had really thought of everything. So that meant that if Emmett happened to be healthy, then

she'd be forced to divorce Emmett and let Skylar marry him instead. That was their plan, wasn't it? To make Skylar live her own happy-ever-after?

Alyssa was so angry that she laughed instead. "If Emmett's face wasn't disfigured and his body was healthy, it wouldn’t have been me or Skylar!”

All these years, she had done everything to make Aurora happy. Not only did she try to disguise herself into this ugly woman, but she had also dumbed herself down as not to overshine Skylar. Now, she was tired of putting up an act! This was just too much!

"She's your sister," Aurora was disappointed that she had addressed Skylar by her name.

Alyssa asked Aurora with disbelief. "Tell me, am I really your biological daughter?"

Aurora frown deepened. "Why would you say something like that? You weren't like this in the past!"

It was because she had been so willing to play stupid in the past. She had wanted to cooperate, to please them all, but since that seemed like an out-of-reach goal...it didn't matter anymore.

Now, she didn't want to be wronged any longer nor did she want to plead for their love.

Not bothering to say another word, Alyssa turned around to leave. No matter how much Aurora tried to call out to her from behind, it only pushed her to walk even faster.

Although she didn't want to care about Aurora, she was still her mother. Her heart still couldn't help but feel a little sad by the outcome of everything.

She walked through the crowd, absent-minded. Her mind was filled with various thoughts of how her entire family had turned out and how her life had twisted for the worse.

Just as she was about to continue, someone honked behind her. When Alyssa looked up, she was so surprised that she tripped over something beside her feet, falling down all of a sudden.

Although she was wearing thick clothes because of the winter, she could feel her knees scrape from the impact. Alyssa hissed in pain.

Just then, a car door opened behind her. Before she could see who the person was, a familiar voice echoed, "Alyssa, are you crazy? Crossing the road like that, do you want to be killed or something?"

Justin?

Alyssa looked up, only to see “Justin” in a nice suit. © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

She was in a bad mood, and didn’t want to see this man.

Gritting her teeth in pain, she was about to turn around and leave when he grabbed her by the wrist. She heard him saying in an indifferently and deep voice. "Did you fall?"

Alyssa didn't say anything in reply, wanting nothing more than to shake his hand off from her.

However, before she could, her body was suddenly lifted up in the air, and she later found herself in Justin's arms.