Chapter 1428 The Howard Family Wronged You
Andrea stared at their tightly clasped hands.
She bit her lip hard.
She never expected that even after all this, Adrian would still choose to hold Natalie's hand. Natalie had slept with that man, and she herself was lying disheveled next to Adrian—how could this man's heart be so cold?
Before, Adrian wasn't like this with her.
Before, whenever someone bullied her, Adrian would always stand up for her.
Originally, if she hadn't fallen into a coma, the woman standing beside Adrian now would be her.
Joe said, "Dad, I've already ordered the Howard Group's PR company to handle this matter, but the public opinion impact is too big. I'm afraid we can't suppress it."
Claire couldn't help but plead for her son, "Dad, Adrian must have been set up. He would never do something like this at his own engagement party. Someone must have been plotting this for a long time, targeting the Howard Group. Please calm down, Dad."
Ruben took several deep breaths, finally managing to calm himself down.
He looked at Adrian and Natalie kneeling on the ground. He knew in his heart that Natalie's character would never allow her to do something so morally wrong. But now, countless eyes had witnessed it, dozens of media outlets had captured it—no explanation would work now.
Empty words about being framed wouldn't convince anyone.
The most effective PR approach would be to let it cool down.
But Natalie was a top-tier actress in the entertainment industry—cooling it down was impossible.
At this moment, the hashtag #Natalie Adrian# had already exploded on the trending searches.
The discussion volume remained sky-high.
But what's done was done.
Ruben's gaze swept over Andrea. "Andrea, this matter was aimed at the Howard family. I never thought it would drag you into it."
Andrea's eyes reddened. The skin on her neck exposed outside her clothes still bore suggestive red marks.
So glaring.
"Grandpa, I..." Her heart was extremely anxious. Ruben was going to let this cool down, deciding to protect Natalie.
"Andrea, the Howard family has wronged you."
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3 AM.
Natalie lay in bed. Everything that had happened tonight had kept her on edge the entire time. At this moment, she gently stroked her abdomen, comforting the baby inside.
Adrian walked over, and their eyes met.
"I..."
"You..."
They both spoke at the same time.
Natalie said, "You go first."
"I don't know why this happened tonight. I was drinking in the banquet hall. The next time I woke up, I was in the lounge."
Natalie looked at him. "I didn't have any kind of relationship with Donny. His name is Donny. I've only met him a few times and don't really know him, but about tonight, I'm certain—nothing happened between him and me. Someone deliberately drugged the water I drank."
Natalie knew it was Andrea who did it.
But at this moment, she couldn't tell Adrian directly.
After all, Andrea was now playing the victim.
And everything was being blamed on the Howard family's rivals.
It was 3 AM now. During the day, who knew what kind of public opinion pressure they would face.
Natalie's phone kept ringing.
She looked at the calls from her management company, calls from Heather.
Natalie bit her red lips somewhat helplessly.
"Whatever we have to face tomorrow, we'll get through it together." Adrian said as he held her.
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