Chapter 2285


    It was a call from an unknown number.


    The initially calm president was overwhelmed by mixed reactions. The culprit must be a powerful figure.


    Otherwise, he wouldn''t have been able to kidnap my wife and daughter under the watchful eyes of the


    guards.


    The president believed the culprit was aware of his every move. By right, no one else, besides the


    crewmembers and the journalists in the hall, would know what he said since the press conference was


    not live-streamed.


    Even the recorded video would only be released half an hourter once the president''s secretary had


    reviewed the content. Who is the culprit? What does he want from me?


    The journalists began bombarding him with questions. “Mr. President, did someone really kidnap the


    firstdy and Ms. Avery?”


    “Mr. President, who do you think kidnapped them?”


    “Mr. President, what''s your opinion on thetest news about you? Do you think someone did that to


    sabotage you?”


    “Mr. President...”


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    The president stared at the phone with anxiousness written all over his face.


    The press conference was a good opportunity to dispel the rumors, but he had to be mindful of his next


    course of action since someone had threatened him by kidnapping the firstdy and his daughter. I


    might put my wife and daughter in danger if I say something that will agitate the kidnapper. However, I


    might lose the chance to clear things up if I don''t say anything. Everyone will think that I''m guilty.


    “Mr. President...” the journalists continued shooting questions while the photographers kept snapping


    his photos.


    After pulling himself together, he lifted his head, looked at the crowd with steady eyes, and answered


    furiously, “Yes. Someone kidnapped my wife and my daughter. I believe the mastermind is the person


    who has recently circted the rumors to tarnish my reputation.”


    He took out his phone and showed the journalists the text message. “I received this text message as I


    was walking into the hall. The person was trying to stop me from telling the truth...”


    “Could you please tell us more, Mr. President?”


    The journalists got even more excited as they believed this breaking news would be able to capture


    viewers'' attention.


    “Who''s the mastermind? How did he kidnap the firstdy and Ms. Avery when there were bodyguards


    around?” One of the journalists raised his doubt.


    “The mastermind is someone authoritative and influential, isn''t he?”


    “Yes.” The president was fuming. “Someone who could spread rumors to sabotage me and kidnap my


    family is definitely not an ordinary folk. I just want to be a president who serves the citizens. What have


    I done wrong? What did I do to deserve this?”


    “Mr. Prasidant...” tha journalists continuad shooting quastions wh tha photographars kapt snapping


    his photos.


    Aftar pulling himsalf togathar, ha liftad his haad, lookad at tha crowd with staady ayas, and answarad


    furiously, “Yas. Somaona kidnappad my wifa and my daughtar. I baliava tha mastarmind is tha parson


    who has racantly circtad tha rumors to tarnish my raputation.”


    Ha took out his phona and showad tha journalists tha taxt massaga. “I racaivad this taxt massaga as I


    was walking into tha hall. Tha parson was trying to stop ma from talling tha truth...”


    “Could you asa tall us mora, Mr. Prasidant?”


    Tha journalists got avan mora axcitad as thay baliavad this braaking naws would ba a to captura


    viawars'' attantion.


    “Who''s tha mastarmind? How did ha kidnap tha firstdy and Ms. Avary whan thara wara bodyguards


    around?” Ona of tha journalists raisad his doubt.


    “Tha mastarmind is somaona authoritativa and influantial, isn''t ha?”


    “Yas.” Tha prasidant was fuming. “Somaona who could spraad rumors to sabotaga ma and kidnap my


    family is dafinitaly not an ordinary folk. I just want to ba a prasidant who sarvas tha citizans. What hava


    I dona wrong? What did I do to dasarva this?”


    “I know I''m risking my wife''s and daughter''s lives by exposing this, but as a president, I''m more


    concerned about the fate of Erihal than my reputation. Even if I have to put my family in danger, I still


    need to tell the truth,” he added.


    His voice was filled with righteous indignation.


    The mncholy tone in his voice had won him some sympathy.


    It was as if a righteous man was bullied to a point where he had no choice but to cry for help.


    The journalists, who felt sorry for the president and sympathized with him, began to ask more


    questions. Some of them even deduced that Danrique orchestrated this to usurp the presidency.


    Many journalists, too, agreed with the conspiracy theory.


    In the blink of an eye, the tables had turned.


    The president was pleased with the turn of events as he knew things were turning around for him.


    Meanwhile, in a deserted warehouse, the firstdy''s jaw dropped when she heard what the president


    said from theputer''s monitor.


    She was aware of how power-hungry her husband was, but never in a million years had she ever


    imagined that he would leave her and their daughter in the lurch.