Filed To Story: My Accidental Bride Is a Fashion Circle Queen Novel
Most importantly, Emma was meant to be their daughter-in-law!
How could someone so notorious be deserving of their son?
“Eric must be possessed. How could he marry a woman like that? How could a woman from the entertainment industry be trusted?”
Wren knew that her words had a strong influence on Father Roberts, so she said beside his ear, “You’re right. Plus, Emma used to follow another man and has used Eric as a stepping stone to advance her career. I wonder how many men she has sought behind Eric’s back…”
“Hmmph, it makes me angry just thinking about it!” Father Roberts clasped his hands behind his back and scoffed. “I went to look for Emma this morning and discovered that she doesn’t know how to avoid doing suspicious things. She was all alone at home with a man, discussing business while she’s pregnant…”
“Business my ass. Only Eric would trust her lies. What decent woman would invite a single man into her home while she’s alone?”
The couple stacked up on their opinions. Deep down, it was practically like they had already condemned Emma as an adulterer.
Perhaps it was because of the deeply ingrained bias he had developed over the years, Father Roberts was easily influenced by Wren. Hence, he also disliked the entertainment industry. However, Eric had never been within his control and had never listened to his teachings. So, he could only turn a blind eye.
Even when Eric announced that he had married a model, Father Roberts did not give much of a reaction. He assumed, with Eric’s authority and ruthlessness in the industry, no one would be able to play with his emotions. But…
…after everything that happened recently, he realized Emma was not a simple woman…
She was unpredictable and complex.
“If Eric wants to work in the entertainment industry, I can’t force him otherwise. After all, everyone has their own aspiration and he is simply inheriting what his grandfather started. But, I can’t possibly tolerate this Emma. She injured you!”
Wren looked down at her injured hand and said in a pitiful tone, “Hubby, we are but average people. We can’t go up against the entertainment industry. You are the only person that believes that I was cut by Emma.”
Thinking about all that Wren had suffered, Father Roberts’s anger increased, “I hope that performer doesn’t think that she can stay by Eric’s side. Just because the entertainment industry is in Eric’s hands, does she think she has an undying source of support?”
“Since she likes to solve problems using the entertainment industry, then fine, this old bag of bones is going to play along with her.”
Hearing this, Wren smiled. Her intention was to further increase the misunderstanding bet**en the father and son. Only by doing this, would she guarantee her safety.
“OK, time to sleep.”
After palming the problem off to her husband, Wren was a lot more relaxed. She now needed to conserve her energy so she could search for the mysterious culprit behind the threatening post.
…
Over the next two days, the industry suddenly started spreading rumors that Emma had been cheating at home with another man under the guise of caring for her pregnancy.
Cheating!
Whoever started the rumor, was smart. They did not make a huge revelation, nor did they give the information to the paparazzi so they could spread it. They slowly allowed the rumor to seep into the industry until it eventually filled every single nook and cranny.
But, what kind of people existed in the entertainment industry?
People that would do anything to survive.
They were clear-headed. They knew how to talk appropriately in front of different people.
So, in order not to offend Eric, they did not speak recklessly. Which meant, they weren’t as easy to control as netizens because they all knew the rules of the industry.
It didn’t take long before word spread to Lisa. As soon as she heard it, she gave Emma a phone call, “A rumor has been spreading around the industry that you have been cheating while pregnant. What is this all about? Where did this rumor come from?”
Emma’s circle of friends had always been small. If she didn’t hear anything from the outside world and rumors simply spread within the industry, she would never know about it.”
“Just ignore it,” Emma replied calmly. “After all, other rumors like, ‘my inability to fall pregnant’, ‘my child is unhealthy’ and other nonsense has been spread before. I guess it’s ‘cheating’s’ turn.”
“Emma, it’s easy for you to ignore these rumors, but people are ridiculing Boss for being cheated on.”
Hearing this, Emma paused for a moment as her gaze turned cold.
“Do you know who started this rumor?”
“I’m not sure. It appeared out of nowhere within the industry,” Lisa explained. “But, because it involves Boss, no one is brave enough to spread this rumor to the outside world. It is currently floating around only within the industry.”
“OK,” Emma put down her script, finally drawing her mind away from the story written inside.
She wanted to keep a low profile and never wanted to make enemies.
It was a simple request, but the heavens didn’t seem like they would give it to her.
Everyone knew that she and Zephaniah were good friends. With a rumor like this going around, whether true or not, the relationship bet**en her and Zephaniah would be a lot more awkward from now on.
With this thought, Emma pulled out her phone and gave Eric a phone call, “Eric… I’ve heard about the rumor that is going around.”
“Don’t take this to heart,” Eric seemed completely unaffected.
“Would you believe me if I said I was unaffected? His next step would probably be to say that my child isn’t yours…” Emma smiled slightly. “What should we do when that happens? What would you do?”
“When it involves your pride, I can’t allow anyone within the industry to ridicule you or look down on you.”
“You are still the same Eric; the Big Boss of the entertainment industry. No one will ever find an excuse to bully you.”
After hearing Emma’s words and understanding that she wanted to protect him, Eric smiled handsomely and asked, “So? What do you have planned?”
“You must know, when it comes to matters like this, no matter what you do, no one will believe you.”
“They will only believe that there must be some truth to the rumor.”
“You are merely tolerating all this because I am pregnant and waiting for our child to be born.”
Actually, the couple was well aware of the culprit behind this rumor. But, because Eric was about to become a father, he didn’t want to be too ruthless in case his child heard anything bad in future.
Otherwise…
…the word ‘endure’ did not exist in his vocabulary.
Plus, this matter was difficult to clarify. Even if a careful explanation was given, the industry would simply agree on the surface, but ridicule them in secret.
Whoever made this move…
…was certainly ruthless!
…
Eventually, Zephaniah also heard about the rumor. Even though no name was provided in particular…he was the only single man capable of going in and out of Hyatt Regency freely.
So, the industry began referring to him as ‘a certain director’ and he had no way of refuting. After all, plenty of people that were discussing the rumor, had pretty high statuses. In fact, as a newcomer director, many of them were held in a much higher regard than him.
In response, Zephaniah ended up giving Eric a phone call, “Emma and I are innocent.”
“I know,” Eric replied calmly, “I trust in my wife and her love for me.”
“Plus…only blind people in the industry would believe that she’d give up on me and choose you…”
Zephaniah: “…”