Mrs. Emma was quite shocked to hear what Maria revealed. She read the terms of the marriage contract, clasping her hands. "Fuck you. From the very beginning, I knew this woman just needed money. They deceived us."
"Only Ella cheated on you, David doesn't know anything, maybe he was lured by her." Maria made matters worse.
"I will force him to divorce her immediately." Mrs. Emma said, her face extremely angry.
"But David loves her like a madman, a fool, I'm afraid he won't listen to you."
"Even if David disagrees, I force him to agree. I can't let that woman continue to lie and steal our family's money." Mrs. Emma was very adamant. She contacted a reporter she was very close to and trusted, asking him to write an article.
A mischievous smile appeared on Maria's lips.
In his office, David was intently approving documents, when all of a sudden, Key pushed open the door, panic-stricken face, a newspaper in his hand. "General Manager, take a look at this."
David took the newspaper and read the headline. 'The marriage of the general manager and Ella is fake' and the title of the second article 'Ella - the woman who lures men to make money'
Enraged, David threw the newspaper to the ground. "How did they know this? This is just me, Ella, and you..." He stopped talking and stared at his assistant.
Key panicked when he met David's sharp gaze, he shook his head. "I do not. You know that I am very loyal to you."
"So, who is that person?" David couldn't help but resent the entertainment, amplified and fake news.
Below the article, there are many comments for them. They insulted and scolded Ella.
"Did Ella know the news yet?" David raised his head and asked Key.
"Now that the whole company knows about this, I think Ella read the news too.."
Before Key could finish speaking, David stood up from his seat and headed for the door.
Now that the matter is noisy, wanting to solve it and make it quiet is impossible.
This bad news affected the Anthony corporation, but he didn't care. He's worried about Ella, she won't be able to live in peace. He failed to protect her as he promised.
Walking down the hallway, David suddenly stopped. Ella was in front, a cold expression walking towards him.
"You said this fake marriage was secret, but now everyone knows. What will you do?" Ella said.
"Let's go public, I'll tell them everything then let's get married for real. You love me, don't you? And I love you too." David looked at her and said.
"It's not a matter of real or fake marriage, the problem is that they say that I'm a woman who only knows how to seduce men and make money from men. They have ruined my personality." Ella said with a pained voice.
"I'm sorry." David bowed his head. A few minutes later, he looked up, facing Ella. "Don't worry, I'll investigate this, there's someone behind and harming us."
"Wait until you find out who's behind this then they've killed me with their words." Tears welled in her eyes as she looked at David.
Seeing Ella's tears, his heart ached. He moved closer to Ella, pulling her into his lap. He held her tight, even though she struggled to get out of his arms.
Key ran to them. David let go of Ella and turned to his assistant. "What happened?"
Key gave the phone to his boss, said. "It only took a few hours for these articles and news to go viral, they were even posted on the internet, and many netizens downloaded and shared it."
David swiped up and down on Key's phone screen, he was red like he was about to spit fire. "After all, who did this?"
Loud sounds resounded outside the company. Reporters and journalists flocked to the gate, and gathered in front of the gate, shouting. They want to meet David and Ella to interview them. The security guards tried to stop the crowd.
With no other choice, David led Ella through the back door. In this situation, the reporter should not be met to protect Ella's safety.
Standing on the second floor, Maria looked down at the tumultuous crowd, her heart filled with joy. With this situation, before long, Ella will be tired, and she will have to divorce David. Maria will have the opportunity to take her place.
"Everything is up to you, right?" Raymon's voice rang in Maria's ears.
Startled, she turned around, admitting. "Yes."
"Why?"
"I am helping you. David and Ella will eventually break up, please take this opportunity to be by her side, comfort and encourage her, and then one day, she will be touched and develop feelings for you. Very good plan, right?" Maria crossed her arms and said.
"But you hurt her."
"I don't care about that, what I need is David's affection. Moreover, the person who invited reporters to write articles and publish articles was not me, Mrs. Emma did it." Maria spoke softly as if she were not to blame for this.
Raymon continued to ask. "But if you don't say, Mrs. Emma wouldn't know."
"Why? Mrs. Emma is David's mother, and together he and Ella cheat on their family. Strictly speaking, Ella planned to fake marriage with David to get money from him. This woman is greedy, cruel, selfish, I can't help but keep them away from her." Maria said.
Raymon pursed his lips. "I don't think Ella was planning a fake marriage to David, just for the money."
"Anyway, this has been exposed. If Ella didn't do anything wrong, why didn't she speak up, and face the reporter? Believe it or not, I insist that she run away. And I won't let David run away with her." Maria ended the conversation and left.
Raymon is both happy and sad. He's happy because the relationship between David and Ella is likely to fall apart. But, he is sad because Ella is in an unfavorable situation. How does he stay with her, comfort her?
David drives on the road. Ella sat in the seat next to the driver's seat. They were silent all the way.
Suddenly, Ella shouted. "Stop the car."
David parked on the side of the road. "What's up?"
"We need to talk to each other."
David with a serious expression, remained silent as if ready to listen to her.
Ella took a deep breath and spoke. "We should... stop our relationship before the situation gets worse."