Chapter 298 Suddenly Accused
Zachary was kinda taken aback. He shot her a look and said, "You seem to let go pretty easy, huh?"
Elizabeth, with a knowing smile, replied, "Sometimes you gotta give up to get. If I get it, cool, if I lose it, that's just how it goes. No point in forcing things. Today's market haul made me happy, and that's enough."
Trying to bite off more than you could chew might have ended up costing you. She always believed that when things reached their peak, they could turn around. It was all about balance, wasn't it? Don't be too greedy; just focus on reaching your goals.Zachary stared at Elizabeth, his eyes deep, like he was seeing right through her. He repeated softly, "If I get it, cool, if I lose it, that's just how it goes. No point in forcing things."
Then he chuckled, "Makes sense, but not everyone sees it that way." Looking at Elizabeth with rare admiration, he said, "You're something else. It's just a shame."
Elizabeth raised an eyebrow. "A shame for what?"
Zachary smiled lightly. "To fight for your life."
Elizabeth laughed. "Or should I just wait to die?"
Zachary smirked, "I hope you can make it."
Elizabeth's face got serious. "I'll fight."
For a moment, they just stood there in silence.
By now, the others had almost finished browsing and were heading out together.
Elizabeth noticed that in the market, both the admins and the old vendors treated Zachary with a lot of respect. Plus, his paintings were all over the market walls, showing he had some deep ties here.
She wondered, 'Who is this guy, really?'
On the way back to the market, Enrique got thirsty and told the others to go ahead. He dragged Kevin to a small store to grab some water.
Just as they were about to check out, they noticed two young girls talking and pointing at him. Their voices were low, but it was quiet enough for him to catch most of it.
His face changed. They weren't just insulting him; they were saying he had something shady going on with Brenda, which was why he spoiled her so much. And because of Brenda, he was mean to his own sister, Elizabeth.
They said he deserved whatever Brenda did to him and even called him Brenda's lapdog. Once Brenda got bored of him, she'd ditch him. All his brothers were just Brenda's lapdogs too, ready to be tossed aside anytime. And he'd end up with nothing.
Hearing this, Enrique was fuming.
He couldn't help but shout, "What crap are you talking about? Brenda and I aren't like that. Slander is illegal, you know. Don't think I won't take legal action against you."
The two girls were startled by his outburst. Then one of them glared at him, shouting, "Don't you know if it's slander or not? Your scandalous video is all over the internet, still topping the headlines. How dare you claim innocence. I've seen shameless people, but never as shameless as you and Brenda.
Enrique, go ahead and sue us, we're not afraid."
This made Enrique's face change again. He had a bad feeling as he asked, "What video are you talking about?"
To prove they weren't lying, the girl opened the top news on her phone, saying, "Look, this is your headline." Then she played the video for Enrique, adding, "If it weren't for the video, no one would know how filthy you two are. But you two are a perfect match; stay together forever and stop harming others."
Seeing the hospital video on the phone, Enrique was livid. He snapped, "Who the hell posted this?"
The girl shot back, "Top entertainment reporter. They confirmed your news. So don't fool the audience."
Enrique went silent, feeling like the real idiot now. He muttered to the girls, "I don't wanna argue with you."
The girl sneered, "You're guilty; of course, you can't argue. Go back to the hotel and check on your Brenda. She's fainting from blood, waiting for you to take care of her."
Enrique couldn't help but stress, "For the last time, Brenda and I are not what you think. Believe it or not."
The two girls shook their heads. "Of course, we don't believe you."
Enrique felt wronged and retorted, "You guys are just unreasonable."
He realized talking to them was pointless. Fuming, he grabbed Kevin's arm and stormed out of the store.
Once outside, he asked with a stern look, "Was it you who leaked the videos online? Kevin, what beef do you have with me to do such a thing? What do you gain from spreading these videos? You're my brother. When I'm misunderstood and insulted, don't you feel the disgrace too?"
Kevin's face darkened as he shot back, "Are you nuts? What does this have to do with me? I've been filming the show all day, and my phone was confiscated. How could I post a video? So you do realize you're bringing shame upon yourself!" He rolled his eyes, adding, "If you knew, why did you do such a thing?"
He was pissed. He didn't do it, yet he was blamed. His previous kind reminders to Enrique were in vain.
Seeing Kevin's angry face, Enrique thought he might have misunderstood. He said awkwardly, "If it wasn't you, then it must be that jerk Arnold." He continued angrily, "Is he out of his mind to post such a video?"
He had the best relationship with Arnold at home. Who would've thought Arnold would stab him in the back?
Kevin thought for a moment and said, "Arnold wouldn't do that." Given Arnold's personality, he wouldn't post such a video.
Enrique sneered, "Why not? That day, besides Mom, only you two recorded the video. If it wasn't you, and it wasn't Arnold, could it be Mom?"
Betty cared most about her reputation and would never post the video.
"That jerk Arnold, I'll remember this." Enrique gritted his teeth, cursing, "When I get back, I'll definitely deal with him."
At the hospital, he dozed off while sitting and felt a sharp discomfort in his back. So, Brenda suggested he join her on the bed to rest more comfortably. He agreed. Little did he know that this led to a misunderstanding with Betty, who not only scolded him back then, but now the video of the incident had spread across the entire internet. How would he face anyone when he returned to Clifftonshireburg?
If there truly was something improper between him and Brenda, he would admit it. But there was absolutely nothing! His feelings for Brenda were purely those of an older brother doting on his little sister; he had never had any inappropriate thoughts. By circulating such a video, Arnold's intent was clearly to tarnish both his and Brenda's reputations. They had already faced harsh criticism before; did Arnold think they hadn't suffered enough, and now he wanted to ruin him even further?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He wanted to go back and beat Arnold up.
Meanwhile, in his room, Arnold sneezed several times. He wondered if some jerk was cursing him.
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