Anthony''s words also reminded Karen of this.
Even though she was dissatisfied, she said to him, "Let''s get started, then. Also, make sure to keep a
record of those media outlets that didn''t show up. From now on, the Mallory family won''t be cooperating
with them."
Anthony thought to himself that the Mallory family was not under Karen''s control. Ever since she fell out
with Percy, Karen had practically no say in the Mallory family affairs.
Therefore, even if Karen kept a record, there was not much she could do to those media outlets.
"Yes, Madam," answered Anthony as he took the microphone and began to host the press conference.
The content of the press conference was straightforward. It was just for Karen to proim her
innocence and for Ss toe out and rify a certain matter.
Anthony held the microphone and greeted, "Good morning,dies and gentlemen. Thank you for taking
the time to attend Madam Mallory, also known as Ms. Karen’s, press conference.
“This conference aims to rify a certain issue that has been circting online recently regarding Ms.
Karen''s past. These ims were fabricated by malicious individuals, and in fact, there''s no truth to
them.
"Today, we''ve invited the person involved in the video release, Mr. Ss Gray, to exin the situation to
you all..."
Before he could finish his words, a reporter raised her hand, trying to interrupt him.
Anthony paused for a moment and then asked the reporter, "Yes? What''s your question?"
"I have a question. So, do you mean Ms. Karen''s implication is that everything regarding this matter is
false?" the reporter asked directly. She was not particrly interested in rifications. She was just
following her editor''s assignment.
In fact, their editor also deemed this piece of news unworthy of coverage. However, since it involved
the Mallory family and they received an invitation, they dared not offend the Mallory family. Hence, the
media outlet sent the reporter over.
"Well..." Anthony was about to respond when the reporter continued, "Could we trouble Ms. Karen to
answer this question?"
Karen''s expression darkened. The reporters present probably knew that she had been ordered by Old
Master Mallory to move out. Thus, their presence here was merely perfunctory.
She had fallen out of favor with the Mallory family, and they did not regard her highly either.
Karen knew that if she severed ties with the Mallory family, she would be nothing.
She reluctantly took the microphone from the side. Even though she was resentful, she dared not
offend the reporters. Their pens could paint her in the most detestable light.
Therefore, she dared not act recklessly.
"I can assure you that all those ims are false. Mr. Gray and I knew each other before, but it was
merely an acquaintanceship. There was no rtionship as he described.
"He was misled by certain people into saying those things to the reporters. Today, I''m here to rify this
matter," exined Karen.
"If they''re false, why didn''t you rify them from the beginning? Why choose to rify them only now?"
continued the reporter, raising the most significant doubt in everyone''s minds.
Karen looked at the reporter who was persistently challenging her. Was this reporter trying to slowly
undermine what she had just said?
Did she really invite this reporter herself?
Karen nced at the reporter. There was no media logo disyed next to her, and she was quite a
distance away. She could not discern which mediapany this reporter belonged to from her press
pass.
"Mr. Gray was deliberately misled and kept avoiding contact. It took a considerable effort for me to
locate him and convince him to reveal the truth to the reporters," replied Karen.
"Ms. Karen, you''ve been insisting that the previous reports were all fabricated by malicious individuals.
Can you tell us who these individuals are? Do you have any evidence?" the reporter persisted.
Underneath the table, Karen''s hands clenched into fists.
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Her fingers were digging into her palms. She was forcing herself to remain calm.
Every word this reporter said was questioning her!
If there was any doubt before, Karen was now 100% certain that the reporter was here to stir up
trouble.
"I''m afraid I can''t publicly disclose this matter." Karen wished she could tell all the reporters that
everything was fabricated by Luke, that he was doing this to retaliate against her.
However, her remaining rationality kept reminding her not to say so. If she did, not only would the
Crawford family trouble her, but Old Master Mallory would do so too.
It was because she still did not have evidence to prove that Luke had coborated with Ss to be
against her.
"What could be the reason? Is it a personal vendetta? But Ms. Karen, your public image has always
been impable, and you''ve never engaged in disputes with others. What kind of personal grudge
could prompt someone to fabricate nonexistent incidents to tarnish your reputation?" the reporter
continued to press.
Karen took a deep breath, suppressing the rage inside her.
This reporter had not even asked her the reasons, yet she felt like her heart was being scorched by
fire.
Anthony knew Karen''s tolerance had reached its limit. If the reporter kept asking, she might explode.
He quickly intervened, saying, "Sir, the focus of our press conference is to have Mr. Gray rify the
situation for all of you. Now, please wee Mr. Gray."
Then, Ss walked out.
He was reluctant.
He did not want to face this scene, but Karen had seen through his schemes. Now that the swelling on
his face had subsided, he had to rify things to the reporters.
Ss felt that rification did not matter much. After all, he was not a celebrity. Even if he got scolded
or exposed online, it would not affect his life.
This was how people lived at the bottom of society.
What he feared was that after rifying things, he would no longer be of any use and Karen would get
rid of him.
Even though Ss was scared, he knew that if he ruined Karen''s n, he would be finished. Therefore,
he had no choice but to cooperate.
After he came out, he sat on a chair.
To distance himself from Karen, their chairs were ced far apart, leaving space for four or five people
in between.
After he sat down, he smiled awkwardly while facing the reporters.
It was different from the first time.
The first time, he had been paid, so he had rehearsed many times before facing the reporters. As long
as he followed the script given to him and added some personal emotions, it would be very convincing.
However, things were different this time. He was scared...
Karen''s gaze could kill. When he thought of how she had changed into a different person and
tormented him these days, he knew that this woman had changed over the years.
He could not afford to provoke her anymore.
As Ss took the microphone handed to him by Anthony, he timidly greeted the reporters, "Good
morning, folks."
"Mr. Gray, can you tell us who you coborated with to smear Ms. Karen''s name? Do you have any
evidence?" The reporter who had questioned Karen earlier now directed sharp questions at Ss,
clearly determined to get to the bottom of things.