Chapter 240: He Is Also A Victim

Not long after the press conference ended, Reese received a call.

Shooting Wendy a regretful look, she said, "Wendy...I have to go."

"Work?"

Reese nodded, gnashing her teeth together unhappily.

"I just asked for a leave in the morning, so I still have to go to work at two o'clock in the afternoon.My
boss is so mean! I think he'll only be satisfied if his employees worked 24/7.If I'm even one minute late
for work, I'll lose my full-attendance bonus!"

Wendy raised her eyebrows.

From what she had seen, Brandon didn't seem like a mean guy at all.

Back when Raymond was hospitalized, Brandon had threatened Reese that he would cut her full-
attendance bonus, but in the end, he hadn't done that.

‘Full-attendance bonus? Ha, it's just an excuse, ' Wendy thought to herself.

Reese had barely finished her words when she got a call from Brandon again.

Looking at the screen of her phone, she didn't want to answer it, but she didn't dare to reject it, either.

"Wendy, I have to go.He's getting impatient! Ugh, I just remembered that I have to go on a business trip
to France with him tomorrow.Ah, he reminded me about it this morning, but I forgot!" Wendy was
stunned.

"A business trip to France?" she echoed.



"Yeah, he's crazy! He only told me about it this morning.Can you believe it? He didn't give me any
notice in advance, so I didn't have time to prepare.He's so annoying!" Wendy remained silent.

Reese might be clueless, but she had already guessed Brandon's intentions

"Brandon must have guessed that there would be a lot of trouble after the press conference.Moreover,
Reese came here in person.Judging by the popularity of this matter, Reese’s name must already be
trending right now.I won't be surprised if there are reporters scrambling to interview her later.It's better
to take her away from this city for the time being."

Thinking of that, Wendy narrowed her eyes.If she was right, Brandon cared about Reese.

Oblivious to what was on Wendy's mind, Reese hugged her tightly.

"Wendy, now that your problems are solved, I can leave at ease."

Wendy hugged her back.

"Alright, let's catch up when you get back."

"Sure!"

Reese waved and left in a hurry.

Looking at how much of a rush Reese was in, Wendy couldn't help smiling.She felt happy for
Reese.Just like Wendy had expected, the press conference became a trending topic.

As soon as it was over, the scandals revealed began to shoot to the top of the trending searches.

Eris's name was also a trending topic.

In just a few hours, Wendy's name occupied six of the top ten ranks in the trending searches.



The concern of the public for this matter was unprecedentedly high.

The topic "Netizens owe Wendy an apology" was ranked third in the top ten trending searches.After the
live broadcast, Roger and Wendy headed back to the company.

After a brief conversation with Kane, Roger sorted out Wendy's work, and then began to browse
Facebook.He was the one who had always managed Wendy's Facebook account.

After finding the top cost, he clicked on the comment section.

It seemed that people's opinions about Wendy had completely shifted.

"Oh, my God, I cried while watching the live broadcast.My life is just like Wendy's.After my father
married my stepmother, my life has become miserable.But I'm luckier than her.My stepmother doesn't
treat me well, but at least my father still cares about me."

"Wow, I didn't expect Eris to be such a vicious woman!"

"Wendy, I'm sorry.I blamed you without knowing the truth.I humbly apologize!"

"Wendy, I'm sorry..."

"I'm sorry!"

"Wendy, please forgive me.I'm sorry." The words "I'm sorry" appeared in majority of the comments.

Reading through them, Roger finally let out a sigh of relief.They had won the battle.

In the afternoon, after receiving a phone call, Roger rushed to the lounge to find Wendy.

"Wendy, I have good news!"



"What is it?"

"Just now, Carter called me and said that you can resume filming tomorrow!"

Wendy's eyes widened in surprise.She had guessed that Carter would ask her to come back soon, but
she hadn't expected it to be this soon.

"Don't you want to go?" Roger asked uncertainly.

"No, it's not that...""You don't look happy."

Frowning, Roger quickly made a cup of coffee and gave it to Wendy.

"Here, have something to refresh yourself."

"Thank you."

Taking a seat next to Wendy on the sofa, Roger clasped his hands together and asked, "Are you
worried about Ray?"

Wendy didn't deny it.Her son was still under medical observation.She really was not in the mood to go
back to work right now.

"Even if you don't go to work, there's nothing you can do to help Ray.Besides, he’s being kept in
quarantine to prevent foreign bacteria from entering his body.Only the doctors and nurses are allowed
to observe him.Even if you go to the hospital, you won't be able to see him."

"I know..." Wendy took a deep breath and smiled.

"Fine, I'll go to the filming site tomorrow."



She knew that Roger was saying all this for her own good.If she went to the hospital, she wouldn't be
able to do anything but wait for news.

The more time passed, the more anxious she would become, and the more she would fill her head with
nonsense.

By the time Raymond came out of the isolation ward safe and sound, she would have driven herself
mad.

"Okay, I'll let Carter know later," Roger said, clapping his hands.

"Okay!"

After finishing her cup of coffee, Wendy looked at Roger hesitantly.

"What's wrong?"

"Roger...Can I apply for an apartment from the company?" Roger was stunned.

He lowered his head and took a sip from his cup of coffee, avoiding her eyes.

"Isn't Ensfield a good place to live?"

"It's not very convenient."

"How?"

Leaning on the sofa rest, Wendy said in a low voice, "I'm just an actress of Glory Media.I haven't even
completed a project yet.If people find out that I live in Ensfield, they will gossip for sure.Last time, after
someone leaked the news that I live there, reporters were swarming the gates to interview me.Although



the problem has been solved, you can't deny that I'm just a actress with limited popularity and wealth.If
the reporters find out that I live in Ensfield, they will criticize me for sure."

What she said made sense.

"So what you're asking has nothing to do with Ryan?"Roger asked.

Wendy didn't answer, but her face stiffened.

Just by looking at that, Roger knew that it had something to do with Ryan.

He sighed.

"Wendy...I still owe you an apology!"

Wendy looked at him in confusion.

"When we were in the US, I approached you and helped you, but the truth was, I had a selfish motive
for it.I knew that Ray is Ryan's child, so I wanted to give you and him some help.I knew that Ray was
suffering from leukemia and that you were worried sick about finding a bone marrow donor for him, but
I never told you the truth." Wendy pursed her lips.

She was shocked when she first learned that Ryan was Raymond's biological father, and she indeed
wanted to blame Roger for hiding the truth from her.

However, by the time Raymond's surgery had finished, she changed her mind.Even if Roger had his
own selfish motives for his actions, it didn't change the fact that he had been good to her and Raymond
all this time.

"Roger..."



"Ever since you and Ray came back, I have been trying to play matchmaker for you and Ryan.Maybe
the two of you are destined to meet.You two got to know each other before I could even act."

Seeing that Wendy was in an inner turmoil, Roger couldn't help but speak up for Ryan.

"Wendy, there’s something you should know.Ryan has barely slept during the past few days because of
your press conference.I grew up with him, and I know him better than anyone else.So trust me when I
say that even when he just took over Oliver Group, he wasn't as serious as he was now.In fact, he was
also a victim that year.Can you forgive him?"


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