Chapter 282 Is Ethan a Jerk?
After freshening up and changing, Ethan came out to find Ashley still out cold. His heart ached for her. He pulled back the covers and lay down next to her.
Just then, his phone buzzed with a text from George: [Ethan, Josselin is super pissed about the missed signing today. He thinks you're not serious about the deal and is looking at other projects. The signing might fall through. I had to really talk him down. Took a lot of convincing. I set up another signing in three days. Don't blow it again.]
Ethan kinda got why Josselin was being a jerk. It was no surprise a big-shot investor got pissed off after being stood up.
Thinking that Diannel had already gone to Maridia and should have news soon, Ethan replied: [Got it! Thanks for handling this.]
George shot back: [No problem.]
As soon as Ethan put down his phone, Ryan called, "Ethan, something's happened!"
Ethan asked calmly, "What's up?"
"David is holding a press conference, publicly accusing you of crimes."
Ethan sneered, "Crimes? I haven't done anything. If he wants to slander me, he's asking for trouble!"
"Looks like he won't stop until he makes a big scene. Ethan, you should check it out. Better safe than sorry!" Ryan said.
"Got it." After hanging up, Ethan browsed the news and, sure enough, he was the headline again.
The topic was Mr. Yates' Infidelity Press Conference.
He clicked on the topic, and a live interview popped up. David was on the screen, tearfully accusing Ethan of his crimes.
David stammered, "Everyone, judge for yourselves. My innocent daughter was defiled by that bastard Ethan, he ruined her life and got her pregnant. Now, that bastard Ethan is trying to shirk responsibility. I won't let this happen. For my daughter and her unborn child, I must expose his evil deeds."
Seeing this, Ethan sneered, "He can't even remember his lines properly and dares to slander me!"
Ethan turned off his phone, got up, tucked Ashley in, and said softly, "Honey, rest well. I'll be here when you wake up."
With that, he gently kissed her forehead.
Ethan turned and left, driving to the press conference site.
A reporter asked David, "Mr. Zito, since you accuse Ethan, do you have any evidence?"
David replied, "Of course!"
He took out a stack of documents and said, "The Yates family invited my daughter over, and that night, Ethan did something bad."
"Here's the evidence, provided by Ethan's own mom, Ivy! If you don't believe me, you should at least believe his mother!"
The crowd gasped, "A mother turning on her son? That's some next-level righteousness!"
"Hey, check out Ivy's Facebook post!" someone shouted.
Everyone whipped out their phones and, sure enough, there was Ivy's post. It was a video: "Hello everyone, I'm Ivy, Ethan's mother. I didn't expect things to get this bad. Ethan did something terrible to Ms. Zito, and I'm deeply ashamed. But since it happened, if Ethan can take responsibility for Ms. Zito, I ask the public to go easy on him."
The crowd buzzed, "How's he supposed to take responsibility? He's already married. Does he have to ditch his wife and marry this one?"
Online, the news about Ethan's supposed infidelity was blowing up.
David jumped on the chance. "That's right, as long as Ethan takes responsibility, I won't push it further."
A reporter asked, "Mr. Zito, how do you want Ethan to take responsibility?"
David replied, "He has to marry my daughter!"
The crowd gasped again.
People were murmuring, trying to make sense of it all.It was a sensible demand, but for a married guy to marry one and dump the other? That just screamed scumbag.
Soon, all eyes were on Ethan, and everyone was calling him a scumbag.
Suddenly, a figure strode into the press conference. He had this icy vibe, like a king. His voice was clear and cold, not loud but packed with power, "I won't marry her!"
Everyone turned to see Ethan, gasping in surprise. Cameras flashed, capturing every moment.
"Ethan, if you don't take responsibility for Felicity, I'll sue you for rape!" David shouted.
Ethan walked straight up, his attitude cold and arrogant, "Go ahead and sue! I'll also ask my lawyer how many years you can get for slander!"
As he said this, Ethan felt a weird sense of déjà vu. He remembered Ashley saying something similar to someone else not long after they met. Never thought he'd be in the same spot.
He continued, "I didn't touch Felicity, and the kid she's carrying isn't mine. If you don't believe me, take her for a test. Before that, don't try to pin any crimes on me."
Ethan's cold voice echoed, "Mr. Zito, since the media's here, why don't we take Ms. Zito for a test right now?"
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