Substitute Her to Love You (Charlotte and Patrick)

Chapter 401

After dinner, Patrick went upstairs with me in his arms.

He wanted to make love. However, I couldn't concentrate and kept thinking about the press conference tomorrow.

Patrick seemed to have noticed that I was absentminded. Without forcing me, he held me in his arms and asked me, "What's wrong? Have you been upset recently?" As he said, he gently kissed me, "Don't be afraid. Everything will be solved soon."

At that time, I didn't understand what he was talking about.

I nodded in his arms, "Okay."

Later, I learned that we two weren't talking about the same thing.

Originally, I thought that Patrick would go to work the next morning as he usually did. However, I got up, got changed, and put on light makeup. While sitting in the dining room and enjoying my breakfast, I saw that he was dressed in casual clothes instead.

I looked at him and couldn't help but be stunned, asking, "Aren't you going to work today?"

He nodded and said faintly, "I'll accompany you."

I would be happy to hear his words at normal times. However, today...

"No, I can't do so."

I was going to attend the press conference today to prove myself. The press conference hadn't been published online yet. Even so, once it started, there would be live broadcasts and advertisements. And naturally, the public would pay attention to it.

I had been planning for it for a few days. And I couldn't give up like this!

Seeing how well I was dressed, he asked me, "Are you going to the studio?"

I opened my mouth, hesitated for a moment, and nodded, admitting it quickly, "Yes, I have an appointment with Nancy today. I will go out in the morning."

I could get it done this morning!

Patrick surely would blame me after I came back home. Even so, the press conference would have been over then. And he couldn't do anything to me.

Standing at the corner of the staircases, he looks at me with a somewhat meaningful and profound look in his eyes. Looking slightly gloomy, he didn't speak for a long time. After a while, he said, "Well, you can go."

On the surface, he didn't expose my lie.

However, as I sat at the dining table, looked up, and met his gaze, I felt more flustered upon seeing his reaction.

I knew that he surely had been suspicious of me.

Even so, I had to do it. I had to solve my own crisis with my own ability. And I couldn't hide under his wings all the time.

After breakfast, I put on my shoes, took my laptop, and prepared to go out. Patrick walked me to the door.

Without saying anything today, he hugged me tightly. Then, he turned around and left.

Standing at the door, for no reason, I felt empty in my heart.

I probably shouldn't have kept it from him.

However, there was no time for me to think about it. I took a taxi and arrived at the scene of the press conference.

By the time I arrived there, everything there had been set up.

Loraine and a few people from Boundless Glory Public Relations were all there. However, the reporters were kept outside. They didn't let them in.

Seeing that I arrived, Loraine walked over and asked me seriously, "Are you ready? Later, you can only rely on yourself. No one can help you."

"I know."

I nodded.

To be honest, I couldn't be more frightened in my heart.

Soon, I would face the reporters' cameras and tricky and unpleasant questions. Was I ready for everything?

As a matter of fact, I wasn't.

However, having no way out. I could only save myself.

I turned on my laptop and prepared everything that needed to be prepared. Then I looked at the time at the lower right corner of the computer.

The press conference would start at 10 a.m.

At 9:30 a.m., the reporters would enter the venue.

There were five minutes to go before the reporters entered the venue.

I sat there, watching time pass by. And I became more and more nervous. My palm was sweaty.

At this time, I even regretted it in my heart. I should have told Patrick about this. Maybe he could help me. In the face of such a situation, he surely was more experienced.

But soon after, I dispelled this thought of mine.

Time ticked by one second at a time.

Finally, it was 9:30 a.m.

A bunch of reporters came in immediately. With the media's names attached to the seats, they sat down respectively rather than fight for the seats.

Behind them, the photographers began to fiddle with the equipment.

I originally thought that despite Loraine's invitation, these reporters might not necessarily come here. However, I didn't expect them to all show up here.

As I recalled, I thought that it made sense. I was sort of an "influencer" right now. As long as I appeared, I would attract the public's attention. Nobody would give up such a good opportunity.

After the reporters sat down, there were only 30 minutes left before the beginning of the press conference.

The marketing online started to gain momentum. Clicking open the link Loraine sent to me, I saw that the number of viewers online gradually increased.

There were already thousands of them.

At this time, Matt hadn't appeared yet.

Would he come here or not? I didn't know. But I could only gamble ON IT.

When I no longer looked at the computer screen, I saw the reporters all looking at me with different looks in their eyes. It seemed that each of their looks was meaningful.

Some seemed to be waiting to make fun of me. And some others seemed to be waiting to mock me.

This made me even more certain that I wouldn't have an easy time later.

To prevent them from sensing my cowardice, I straightened up my back, trying to look calm as much as I could.

Finally, it was 10 a.m.

At this time, Matt hadn't yet appeared.

At this moment, Loraine walked to the platform in front of her. Sitting down, she said, "Thank you all for coming here."

After that, she introduced me to everyone and the purpose of the press conference today.

I greeted everyone, "Hello, I am Janetta Nolan as well as Charlotte Archer." Material © NôvelDrama.Org.

I didn't want to hide my identity anymore.

At this time, the reporters under the stage all showed that they were all watching a good show.

Judging from their expressions, they all seemed to be waiting for a moment when they could ask questions to embarrass me.

In that case, even if Matt didn't come, I would have to make the press conference go on.

Clenching my hands into fists, I said to the desktop microphone, "There have been lots of rumors about me on the internet recently. Most of them are not true. If any of them is true, it is probably that Gina and Jeremy are my foster parents.

Originally, I didn't intend to respond to these rumors. However, this matter became more and more intense, harming my closest relatives and affecting my normal life. So I can only hold this press conference."

The reporters' faces didn't change.

I, who didn't care about anything, continued, "First of all, I want to make it clear on the rumor on the Internet that I rewarded Jeremy and Gina and put them in prison instead."

After I said that, I took out the injury-employed report back then.

After that, I told them about Caroline Archer.

After I finished narrating these two matters, I began to talk about the things about Kelsi Clark. As for this, I told them that I had gone to a nearby police station to explain the situation and begged hard to get the monitoring.

I did all of these while waiting for Matt's reply.

Regarding all the rumors circulating online, I listed them out one by one and presented respective evidence against them to prove my innocence.

By the time I finished my words, Matt hadn't appeared yet. But it didn't matter to me anymore.

I made a choice and played the recording which he gave to me.