Chapter 223
Lila hesitated for just a second before quickly taking the keys from Terry. She didn’t forget to remind him, “Be careful.”
By now, some reporters had started a live stream, and within two minutes, many viewers had tuned in. Recently, her popularity surpassed that of many first and second-tier celebrities.
Dorian’s face darkened even further when he saw Terry’s familiar figure with Lila in the camera. He had just been searching for her but couldn’t find her. He suspected she had hidden somewhere and called for help.
He had anticipated that someone like Noah or Vince would come to her aid, enabling him to frame Lila as someone who had a powerful backer, which he could then use to force her into returning. But he didn’t expect her to run into Terry, who had actually helped her.
His gaze sharpened, and a new idea formed in his mind. What if he spread rumors that these two had been close for a long time, implying that Terry had stolen his best friend’s girlfriend?
This would make Lila feel the need to prove their relationship to protect Terry’s reputation. With that thought, Dorian quickly contacted someone to post a status.
Meanwhile, following Terry’s directions, Lila was hurrying to the car, but the crowd had already targeted her. Terry had failed to stop them.
The path was blocked, and Terry arrived just in time to signal her not to get out of the car.
“Step back!” he commanded in a cold tone. “Do you all want to offend the Jones family?”
The crowd exchanged glances, unsure whether to move, but no one was willing to back down. This was too good an opportunity to waste.
One of the reporters spoke up first, “Mr. Jones, we’re not here to cause trouble. We just want to ask Lila a few questions.”
Terry sneered. “She has the right to choose whether to accept your questions. Don’t you understand that? Or are you trying to force her? If you don’t leave, I’l call the police,” he said, scanning the crowd with his piercing gaze.
“Mr. Jones, what’s your relationship with her? Why are you protecting her? Are you her backer?” a male reporter shouted.
The crowd turned toward Terry, their
expressions shifting to shock,
realization, and greed. If they
ould
expose Lila’s backer, it wouldbe
huge news-this was gold!
“Terry, you’re the only son of the Jones family. What’s in it for you to lower your status like this?” one reporter asked.
“Yeah. Why are you so protective of Lila? What’s going on between you two?”
“Terry, aren’t you close friends with Dorian? Could you and Lila be more than just friends? Stealing your best friend’s woman-don’t you feel ashamed?”
The last person who spoke had just received the latest gossip and was trying to create a false narrative about Lila and Terry’s relationship.
Lila, who was sitting in the car, overheard this comment. She was about to get out, but Terry quickly blocked the door.
She didn’t want to involve an innocent person like him in this. Such misunderstandings could cause him a lot of trouble.
She rolled down the window, and Terry turned to look at her. “Stay inside. I’ll have the Jones family’s bodyguards and legal team here soon to hold these people
ernet
accountable for their defamatory actions.”
However, the man who had spoken earlier didn’t back down. “Mr. Jones, we’re
just here for a normal interview. Are you overreacting?
“Don’t try to intimidate us. We haven’t done anything wrong, and even if the lawyers come, it won’t matter.”
Lila looked up at him, her eyes cold and unamused. The chill in her gaze was as piercing as the wind on a glacier, cutting straight to the bone.
The man faltered momentarily before stubbornly saying, “Am I wrong? Lila, if you’re not guilty, why don’t you just face us and accept our interview?”
“Yeah! Are you guilty? The inte
says you have a backer-is that true? And what about your eship with Fletcher? Is it true that he joined the cast normally?”