Just ten minutes ago, the Callahan Group website released a statement claiming that Mavis and Moore were related, with Moore being Mavis's distant cousin from her mother's side. If anyone tried to spread rumors about this, the Callahan Group will take legal action against all those who did so.
The affair allegations had been debunked since Mavis and Moore both had foreign citizenships and were not public figures. Moreover, since the Callahan Group had come forward to make this statement, it meant that Anthony was already aware of this matter beforehand. This PR move was almost foolproof.
It was just a minor incident that did not cause much impact on the Callahan Group due to their timely handling of it.
Mavis read through the news carefully and felt complicated emotions inside her.
Just ten minutes ago she was worried about whether Anthony would use this opportunity to attack her but she didn't expect him to resolve things so quickly.
She couldn't help but say, "Thank you. I will learn from my mistakes and won't make such errors again."
Behind her, Moore's expression was also complicated as he asked, "Mavis, what does this news mean? Does it mean that if we appear in public in the future, I'll have to be your cousin?"
Mavis turned around and said, "Isn't that great? You can consider me your sister."
Moore replied with a sullen expression but said nothing.
He didn't want any sisters! If she became one, then he wouldn't be able to marry her or else netizens' sarcasm could drown him...
In contrast with his gloominess, Anthony seemed carefree.
He raised an eyebrow arrogantly as his cold expression hinted at something deeper as he reminded them both, "We're only three days away from our scheduled divorce date. Are you ready?"
There was an implied meaning behind his words.
Mavis nodded cautiously saying, "Don't worry; as long as you don't mess things up on your end, then I'll be there at civil affairs bureau on time."
Anthony's mood brightened slightly before being doused by another wave of discouragement when she called out after him,
"Wait!"
He stopped walking for a moment before turning back around with his usual aloofness asking sarcastically,
"Regretting?"
"No," answered Mavis quickly before continuing excitedly,
"I wanted to ask if I could pick up Alistair after school today? He mentioned wanting me to cook barbecue potatoes for him again two days ago while also asking me if I could make another bracelet for him…"
Anthony's handsome face darkened completely.
"No," he said flatly while adding icily,
"It's Friday tomorrow which means Alistair has tutoring classes."
This time, he didn't linger and walked away quickly, with a hint of impatience in his back view. Mavis noticed his change in mood and felt even more confused.
Why did it seem like he was changing his expression faster and faster? Just as she was thinking this, the landlady slowly walked down from upstairs while sighing, "What a good young man! He's rich, handsome, efficient at work, doesn't shirk responsibility when things go wrong. He's really a man with great character. If he were to leave you now, you probably wouldn't be able to find another one like him even if you searched high and low." Anyone who wasn't an idiot could tell that she was speaking for someone's benefit. Mavis smiled awkwardly.
Although Moore didn't understand what was being said, his face darkened and he felt extremely uncomfortable all over.
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