Chapter 216: Better Accommodations Needed
"I don’t see what’s so difficult," Isaac said with a roll of his eyes. "Organize a press conference. Say the truth about what happened― Emmeline assaulted him and the world deserves to know instead of pinning the blame on Amelia and calling her a homewrecker."
Ever since the day of the test result, Amelia had returned to stay with her father, Dimitri, and Ronan at the latter’s house. It was a tight squeeze, and Amelia had no choice but to sleep on a small mattress on the floor of her father’s room, but it was infinitely better than having the paparazzi waiting for her outside of Matteo’s apartment.
Isaac had appeared more often, especially after hearing of Amelia’s bouts of sickness. Her nausea came in waves on and off, and this morning, Dimitri had requested he personally come over for a look at Amelia’s health.
When Isaac offered his services previously, Amelia had always declined. However, since she was trying to beat her body down into ashes, Dimitri thought to step in― under her father’s request, of course.
"It’s not that simple," Dimitri said as he flipped through the morning paper. "Maybe a press conference would’ve meant something when Matteo Montgomery was still the CEO of X’el International. Right now, he is no better than a rich boy running around Sol City. And wealth without a source would also mean he no longer has influence."
"And just because he holds a press conference doesn’t mean the issue will be solved," Ronan pointed out. "The baby still exists in Emmeline’s growing belly. There are some fucked up people in this world who will still expect him to step up for a child he never signed up for."
"He also signed a non-disclosure with Emmeline, along with the contract that grants her legal immunity. For now, Matteo cannot do anything to Emmeline," Ronan continued.
"It just makes him look spineless," Isaac grumbled under his breath, huffing. "Poor Amelia..."
"Why do you think I was so eager to leave the family home?" Ronan said. "The politics within these upper social circles... Sometimes, money doesn’t buy happiness. Either that, or I am not rich enough to afford it."