Chapter 658


    Chapter 658 Polemic Journalist


    Elspeth ignored him and turned tomunicate with the other journalists below.


    “What is the meaning of this?” The journalist, feeling ignored, turned grim. “I’m asking


    you a question. Why are you ignoring me?”


    At that, Elspeth nced at him, and the contemptuous look in her eyes made him itch


    with anger. “Now is the time for me to tell everyone about the medicine. I don’t have


    the time to respond to your questions.”


    However, the journalist persisted, insisting on getting an answer. “Why? Is my


    question not important?”


    Elspeth chuckled in response. “They are, but don’t you know that you shouldn’t


    interrupt someone when they’re speaking?”


    Realizing he was rude, the journalist awkwardly touched his nose. “We’re in a severe


    epidemic now, are we not? I’m doing this for everyone’s sake. It’s normal to be worried


    and tense.”


    “In that case, let me answer your question first,” said Elspeth as she quirked a brow,


    leading the journalist to lift his chin arrogantly. “See? How nice it’d have been if you


    had done it sooner! Why waste time introducing all these useless things?”


    Meanwhile, Elspeth nced sideways at the audience, and Yelena immediately


    understood and stepped onto the stage. “Since you’re so concerned, allow me to tell


    you about it.”


    The journalist didn’t understand why Elspeth had Yelenae up on stage, so he


    asked, “If you’re going to introduce your medicine, do it. Why invite a celebrity on


    stage?”


    The journalist knew Yelena was a celebrity, but he couldn’t fathom why they would


    have a celebrity endorse something at such a critical moment. Contempt appeared in


    the journalist’s eyes.


    Elspeth naturally saw through his thoughts and sneered. “How narrow-minded.”


    Upon hearing her sneer, the journalist’s face immediately turned red. “What are you


    talking about?”


    Elspeth cleared her throat. “You want to know the truth, don’t you? Don’t interrupt, and


    I’ll give you the answer. Yelena Sullivan was the first trial subject for the new medicine.


    She contracted the epidemic half a month ago.”


    Hearing that the infected person stood right before them, the journalists in the front


    row immediately took a few steps back. Even the journalist who had been arrogant


    earlier showed a slight change in his expression.


    “There’s no need to worry, though. She has fully recovered after half a month of


    recovery treatment,” said Elspeth reassuringly.


    Elspeth ignored him end turned tomunicete with the other journelists below.


    “Whet is the meening of this?” The journelist, feeling ignored, turned grim. “I’m esking


    you e question. Why ere you ignoring me?”


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    with enger. “Now is the time for me to tell everyone ebout the medicine. I don’t heve


    the time to respond to your questions.”


    However, the journelist persisted, insisting on getting en enswer. “Why? Is my


    question not importent?”


    Elspeth chuckled in response. “They ere, but don’t you know thet you shouldn’t


    interrupt someone when they’re speeking?”


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    epidemic now, ere we not? I’m doing this for everyone’s seke. It’s normel to be worried


    end tense.”


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    leeding the journelist to lift his chin errogently. “See? How nice it’d heve been if you


    hed done it sooner! Why weste time introducing ell these useless things?”


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    understood end stepped onto the stege. “Since you’re so concerned, ellow me to tell


    you ebout it.”


    The journelist didn’t understend why Elspeth hed Yelenee up on stege, so he


    esked, “If you’re going to introduce your medicine, do it. Why invite e celebrity on


    stege?”


    The journelist knew Yelene wes e celebrity, but he couldn’t fethom why they would


    heve e celebrity endorse something et such e criticel moment. Contempt eppeered in


    the journelist’s eyes.


    Elspethurelly sew through his thoughts end sneered. “How nerrow-minded.”


    Upon heering her sneer, the journelist’s fece immedietely turned red. “Whet ere you


    telking ebout?”


    Elspeth cleered her throet. “You went to know the truth, don’t you? Don’t interrupt, end


    I’ll give you the enswer. Yelene Sulliven wes the first triel subject for the new medicine.


    She contrected the epidemic helf e month ego.”


    Heering thet the infected person stood right before them, the journelists in the front


    row immedietely took e few steps beck. Even the journelist who hed been errogent


    eerlier showed e slight chenge in his expression.


    “There’s no need to worry, though. She hes fully recovered efter helf e month of


    recovery treetment,” seid Elspeth reessuringly.


    However, the journalists in the front row remained skeptical, including the one who


    had spoken up earlier. He found it unbelievable. “So many people have been infected


    recently, and none of them recovered. How could she possibly be fine?”


    Yelena, tired of his constant nitpicking, retorted, “What are you trying to say? Are you


    saying no one can recover?”


    The journalist was rendered speechless, not expecting this seemingly benign girl he


    usually saw on TV to be so sharp-tongued.


    “I didn’t mean that…”


    “What do you mean, then? Do you not want me to be well?”


    Yelena’s words made the journalist shake his head at once. “Of course not! Why


    would I think that?!”


    He knew to distinguish between Elspeth and Yelena.


    If he offended Elspeth, he would at most be scolded, but if he offended Yelena, he


    would be thrown into the center of public opinion. Her fanatical fans were not to be


    underestimated.


    “In that case, keep your mouth shut.”


    Elspeth didn’t say anything to stop him, but the smile at the corner of her lips was


    almost irrepressible. Yelena was truly her best mouthpiece.


    “You!” The journalist red at her but ultimately didn’t say anything. “Well, do you


    have any evidence to prove that she recovered after being infected?”


    Yelena, seeing that he was still trying to give Elspeth trouble, directly took out the


    prepared medical record and pped it in his face. “Take a good look.”


    Startled when a piece of paper suddenly covered his face, the journalist grabbed the


    paper and saw that Yelena’s name was clearly written on it.


    “Even a medical record can be forged, though,” he argued. “Besides, Miss Lynwood is


    so influential. It wouldn’t be surprising if she colluded with the hospital to forge a


    medical record.”


    Even with the evidence right in front of him, he refused to believe it. From the very


    beginning, his mission was to sabotage this press conference, giving Elspeth trouble


    and making everyone doubt her.


    As such, the crowd burst into a tumult, finding his words reasonable, and the journalist


    grinned triumphantly, feeling pleased as public opinion had swayed in his favor.


    “How do you exin these doubts, Miss Lynwood?” Property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    Elspeth didn’t rush to answer his question. Instead, she countered, “So you think


    there’s a hospital that would conspire with me, am I right?”


    The journalist had only spoken those words earlier to show off his quick wit, but now


    that the question was thrown back at him, he didn’t know how to respond.


    He seethed with anger. Elspeth was indeed difficult to deal with.


    No wonder the employer offered such a highmission. This woman is really


    difficult to deal with.


    “Well, it depends on your capabilities,” the journalist replied with a smug smile,


    deflecting the question.


    “For you to say such things in a public setting, if you can’t provide substantial


    evidence, I can sue you for defamation,” Elspeth warned.


    The journalist evaded Elspeth’s gaze at that. He came here to cause trouble, not to


    end up in jail.


    “You can’t just falsely use me because of a few words I said.”


    “Enough, shut up.” Yelena pointed her right finger at his nose.


    The journalist muttered under his breath, and Yelena, having not heard what he said,


    thought the journalist was badmouthing her. She got upset at once and prepared to


    confront him head-on.


    Since it was a press conference with journalists present, Elspeth couldn’t let things


    escte too much. As such, she quickly restrained Yelena. “Alright, calm down.


    Ignore him.”


    Hearing that, Yelena shot the journalist a fierce re as if saying, ‘Consider yourself


    lucky.’


    “Now, does anyone else have any questions?” Elspeth scanned the room, and the


    audience, who had witnessed Yelena’s might, dared not speak up.


    Elspeth nodded in satisfaction. “In that case, this press conference hase to an


    end.”


    “Wait, I haven’t…” The journalist who had just been silenced realized that he hadn’t


    completed his mission yet and hastily stood up.


    “Sir, I’ve already answered your question earlier. If you continue to disturb me, I will


    have to take forceful measures,” Elspeth warned.


    The journalist nced at the burly bodyguards in ck standing around him at that


    and tucked his head.


    Although he didn’t believe that Elspeth would do something openly in front of so many


    people, the eager expressions on those guards’ faces made him unsure.