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No Wife, No Life Chapter 190
Mentioning Alvina made Brad completely lose his cool.
"You mustn't speak ill of her! You mustn't!"
Because of the tremendous force of Brad's slap, Emily stumbled a few steps backward. Instantly, her cheek began to swell.
She clutched her face, stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter, her eyes filled with malice.
"Why not? Not only will I insult her right in front of you, but I'll also tell those reporters that Alvina is a tramp."
With that, Emily pushed Brad aside and stormed out of the mansion.
"Get back here! Emily, you're nuts! Come back; you can't; you absolutely can't!"
Brad was practically shouting, but he could only watch helplessly as she walked away.
The reporters had been waiting outside the mansion for a while. As soon as they saw someone coming out, they pointed their cameras at the person.
When they realized it was Emily, they immediately perked up and started bombarding her with questions.
"Ms. Orsini, do you know what your father has done?"
"Did your father have any involvement in the cheating scandal? Or was there someone else behind it?"
"Ms. Orsini, are you aware that Dennis scored the highest on the SATs? Do you know your father almost ruined a genius's life? If he did, would you feel guilty?"
"What does Mr. Lavien of the Lavien Group think about this?"
"Ms. Orsini, please respond."
The reporters swarmed around Emily, bombarding her with questions.
Emily felt a bit dizzy but managed to steady herself and asked clearly. "What do you think my father did wrong?"
"Do you know who Dennis is?"
Emily's gaze was sharp, and she wore a cold smile as she faced the cameras.
The reporters truly didn't know Dennis's background. They were just using his top SAT score to stir up some news, without bothering to dig deeper into his identity.
Emily said, "Dennis is the child of my father's wife, Alvina, and another man. He has no blood relation to my father. Alvina betrayed my father."
"Dennis's very existence is a mistake. No matter how smart he is, it doesn't change the fact that he's an illegitimate child."
The reporters were stunned.
Emily's face showed a mix of pride and mockery. "What did my father do wrong? He just didn't want to raise an illegitimate child. Is that so wrong?"
"Besides, years ago, Colin was an honest public servant. Who could have predicted he'd fall into gambling and do those unscrupulous things? No one can predict the future—not you, not me, and certainly not my father. My father did his best to set Colin on the right path. What happened over the past decade has nothing to do with my father. Dennis's existence is a lifelong shame for him. Would you miss someone like that?"
"In the end, the ones who did wrong were the Wilson family. If you want the truth, you should question them, not my father."
The reporters were speechless, unable to process the unexpected turn of events.
How could this be related to Alvina?
"Alvina would never do such a thing. I heard that she gave birth to Dennis only after her divorce, and besides, Brad betrayed Alvina. Otherwise, how could you be an illegitimate child?"
A reporter pressed on aggressively.
Mentioning Brad's betrayal of Alvina made Emily's expression turn strange.
"My father betrayed Alvina? That's laughable. If Alvina were here, I'd ask her why she played everyone. It was all her scheme. She got my father drunk and set him up with my mother. She wanted my father to be the villain while she played the innocent victim!"
Emily's words left the reporters at a loss for words.
There were too many secrets, and they didn't know where to start.
"Ms. Orsini, are you saying Mr. Orsini never intended to betray Alvina?"
"But how do you know all this, Ms. Orsini?"
"Do you have any evidence for these claims? Making false statements is slander."
The reporters were in chaos, bombarding her with questions.
Emily laughed. "Why don't you ask Alvina?"
She then turned to the camera, a cold smile on her face. "Isn't that right, Alvina?"
Her smile was chilling and strange, sending a shiver down everyone's spine.
"I know you're watching. I admit I'm an illegitimate child, and my birth was a mistake, but it was all Alvina's doing. She is deviously shrewd and manipulative, skillfully portraying herself as the victim. In the end, I must state that my father did nothing wrong. The one at fault is Alvina. Alvina, do you admit it?"
Her smile grew even more sinister.
The reporters were so frightened by her smile that they stepped back, dropping their cameras, which shattered on the ground, the screens going black.
The viewers watching the live broadcast were in an uproar.
[What does Emily mean? Why do I feel so creeped out?]
[What does she mean by Alvina orchestrating everything? What could she have planned?]
[But the way she said it, it kind of makes sense. Alvina was so powerful; how dare Brad betray her? Alvina was a tough character. Even if Brad had the guts to betray her, Alvina would have dealt with him immediately. So, whether you believe it or not, I believe Emily.]
Anything related to the Orsini family was a hot topic, and the internet was buzzing with discussions.
[So, did Alvina really set up Brad's affair? Why would she do that?]
[Maybe she got tired of Brad and wanted a divorce.]
[Why do people like this even exist?]
[What are you all talking about? Didn't you catch the key point? Emily's words were clearly directed at Alvina. What does she mean? Is Alvina still alive? I can't even envision it. This is too crazy; it's giving me chills.][Is Harper really Brad's daughter? I don't think so. Brad is so dumb, even if Alvina is exceptionally intelligent, any child with Brad's genes couldn't be as brilliant as Harper. So, whose genes do Harper and Dennis have? I'm really curious about this. Who is Dennis's biological father?]
[So, it's understandable that Brad is hard on Harper. After all, neither she nor Dennis is his child. It makes sense that he only loves Emily, because she's his biological daughter, even if she's the result of an affair.]
Everyone was shocked by these speculations.