Jonathan clasped Estelle's hand, his voice laced with frosty sarcasm, "She's my own wife! Who else should stand up for her if not me? You expect outsiders to do it?"
The room fell silent, and then erupted into a cacophony of voices.
The wife of the Lamont Group's CEO?
Not a mistress or a girlfriend, but his wife, Jonathan had said!
A reporter gasped, "Mr. Lamont, what exactly do you mean? Can you clarify?"
Jonathan lifted their interlocked hands, his eyes cold and determined, "Let me make this official for everyone here. KING, Estelle here, is my wife. We married six years ago. So, all those whispering that KING is cozying up to the Lamont Group can zip it! And as for the slanderers who claim my wife threw a game for five million dollars just to stir up trouble, do you really think so low of us? The Lamont Group and the CEO's wife?"
The airport lounge went dead quiet for a solid five seconds before it burst into incredulous chatter.
KING was the Lamont Group CEO's wife!
And the world was oblivious!
Ever the opportunists, journalists fired off more questions,
"How do you explain her deliberate loss to COCO?"
"Did KING marry into the Lamont family and then abandon the Macclain family that raised her?"
"Mr. Lamont, is it true that KING used your connections to get back at the Macclain family's own daughter, Carmella?"
"I'll answer your questions!" bellowed Old Mr. Jarvis, walking over with his entourage. His voice wasn't loud, but the whole hall fell silent.
Magdalen and Emily hurried over to Estelle, and the trio embraced. Magdalen's eyes glistened with joy, "Ella, I've missed you so much!"
"I'm back," Estelle said softly, patting her shoulder, then turned to Emily, "Did you wrap up your trip abroad?"
Emily grinned, "I was supposed to be back the day before yesterday, but Charlie said to wait for your return, so we stayed an extra two days!"
They had even skipped visiting the James family to see Kya, choosing instead to pick Estelle up first.
Old Mr. Jarvis faced the crowd, his tone grave, "Estelle is unassuming, and I never wished to make a fuss. But some people have overstepped, slinging mud at her and losing their conscience in the process!"
"Estelle has been raised by the Jarvis family since she was a child. She is the heiress to the Jarvis estate. Does she need the Macclain family to support her? That's a joke!"
Old Mr. Jarvis's statement resonated powerfully, leaving everyone's head buzzing.
They all stared at Estelle, shocked yet incredulous. The Lamont Group CEO's wife, the Jarvis family heiress?
So many titles were bestowed upon her!
Old Mr. Jarvis continued, "Estelle has never received a thing from the Macclain family. They claim to have supported her? Let them come forward and we'll settle this face to face!"
With Old Mr. Jarvis's authority commanding the room, the phrase "face to face" silenced everyone.
Everyone thought that KING's return would be a plea for sympathy, but without a word from her, the revelation of her identities shattered all rumors and speculations.
With Old Mr. Jarvis's prestige at stake, no one dared to question his word.

Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
Norah isn't a girl, but a twenty -five year old beautiful woman that loves Xavier Fleming/Gonzalez/Hanson....
Update 3103 hasn't been received and it hold pertinent information. Please fix it for us. Thank you....
This is great! I love the updates....
Now Xavier needs to call in the reinforcement, Gabriel and Jonathan to settle this. Thank you for the updates....
May we please have updates. Thank you...
Xavier will always protect Norah he must admit this to himself and Norah. I believe after they return from this , he'll need to approach Norah 's parents and he'll get support from Jonathan and Ella....
I like how you are getting all the different love interest committed, thank you for the updates....
Hoping Manly have his own love story here, atleast a short one...
Emily has finally stood up for herself. Now with Charlie's support, her mother and sister in law will be as quiet as church mice....
Another epic ten updates... this is great! I'm sooo enjoying this. Thank you for the updates....