My Killing President

Chapter 702 Conversation

Annabelle looked at him and smiled.

At that time, Alistair's phone rang. When he saw that it was Jerry Kuang, he answered it.

"Alistair, that was not my fault!" The moment the call went through, Jerry Kuang shook off the

responsibility. It was truly unrelated to him!

"Are you telling me it was my fault?"

"It is just your luck!"

Alistair, "…"

Probably, they were only three persons in the world that dared to speak to Alistair that way.

When Jerry Kuang saw that Alistair wasn't replying, he said seriously, "I have instructed my assistant to

do everything he can to suppress this news. However, I heard that it had already caused quite the

interest and it is quite challenging to suppress it completely!"

"I simply want to know who the one that gave them the tip was. I want to know the person behind!" It

was obvious that it is difficult to suppress this news. However, the man must know the identity of the

person responsible.

It was a malicious attempt targeting Annabelle. He didn't know the objective but he knew he shouldn't

keep such risk factor by her side.

"I knew you would ask that and I have already sent my men to investigate it. I will let you know the

moment I get the news!" Jerry Kuang said. It was rare for him to be so serious and proper.

"Okay, I shall wait for your news!"

The moment the call ended, Annabelle looked at Alistair, "Do you think that someone was doing that on

purpose?"

"There wasn't many people that know about it. Moreover, it just happened so suddenly and I just

couldn't shake off that doubt!" Alistair said. The man looked outside the window and his eyes were

gleaming like a gem.

With what happened, Annabelle's mind was just jumbled up. Now that her relationship with the Xia

family was completely transparent. It felt somewhat awkward. The woman was troubled as how she

should face her family in the future. She hadn't been thinking about other things at all.

Now that Alistair mentioned it, she gave it a serious thought and she was agreeable.

"There weren't many people that know about this. Who would tell it? And even published it in the

newspaper!" Annabelle said. She tried her best to comb back her memories, thinking every possible

person that knows about it. However, that information just wouldn't benefit anyone at all.

Alistair looked at Annabelle and he was in deep thought. Actually, he had a suspicion but he didn't want

to say anything without evidence. He wanted to wait for Jerry Kuang's investigation first. Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

"All right, let's not think about that. We will know the moment Jerry was done with his investigation!"

Alistair held Annabelle's hand.

When Annabelle heard that, she nodded agreeably.

"Let us think of how we should handle this first!"

Annabelle nodded, "Dad and mom must be worried sick, let me call them!"

Alistair nodded.

After contemplating for a while, Annabelle took out her phone and made the call.

She knew she must face this eventually.

And Annabelle was right. Teneria and Waynie was worried about that matter as well. The reporters had

swarmed the house and everyone wanted to know what happened.

It was so sudden that things were exposed and they just weren't prepared.

Waynie was worried and heartbroken. She was the one that brought Annabelle up and she treated the

girl like her real daughter. However, now that the scandal was exposed, she just didn't know what to do.

The parents were worried that Annabelle might blame them for hiding the truth. Now they were just

thinking on how they should explain things to Annabelle. While they were discussing, Annabelle called.

The parents simply stared at each other stupidly.

They decided to surrender to fate.

Teneria answered the phone, "Hello, Annabelle…"

"Dad!" Annabelle called out. All of a sudden, she didn't know how she should continue.

"Annabelle, I believe you have already seen the news today. Actually…"

"Dad, I have known about it a long time ago!" Annabelle said.

Teneria was stunned, "You, you have known about that?"

Annabelle decided not to hide it anymore, "Yeah!"

Ralphy and didn't know what to say. He glanced over at Waynie and she simply shrugged her shoulder

and said nothing.

When Alistair saw that Annabelle didn't know how to continue, he took the phone over from her and put

it by her ears, "Dad, it's me. I will go over with Annabelle later. Let's discuss for a solution!"

When Teneria heard Alistair's voice, his tone was relaxed right away, "Okay, we will wait for the two of

you!"

After hanging up the call, Alistair passed the phone back to Annabelle, "Since the news wouldn't

change anything, why not just be straightforward?"

Annabelle didn't know why but the moment she heard the man, all of her nervousness and worries

were swept away. The man was right, even if her identity was exposed, it didn't change anything. Then,

why should she worry?

"Okay, let's go over together!" Alistair said.

Annabelle nodded and they walked out together.

The reporters by the door were being handled by the PR team. However, they still didn't give up and

were eyeing closely on their movements.

Alistair's driver was waiting outside the door. The moment the couple got inside the car, they drove

directly to the Xia family.

There were a lot of reporters camping outside the Xia house. They had completely surrounded the

place and yelling for the family to give them an interview. However, the doors were tightly shut and they

should no intention to accept their interview.

Fortunately, they had a back door and the butler was waiting over there. Alistair and Annabelle entered

through the back door and the reporters didn't notice it.

In the living room.

Annabelle, Alistair, Teneria and Waynie sat on the couch.

The parents were shocked to know that Annabelle had found out about it long ago.

"Actually I am the one to blame. I shouldn't have hide it from you for so long. That was because I just

didn't know how I should say it!" Teneria said apologetically.

When Annabelle heard that, she was able to completely let go. Her lips curled up faintly, "Dad, it

doesn't matter if I know it or not, I am always your daughter. Do you think that will change anything?"

Annabelle asked.

When Teneria and Waynie heard Annabelle, they looked at each other.

Of course nothing would change! The parents knew she wasn't their own daughter but they treated her

all the same. They were just worried that she might misunderstand.

"Of course not!" Waynie said, "I… I was so afraid that you might blame us so we never told you!"

Annabelle smiled, "Dad, mom, sorry. I was immature back then. But now I want to tell you that no

matter what happens, I will always be your daughter. This will never change!" Annabelle said solemnly.

When Teneria and Waynie heard that, they exchanged a look. Now that their greatest fear did not

happen, they couldn't describe their feeling.

"Annabelle…" Waynie stretched out her hand and hugged Annabelle. The daughter hugged the mother

back as well.

After all these years, the entangled secret in their hearts were finally resolved. Right that moment, they

felt a complete sense of restfulness.

Alistair looked at the family and his lips curled up.

It wasn't a big deal to handle the reporters. Most importantly, the family could be intact.

"Dad, what do you think about this?" At that time, Alistair looked at Teneria and asked. They needed to

give some response to the media. After all, no matter how much they tried to suppress the news, the

others might continue to gossip about it as well. Now that the news had travelled in full blast, even if

they could suppress the news, they wouldn't be able to control others' gossiping.

When Teneria heard that, he looked towards Annabelle, "I respect Annabelle's thought. I will support

whatever she wants to do!"

"Dad…"

"Ever since the moment we adopted you, you are our daughter. You and Ralphy meant the same to

me. It doesn't if you admit it or deny it to the public, I will leave the choice to you!"

They have given Annabelle such grace and freedom. Annabelle would never be able to repay the

kindness and love.

All of a sudden, she felt that she was so fortunate to be blessed with such a family. It must be a good

gift from above.

……

When the news were exposed, Hua was the happiest person.

He looked at Kaleb Hua and just couldn't shake off his excitement, "Brother Kaleb, this is the perfect

opportunity!"

Kaleb Hua simply looked at the news. His chiseled face was filled with wrinkles. It was the testimony of

the storms he weathered through his life. However, no one could tell what he was thinking from his

deep gaze.

When Hua saw that Kaleb Hua wasn't speaking, he frowned, "Brother Kaleb…" Ever since Annabelle's

wedding, Kaleb Hua had rarely got out his house. He didn't even invite Annabelle out. It seemed to the

man that Brother Kaleb was trying to distance himself from Annabelle.

When Kaleb Hua heard Hua calling him, he raised his gaze and looked at Hua, "What's wrong?"

"Don't you think this is the perfect opportunity? Now that everyone knows Miss Xia isn't the real

daughter of the Xia family, you can reconcile with Miss Xia!" Hua was just excited for Kaleb Hua.

He could tell that Kaleb Hua wanted to reconcile with Annabelle very much but he was fearful. Now that

the news came out, Hua felt that even the gods were helping them.

Kaleb Hua smiled bitterly, "Really?"

"Of course! Now that everyone knew about that case, you can just take this chance to reconcile with

Miss Xia!"

"If you are placed in her shoe, will you accept it?"

"Most definitely!" Hua said in a heartbeat.

"But she wouldn't." Kaleb Hua said confidently.

Hua frowned, "Why?"

"Do you think she could accept a father that had never exact his duties for the past twenty years? Not

only that, I have caused her to lose her family. Do you think she will accept me?" Kaleb Hua said with a

bitter smile. The man had thought about it countless times. Whenever he put himself in her shoes, he

wasn't able to forgive himself. And he just couldn't ask for Annabelle's forgiveness.

"But twenty years ago, you were forced by circumstances as well!" Hua said. His eyebrows were

furrowed deeply and he was sad for Kaleb Hua.

Kaleb Hua simply lowered his gaze and looked at the newspaper. The man seemed to be sorrowful,

"That those are just excuses for her!"

"Even if she wasn't the real daughter of the Xia family, I can tell that she was close with them. That

wouldn't change anything!" Kaleb Hua said.

"But… Do we just let things be?" Hua asked.

"Yes, don't interfere!" Kaleb Hua gave his instruction.

"Brother Kaleb!"

"I have made up my mind. Don't talk about this anymore." Kaleb Hua said. The man would rarely speak

to Hua like that. But if he were to do that, it simply proved that he was determined and his decision was

not to be crossed.

Finally, Hua nodded, "Okay, I understand…"

Kaleb Hua continued to read the newspaper.

The man wanted to reconcile with Annabelle and enjoy this heavenly blessing of family as well. But he

just didn't dare to take the risk…

He would rather let Annabelle continue to live in blissful ignorance.

He didn't want to burden of her with his past with Xiao Le.

Xiao Le…

If this is your punishment for me, then I shall gladly accept it!

……

Ralphy stared in front of the French window and looked down on the sceneries below.

Whenever he stood there, it would mean he was in deep ponder. The man liked to watch the bustling

street from a great height and that could put his mind at ease. As if he was able to transcend

everything.

The moment the news was exposed, the company was somewhat affected and the share prices were

dropping slightly. Not only that, the phone to the PR department was ringing all the time and everyone

wanted to invite Ralphy for an interview session. However, the man rejected every one of them.

He even rejected the shareholders that wanted to see him. At that moment, he didn't want to meet

anyone at all.

If this news were to be exposed earlier, he might feel happy.

Because if that was the case, if he were to do anything, he wouldn't be labelled as a depraved person.

But now that the news was exposed, he simply felt a complicated feeling.

He didn't feel the grandest he presumed.

The first thing that came to his mind was that Renee An was behind the news.

Aside from her, there shouldn't be anyone that would do that. After all, not a lot of people know about it.

When he thought about that, she drew a deep breath.

Was Renee An simply doing him a favor? Or…

When he thought about that, he took up his phone and dialed in a number. Soon after, the call went

through.

"What do you want?" Right after the call went through, Renee An asked straightforwardly.

"Why did you do that?" Ralphy did not beat around the bush and he asked directly. The man was

confident that she was the person behind everything.

Renee An hadn't expected the man would call to find fault.

"I don't know what you are talking about!" Renee An pretended to be ignorant.

"Do you know the consequences to your actions?" He continued to ask. The man looked outside the

window and his gaze was unrippled and lifeless. If he wasn't speaking, he might looked just like a piece

of sculpture.

"What now? Are you worried about her?" Renee An held her phone and asked with a sneer.

"I simply want to know the reason you did that. Was that to my favor? Or are you trying to drop the

share prices of Xia Group?" Ralphy asked slowly.

That was a sharp question. When Renee An heard that, her expression turned grim and even her

finger joints turned pale as she held the phone tightly.