Five Years Wasted Now They Beg Her Back novel Chapter 479

"Is your fiancé an accomplice?"

The reporters' questions came one after another. Ivy was pushed against a low wall next to the City Hall entrance, unable to move.

She was stunned.

Embezzling two million dollars?

"You're lying! I didn't do it!"

Ivy screamed in terror, trying to push the microphones away, but she had clearly underestimated the media's obsession with a negative story.

"You didn't? Then please explain why the trail for that two million dollars ultimately led to your personal account?"

A reporter pulled out several photos.

There were pictures of her looking at houses, of her at the registry office for the deed, and of her at the bank.

But in all the photos, she was alone. There was no Lucian Chow.

Ivy's eyes widened.

She was flustered, completely at a loss.

The reporters were still firing questions, and to Ivy, they seemed like a pack of wolves, ready to tear her apart.

"Get away! Get away from me!"

Ivy squatted on the ground and broke down crying. "I don't know… I don't know anything… I want to go home…"

*Click, click, click—*

The sound of camera shutters was relentless, capturing her disheveled state.

In her despair, Ivy's trembling hand pulled out her phone and dialed Grace's number.

The call was answered on the first ring.

"Grace…"

Ivy sobbed uncontrollably. "Help me… I didn't do anything… Lucian Chow is gone… so many reporters…"

"Ivy, don't be afraid."

Grace comforted her as she grabbed her bag and rushed out the door.

Grace roared, grabbing a microphone that was still trying to get closer and yanking it back with force.

With a loud bang and a piercing squeal of feedback, the scene fell silent for two seconds.

"Gra… Grace?"

Ivy looked up, her face a mess of tears and smudged mascara, looking both pathetic and wretched.

Grace pulled her up from the ground, shielding her in her arms, and then turned to face the crowd.

"Had enough pictures?"

Her voice wasn't loud, but it was sharp and menacing. "Which media outlets are you from? Do you realize what you're doing is illegal?!"

"Who do you think you are? That's some nerve!" a reporter with glasses shouted defiantly. "Ivy is suspected of embezzlement. We're just conducting a normal interview!"

Grace sneered. "I am Grace, the CEO of Graceline Technologies. Ivy is not only my friend, but also a senior partner at my company. As for the so-called embezzlement, the police will investigate. But until the truth is out, if anyone dares to publish a single unverified report—"

She paused, her gaze landing on the reporter with the glasses.

"I guarantee, he will never work in this industry again."