Rebirth Revenge Is Everything (Ariana) novel Chapter 721

As Ariana was about to leave the house, a group of reporters appeared seemingly out of nowhere, holding their microphones aloft, snapping photos with their flashing cameras.

This made Carson, who was beside Ariana, a little frightened. He instinctively shrank back a bit.

Kevin was also slightly panicked, but he quickly calmed down, though his small hand remained tightly clenched around his mother's.

"Madam Stone! Is it true that you drove your biological mother to suicide?"

"We've heard that your mother's suicide is related to you. What do you have to say about that?"

"Madam Stone, your mother is in the hospital, yet you haven't visited her. Why is that?"

A variety of microphones were thrust towards Ariana's face. Were it not for the presence of her life assistant and bodyguards assigned by Lambert, the reporters might have jostled or even harmed her.

The assistant, a bit exasperated, said, "Please leave."

The reporters, of course, ignored the assistant and the bodyguards, eagerly pressing on with their questions. After all, this was the rare headline news they had been looking for recently.

As part of the renowned, deep-rooted Stone family, this was a golden scandal.

Carson, still just a child and never having encountered such a situation before, was so frightened that tears welled up in his eyes. Eventually, he couldn't help but burst into tears, hoping his mom would take him away. Ariana's expression grew increasingly grave under the reporters' relentless questions, especially after Carson began to cry; her face turned icy.

She stared expressionlessly at the reporters, who were like vultures, excited and heedless of frightening a child.

With a cold tone, she said, "I don't know where you all got this news, but it isn't true. And you have scared my children. I can honestly inform you all that should any of your inappropriate actions harm my children, the Stone family will send a legal notice to your publications."

The reporters were momentarily stunned, especially the female reporter at the forefront, whose eyes briefly flashed with fear before turning to shame and anger.

She angrily retorted, "Is Mrs. Stone using her power to bully others?"

The others, initially excited by getting the first-hand news, began to calm down. Although they did not entirely back away, they kept a respectful distance. After all, if this caused trouble for the newspaper, not only would they lose their jobs, but they might also get targeted by the influential Stone family. It would definitely not be worth the trouble.

Ariana looked at the unsightly expression of the female reporter and said emotionlessly, "I wasn't aware that protecting one's own child could be considered bullying."

At this point, another male reporter from the newspaper, seeing his colleague being confronted by Ariana, couldn't hold back any longer. He spoke sharply, "Mrs. Stone, are you trying to dodge the issue? We came to inquire about Mrs. White's situation. If you're unwilling to answer, does that mean you're admitting to it?"

Ariana maintained a calm demeanor, "Regarding baseless rumors, what exactly do you expect me to say? My mom is hospitalized due to illness, and now it's being spun as if I'm forcing her to commit suicide?"

One of the reporters seemed to have anticipated Ariana's response.

He immediately laughed with extreme disdain, "Mrs. Stone, it was revealed by your own biological mother, Ms. Ross. We're not making wild guesses, so don't wrong us."

Ariana paused, her face suddenly turning slightly pale.

The rest of the reporters closely observed her expression.

Add me to the alarmed group.

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The news is escalating, and most scandals in rich families involve illegitimate children, or changing girlfriends, or mistresses coming in. But this is the first time such an extreme scandal has emerged, attracting significant attention from netizens, pushing the Stone family to the forefront of public scrutiny.

Even the stock market was slightly affected.

When Old Mr. Stone found out, he almost fainted from anger! He furiously asked, "What is going on?"

Jolene, pale, tried to defend her daughter-in-law: "Dad... Ariana is probably being framed... she's not that kind of child."

The old master looked at her coldly and said, "Regardless of whether she's being framed, the mere fact that this news broke out makes her unworthy of being a Stone family daughter-in-law." After saying this, he turned to Hugh and irritably continued, "Now do you understand why I insisted you marry someone of equal social standing? To prevent news that would ruin our reputation!" Though it is mostly about forming alliances, noble families' young ladies are bred to avoid such scandals.

Both Khloe and Aster couldn't help but curl their lips into a slight smile, a hint of smugness flashing in their eyes. As for Jolene, her face turned even paler.

Although her father-in-law didn't say it directly to her, the meaning behind those words was clear to everyone.

Hugh felt a bit embarrassed and awkwardly said, "Dad, I will make sure Lambert handles this matter."

The old man replied, "Handle it? He should indeed handle it, but you tell him, if such news appears again, don't blame me as his grandfather." If it weren't for the fact that Ariana had given the Stone family three great-grandsons, he would have cast her out long ago.