CEO's substitute bride (Alyssa)

Chapter 337

George curled his lips and smiled mysteriously. "Emmett is as skeptical as his mother. Once he found

something, he must go to its roots. What happened to the old man had already raised his suspicions.

He will find out what we did sooner or later. So of course, I have to be on guard and take precautions

before he comes to us."

When Frances heard him say this it was as if she had taken a pill to calm herself down. She let out a

long sigh of relief and relaxed a little. "You scared me to death."

George reached out and patted Frances's shoulder. "Don't worry. No matter how smart he is, he still

can't beat me."

Frances frowned. She was still a little worried.

She had seen Emmetts means and how powerful he was. So when George said this, Frances still had

some worries in her heart.

…

Since the start of the shooting of ‘Lost City’, everything had been going smoothly.

Alyssa had previously followed the group mainly because it was the first time for her script to be made

into a TV series. Although it was just an online drama, she also felt that it was very fresh. Once she had

time, she would go to the production crew.

However, she had not really been to the production crew recently.

It had been almost a month since “Lost City” began shooting. The first half of the content had already

been finished and the second half needed to be shot elsewhere.

Because they had to go to other places to film, there were so many people in the production team that

needed time to rectify. The production team had only taken two days off.

Amelia had some free time and asked Alyssa to have dinner together. Coincidentally, the location she

had chosen was Golden Fountain Club.

Alyssa did not have much work so she gladly accepted her invitation.

Although Amelia asked her for dinner, she even arrived a little later than Alyssa.

Alyssa waited for more than ten minutes before Amelia came.

"Sorry, there is a bit of traffic jam." Amelia sat down and said apologetically.

Alyssa shook her head and said. "It's okay. I just arrived."

The two of them ordered some dishes and chatted about the production crew for a while.

Most of the time, it was Amelia who was speaking, Alyssa just listened to her and nodded.

Suddenly, Amelia seemed to remember something and asked her. "Hey, have you heard of a rumor

recently?"

"What rumor?" Alyssa did not take it to heart. Amelia's family background was not bad and she was in

the entertainment industry. So there were many channels for her to hear news about certain wealthy

families or celebrities. So, Alyssa was already used to it and no longer surprised as before.

Amelia leaned near to Alyssa and said mysteriously, "It's related to the Lawrence family."

Alyssa's expression froze when she heard the words “Lawrence family”. She looked at Amelia and

asked, "What rumors?"

It had been several days since she had seen Emmett last time. When she called Emmett, he was

always busy.

And every time Emmett called her, he would always say he had some meetings or he was busy and

hang up quickly without saying anything.

Therefore, she had rarely contacted Emmett in the past few days. She did not go out much nor did she

read any magazines, so she had never heard of any rumors related to Lawrence family.

"Someone said that George has been secretly taking care of a mistress outside. And he even has a

child." Amelia's tone became disdainful. "Everyone still thinks that George is a devoted man. After the

death of his wife, he has not married for so many years and there has never been any scandal. But

now…"

At the end of her sentence, Amelia wrinkled her nose and clicked her tongue in distain.

Alyssa's expression was stunned but she quickly regained her senses and asked. "Didn't you say it

was just a rumor? It could be a lie.”

Hearing this, Amelia nodded. "That's right. After all, people nowadays love to play tricks on others. I

know an artist. Once, when she was walking on the road, she squatted on the ground because of a

stomachache. In the end, the paparazzi took photos of her and said that she was squatting on the

ground and crying because she saw her ex-boyfriend with a new girlfriend…"

Alyssa was speechless.

Are people really so idle these days? She wondered.

“But no matter it is true or lie, this matter has a great impact on the Lawrence Group. The stock prices

have started to fall in the past two days."

Amelia was obviously very interested in George having an illegitimate child. After all, George was a

man who dominated the business world for many years. He was also from the Lawrence family, which

was most powerful and prestigious family in the city. So it was normal for people to gossip, when they

suddenly saw a scandal after so many years.

After she finished speaking, she asked Alyssa, "I have not seen George many times. But you must

have seen him, right? What do you think of him? Do you think he may have an illegitimate child

outside?"

Alyssa unconsciously shook the drink in her glass. She thought for a while and said, "I have very little

contact with him. I am not sure what kind of person he is."

Fortunately, Amelia did not delve into this matter. As she spoke, she began to chat with Alyssa about

other artistes' scandals and relationships.

Alyssa, on the other hand, was a little absent-minded when she heard this.

As she listened to Amelia's words, she took her phone to search for news about the Lawrence Group

on the Internet.

Sure enough, she found out that there was a media report about George suspected to have an

illegitimate child outside.

It could be seen that these media outlets had a strong sense of survival. They had added the word

"suspected" in front of them.

If what Frances said was true, then George was indeed a person who had grown up in love.

There were positive and negative comments online.

"I think there must be someone must be trying to mess with the Lawrence Group."

"Do you know what kind of family the Lawrence family is? Who would dare to mess with the

Lawrences?"

"Emmett Lawrence, do you think he is someone to mess with?"

"If it's true, then George's public persona will be ruined."

"It’s been a day or two since this news came out, but the Lawrence Group has not denied it publicly.

Could it be true?"

Seeing this comment, Alyssa couldn't help but have some doubts in her heart.

Could it be that Emmett had released a "rumor"?

To say this "rumor" was not actually a rumor but a fact. After all, George really had an illegitimate child.

Alyssa put down her phone and looked up at Amelia. She asked, "How long has this rumor been out

for?"

"It has been a few days." After Amelia finished speaking, she looked at Alyssa with a smile. "You are

still very concerned about the Lawrence family's matters. To be honest, are you still in love with

Emmett?"

Alyssa smiled noncommittally and said. "I am just a little curious."

"You did not deny it." The smile in Amelia's eyes deepened.

Alyssa raised her eyebrows and Amelia quickly said, "Alright, alright, let's talk about something serious.

Tomorrow the crew will set off to shoot in another province. Do you want to go with them?"

Alyssa shook her head and teased, "I won't go. Anyway, the script is no longer a problem. I will still

occupy an extra room and eat an extra box of rice when I go. It’s a waste of money."

Amelia rolled her eyes inelegantly and said, "Then thank you so much. You always want to save money

for the team."

Since Amelia had mentioned about the "rumors", Alyssa had always been unable to let this matter go in

her heart.

Halfway through, when she went to the bathroom, she could not hold back from making a phone call to

Emmett.

When the call was connected, Alyssa heard some noisy voice from Emmett’s side.

Alyssa looked at the time. It was seven o'clock in the evening, she asked, "Are you busy at the

company?"

"No, I'm having a dinner outside." As Emmett's voice fell, Alyssa also heard his steady footsteps. "Is

something the matter?"

"Nothing." Emmett was eating outside, so Alyssa did not intend to ask any more questions.

Alyssa hung up the phone and walked out of the bathroom. She walked through the corridor to the hall

and suddenly saw Emmett walking out of the elevator alone.

The weather was still very hot at the beginning of September, but Emmett did not seem to feel the heat.

He was still wearing a well-ironed suit.

Emmett walked out of the elevator expressionlessly. His body exuded a cold aura that prevented

strangers from approaching him. He walked straight to a private room with his long legs.

Alyssa originally wanted to call him, but he walked too quickly. She did not have time to call him, so she

could only follow behind him.

She watched as Emmett entered a private room. When he closed the door, she noticed that there was

no one else in the private room.

Who did Emmett ask to have dinner with?