Chapter 370
Even though the public relished the news about Artemis' private life, the rumor about Veronique and
Justin was just as explosive.
That was why the public immediately shifted their focus from Artemis and the Shurmer family's
daughter to Veronique and Justin when they heard the Xuereb family would be holding a press
conference to clarify the rumor about the illegitimate child.
It was an easy choice since Justin was the future son-in-law of the prestigious family that held the
number one spot in politics.
His privacy was nonexistent the moment he was tied to the Fletcher family. Every part of his private life
would be put under the spotlight and scrutinized by many.
Within the hall for the press conference, the entire room was filled with people from one end to the
other.
All the big-name news media of Hallsbay and even some state media had arrived.
It was a no-brainer why the media focused on Justin so much with his identity and connection to the
Fletcher family.
When Veronique stepped into the venue, the reporters swarmed and surrounded her.
“Ms. Veronique, is the grandson of the Revelle family your son?”
“Ms. Veronique, who exactly is the child's father? Why did the Revelle family announce the child was
Ms. Yvonne's?”
“Ms. Veronique, there's a rumor spreading among the public that the child is Justin and your illegitimate
child. May I know if that's true?”
“Ms. Veronique, Justin is currently engaged to the daughter of the Fletcher family. How do you view the
relationship between the three of you?”
“Ms. Veronique, who is the wife, and who is the lover between you and Ms. Fletcher?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe questions got more and more harder to hear.
Veronique pressed forward until she reached the steps toward the stage. “Everyone, please calm
down. I'll answer all of your questions, so please don't worry. Now, let's chat.”
Even though the public relished the news about Artemis' private life, the rumor about Veronique and
Justin was just as explosive.
Her gaze swept across the entire hall.
Bitterness rose within her after seeing the densely-packed crowd beneath the stage.
I probably wouldn't have had the courage to brave this press conference if it wasn't for Zephyr.
“Firstly, I want to address that... Zephyr is my biological son. I got pregnant before marriage. I had no
choice but to lie to the public that the child was my sister's to protect the family's name and my
reputation. I'm deeply sorry for lying to all of you.”
She bowed deeply as a show of her sincerity for her apology.
“Who is the child's father?” a reporter asked.
Veronique straightened her back and continued, “I fell into a one-sided love with a young man seven
years ago. I spent all of my youth and passion pursuing him. This led me to save him when he got into
trouble, resulting in some accidents, and I had a baby in the end.”
When the crowd heard the term “one-sided love,” their minds were blown.
Ms. Veronique did one-sidedly love a young man seven years ago, and that man was Justin. Someone
had already revealed that information a few days ago. Does this mean she's admitting that the child
belongs to Justin?
Amid the crowd, Scarlett clasped onto her mother's arm and said, “M-Mom, what's happening? Didn't
you say Veronique would clear up the rumors about her illegitimate child? W-Why did she admit that
the b*stard was Justin's?”
Tamara frowned. Her gaze darkened as an ominous feeling rose within her.
She couldn't put her finger on the problem, but her instincts were telling her the press conference
would end in a bust.
“I'm talking to you, Mom. Why are you spacing out? The public didn't know Justin had an illegitimate
child before this, but the uproar you caused had led the whole world to know. H-How am I going to
marry him like this?”
Tamara glared at Scarlett and admonished, “How is it that you lose your composure so easily? The
press conference hasn't ended yet, so why are you jumping to conclusions now?”
Her goze swept ocross the entire holl.
Bitterness rose within her ofter seeing the densely-pocked crowd beneoth the stoge.
I probobly wouldn't hove hod the couroge to brove this press conference if it wosn't for Zephyr.
“Firstly, I wont to oddress thot... Zephyr is my biologicol son. I got pregnont before morrioge. I hod no
choice but to lie to the public thot the child wos my sister's to protect the fomily's nome ond my
reputotion. I'm deeply sorry for lying to oll of you.”
She bowed deeply os o show of her sincerity for her opology.
“Who is the child's fother?” o reporter osked.
Veronique stroightened her bock ond continued, “I fell into o one-sided love with o young mon seven
yeors ogo. I spent oll of my youth ond possion pursuing him. This led me to sove him when he got into
trouble, resulting in some occidents, ond I hod o boby in the end.”
When the crowd heord the term “one-sided love,” their minds were blown.
Ms. Veronique did one-sidedly love o young mon seven yeors ogo, ond thot mon wos Justin. Someone
hod olreody reveoled thot informotion o few doys ogo. Does this meon she's odmitting thot the child
belongs to Justin?
Amid the crowd, Scorlett closped onto her mother's orm ond soid, “M-Mom, whot's hoppening? Didn't
you soy Veronique would cleor up the rumors obout her illegitimote child? W-Why did she odmit thot
the b*stord wos Justin's?”
Tomoro frowned. Her goze dorkened os on ominous feeling rose within her.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe couldn't put her finger on the problem, but her instincts were telling her the press conference
would end in o bust.
“I'm tolking to you, Mom. Why ore you spocing out? The public didn't know Justin hod on illegitimote
child before this, but the uproor you coused hod led the whole world to know. H-How om I going to
morry him like this?”
Tomoro glored ot Scorlett ond odmonished, “How is it thot you lose your composure so eosily? The
press conference hosn't ended yet, so why ore you jumping to conclusions now?”
Scarlett was speechless at that.
“Ms. Veronique, are you saying Justin is the father of your child?”
Veronique lowered her gaze and kept silent for a bit before she started, “That's right. Zephyr is Justin's
son. Justin was running from his foes when I saved him. A one-night stand happened, and I got
pregnant.”
Her words were within their expectations but still shocking to hear.
Based on common sense, she shouldn't have admitted her child belongs to Justin. After all, Justin
already has an engagement with the daughter of the Fletcher family. Thus her child with Justin will only
be labeled as illegitimate.
“Ms. Veronique, why did you admit that Justin is the child's father? With his current engagement to the
daughter of the Fletcher family, aren't you afraid the public will label the child as illegitimate?”
Veronique raised her head and pinned her stare on the reporter who asked the question. “No. My son
is not an illegitimate child,” she said through gritted teeth.
“Did you think that saying he's not would not make him one? In my opinion, your son will have the
illegitimate child label attached to him forever.”
Scarlett's voice came from the crowd. She broke free from her mother's grip and waded through the
crowd toward the steps. With her head raised, gaze glued on Veronique, she seethed, “Veronique,
you're shameless! You had Justin's child behind his back and ruined our engagement. Aren't you afraid
of the entire world's spurn and criticism?”
Scarlett's appearance had attracted every eyeball in that hall.
Someone asked, “Hey, who's the lady?”
“Yeah, this is the Revelle family's press conference, so why did she come here?”