CHAPTER 153: CHAPTER 153: BEAUTY OVERLOAD

On the other side, Ethan Lloyd was also overwhelmed.

After finally calming the board members, Ethan received a call from the hospital saying that Melanie Lloyd had woken up,

and he immediately rushed to the hospital.

In the ward, after Melanie Lloyd woke up, her mental state had been very unstable. The moment she saw Ethan walk into the ward, her emotions became even more intense.

"Ethan Lloyd, you heartless bastard! I never imagined you messing around with Avril at the company, and you even moved into her place. Why don’t you just divorce me and be with her!" Melanie Lloyd shouted at Ethan.

"You crazy woman! Look at the mess you’ve made!" Ethan threw his phone at her, desperately wishing Melanie would just disappear.

Seeing Ethan’s expression made Melanie’s heart skip a beat. She quickly picked up the phone, and after reading the online comments and the news of Lloyd Group’s stock plummet, she became flustered.

At that time, she just wanted to teach Avril a lesson. She didn’t know how the fire started, but she did push Avril, using her as a shield to block most of the harm. She never expected things to turn out like this.

"So what, in this matter, I’m the victim. It was you, you betrayed me with her, that’s why I did this, and I didn’t set the fire!" Melanie said frantically.

Seeing she was not changing her mindset, Ethan didn’t want to say anything more to her. He left the hospital, saying "Suit yourself" as he walked out. As for Avril, he hadn’t visited her since hearing about her disfigurement.

"Tsk tsk, Melanie Lloyd is really ruthless. To someone like Avril, disfigurement is probably a devastating blow." After work, back home, Seraphina Sinclair nestled in Desmond Fairchild’s arms watching the newly received information, commenting.

"Desmond, do you think you’d ever find a mistress outside? I’m telling you, if you dare mess around, I’ll chop you up myself." Seraphina suddenly tugged on Desmond’s tie, glaring fiercely at him.

Anna’s existence was like a thorn to her, pricking her now and then, making her feel uncomfortable.

Desmond couldn’t help but laugh at her fierce look, and Seraphina, struck by his captivating charm, forgot to even pretend to be angry.

Desmond was wearing a completely formal black suit today, but his tie now hung askew from Seraphina’s yank. Wearing the slim square-framed glasses he reluctantly put on at Seraphina’s insistence, and now with that smile, only two words came to Seraphina’s mind—deceptive charmer, earthly beauty.

Desmond was clearly amused by her dumbstruck appearance, and couldn’t help but plant a soft kiss on her forehead.

Seraphina snapped back to reality, inwardly berating herself for being seduced by looks, shook her head, and steadfastly refused to look at Desmond again, pondering her next move instead.

The online situation was intensifying, and Seraphina used an anonymous account to leak the photos she had. Although the photos were a bit blurry, it didn’t hinder netizens from seeing the ambiguous actions of the two people in them, and it was easily discernible who they were.

Ethan Lloyd had always crafted an image of himself as a gentle and devoted husband. After this incident, his persona was completely shattered.

Every day, customers returned the "True Love" jewelry they had bought at Lloyd Group’s stores, and some overly emotional customers even lashed out at the sales staff. These daily issues left Ethan overwhelmed.

With Seraphina stirring things up behind the scenes, the media intensified their reckless reporting without waiting for Ethan’s response. Finally, on the fourth day after the incident, Ethan publicly responded by holding a press conference.

"Holding a press conference at this crucial moment, could Ethan Lloyd really clear his name?" Back home at night, Seraphina watched the news and turned to Desmond.

"It’s quite possible, depending on how ruthless he is," Desmond said after a brief glance at the news.

"How could he not be ruthless? Pfft, boosting others while diminishing our own spirit. Oh well, I was hoping to take him down with this incident, but now it seems there’s not much hope." Seraphina said weakly, slumped on the table.

"It’s just a matter of time." Desmond pulled Seraphina up from the table and held her in his arms again.

"Then I’ll keep having people follow him. I really want to see how he tries to clear his name." Seraphina said.

Even though it was clear Seraphina no longer liked Ethan Lloyd, Desmond still felt a bit displeased hearing that name from her mouth so often, so he simply bent down and silenced her with a kiss.

Desmond’s husky voice spilled from the lips, "Mentioning him all the time, do you think I won’t get jealous?"