CHAPTER 19: CHAPTER 19: PRESSING ONE’S LUCK

After hastily washing up, without bothering to dress up too intricately, she grabbed a bag and stuffed her belongings into it, rushing downstairs.

From the stairs, she glimpsed Elias Sinclair leisurely having breakfast at the dining table, and Quinn Lockwood inwardly exclaimed, "Oh no."

Why hasn’t he left yet? Didn’t he usually leave early to avoid seeing Savannah Lowell before?

But it’s fine; today she had important matters to attend to and didn’t have time to argue with him. She had no choice but to grit her teeth and share breakfast with him.

Quinn Lockwood chose the farthest seat from Elias Sinclair, which Elias found ironic. But that was just as well; he didn’t want to see her either.

The two remained silent, treating each other as if they were invisible, each engrossed in their phones, quietly eating.

However, a sudden news alert on both their phones made them frown simultaneously. The headline read, "Savannah Lowell Uses Any Means to Get Pregnant, Elias Sinclair Forced to Admit."

The article thoughtfully included two pictures: one of Savannah Lowell leaving Elias Sinclair’s hotel room and another of Elias pinning her against a wall at the hospital.

Completely fabricated, Quinn Lockwood had to admire these entertainment reporters’ ability to concoct such things out of thin air and make them sound so compelling.

The following netizen comments made her snort; they spoke as if they had witnessed it themselves, with remarkable imagination, not missing a single detail.

Some even seriously analyzed her eyes, declaring them forlorn and lifeless, yet when she looked closely, her eyes in the photo were clearly closed.

Crucially, many people echoed the sentiment, blatantly speaking nonsense, blindly following the crowd.

As they say, you never know what role you’re playing in others’ eyes.

Perhaps this is how so-called popularity is stirred up by ignorant people, Quinn Lockwood sighed, calmly continuing to eat, "Eating is the most important thing in the world."

However, just as she was about to take a bite, a strong force pulled her away, with Elias Sinclair staring coldly at her.

"What are you doing?!" Quinn Lockwood struggled, trying to escape his grasp.

"I’m telling you, stop playing these cat-and-mouse games."

Elias Sinclair warned with an emotionless gaze, realizing that her first reaction upon reading the news was to laugh.

Seeing the red marks on her wrist, Quinn Lockwood knew he meant it this time, he wasn’t just talking.

But why did he blame everything on her? She was about to confront Ariana Lynch and didn’t want to waste time entangled with him.

"Do you still think I did this?"

Quinn Lockwood remained calm, looking Elias Sinclair straight in the eye.

In the past, to get Elias Sinclair’s attention, Savannah Lowell indeed did such things, occasionally stirring up small news to make Elias deal with it, just to exchange a few words with him, even angrily accused.

This kind of mental battle really wasn’t for everyone; she simply didn’t have the time.

"You think it wasn’t?"

Elias Sinclair snorted, his eyes filled with disgust, acting clueless again. Clearly, she hadn’t taken his previous warnings seriously and was instead pushing his limits.

Didn’t she know she was constantly testing his patience?

"If that’s what you believe, there’s nothing I can do. After all, I can’t please everyone."

Seeing that she was running late, Quinn Lockwood had no intention to argue, continuing to struggle, trying to escape, but the grip on her wrist just tightened.

Isn’t this interesting!

Still holding the spoon she hadn’t had time to put down, Quinn Lockwood, fueled with anger, tried her best to break free, only to accidentally hit him.

Elias Sinclair’s face instantly turned colder than ice, amazed at how unreasonable she was.

His gaze became increasingly icy; clearly, he’d been far too lenient with her.

For the sake of staying with The Sinclair Family, Savannah Lowell even disregarded her reputation, not caring about public opinion.

She might not care, but she couldn’t ruin The Sinclair Family’s reputation.

"You can stop scheming; I will never like you in this lifetime."

The more Savannah Lowell wasn’t allowed to do something, the more determined she was to do it. The best way to punish her was to make her give up.

With a fierce twist, Elias Sinclair released Quinn Lockwood’s wrist with such force that she nearly lost her balance.

She rubbed her wrist in pain; this man was insane. She had to hurry since she was running late, and she didn’t want to explain to him any further.

After fiercely glaring at Elias Sinclair, Quinn Lockwood grabbed her bag off the chair and quickly made her escape. Judging by his earlier attitude, she couldn’t be sure he wouldn’t do something even more excessive. At that moment, she could practically feel the murderous intent from behind her.

Elias Sinclair squinted at Quinn Lockwood’s retreating figure as if eyeing his prey.

Savannah Lowell, I won’t let you run amuck anymore.

Outside the house, Quinn Lockwood took a deep breath, finally free from that dangerous man. From the first day she was reborn, she instinctively felt that she should stay away from him, it seems a woman’s intuition was quite accurate.

However, just as Quinn Lockwood arrived at the company entrance, a crowd rushed toward her, so massive that she couldn’t even see the road.

"Miss Lowell, what do you think about this morning’s news? Are you really pregnant?"

"Was the child an accident or a deliberate action? What’s Mr. Sinclair’s attitude towards this?"

"Will this incident impact your career?"

One microphone after another was thrust in front of Quinn Lockwood, and she only then realized she was surrounded by a group of reporters.

"Miss Lowell, say a few words."

"Yeah, say something."

...

The reporters’ voices rose and fell, all awaiting Quinn Lockwood’s response.

Quinn Lockwood paused, realizing they had all come for this morning’s news. As a celebrity, facing the media was inevitable, and how she responded was especially crucial.

Handled well, with high emotional intelligence, it could endear her to the public and earn her industry respect, but mishandled, it could attract negative attention and severely impact her future.

With microphones lined up before her, Quinn Lockwood didn’t see it as a challenge but rather as an opportunity, a chance to turn things around.

Everyone knew Savannah Lowell’s reputation in the entertainment industry wasn’t good, plagued with scandals, and to secure her footing, she had to reclaim the image she had lost.

After pausing for a couple of seconds, Quinn Lockwood calmly took a microphone, "Everyone, please quiet down."