"Dad... I have to work!" Angela found an excuse to not go home.
Chuck understood that Angela didn't want to go home, so he didn't give her too much pressure, "Okay, focus on your job! Call me if you need anything!"
"Thank you, Dad! I love you!" Angela was happy to have her father by her side.
"You're my baby girl! Don't worry about what others think. Just be yourself!" Chuck would always be there for his daughter no matter what Angela did.
"Okay, Dad!"
After she hung up, Angela sat on the balcony and looked at the scenery. She was having mixed emotions at the moment.
When Angela was being bashed online, Arvin issued a statement on MicroBlog, "I love Angela with all my heart, and I met her seven years after my fiancée had disappeared. She is not a third-party in this relationship. In fact, she had nothing to do with my relationship with Rosa. The reason why I haven't gone all out with Angela is because I respect Rosa. Things will be solved when Rosa gets back. Meanwhile, I hope people would respect our privacy. I will sue whomever dares to continue defaming Angela."
Lily nodded with satisfaction, "Arvin, you've done the right thing. You really need to issue such statement and clarify your relationship with Angela. Otherwise, everyone would just continue to blame and bash her. Although Angela doesn't complain about it, I can imagine how she must be feeling. You have to spend more time with her. Do you understand?"
Arvin rubbed his temples and nodded.
Arvin was willing to issue any statement as long as it would be for Angela's benefit.
Soon, numerous people commented on his statement.
The first comment was, "Director Gu, you were engaged to Rosa, so you must have had feelings for her. But now, you're saying that you love Angela. What happened to your affection for Rosa? When did it fade?"
"Director Gu, we know that you're only protecting Angela. But have you considered Rosa's feelings? How do you think she'd feel if she sees your statement?"
"I envy Angela so much! She has three strong men around her!"
"Wishing you happiness! We will always support you, Arvin!"
...
Arvin gave his phone to Lily, "Look, people will never be satisfied!"
In fact, Arvin wanted to ignore the comments, but he needed to protect Angela. He took back his phone and replied to the first comment, "I only got engaged to Rosa because of our grandfathers. They had arranged our marriage when we were very young!"
Arvin's reply did the work. The netizens couldn't say anything when they read this.
He was engaged to Rosa because their grandfathers had arranged their marriage? It meant that Arvin didn't love Rosa at all. The engagement was just out of filial piety!
Nita's Home
On the balcony, Nita trembled when she read Arvin's statement.
Normally, Arvin would have never paid attention to these gossip news at all. But now, he even issued a statement on MicroBlog to protect Angela!
Nita was the one who hired online trolls to curse Angela and destroy her reputation. But her plan failed the moment Arvin posted that.
Nita was infuriated. She called her assistant and said coldly, "Hire more online trolls to curse Angela! If they can't comment on her MicroBlog, then let them comment on her other social media accounts!"
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