Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' novel Chapter 447

Chapter 447: Backing the Wrong Horse

Riley’s face showed a hint of helplessness. "Mr. Taylor, please don’t talk about Selina like that. After all, she’s Logan’s wife. It’s understandable she’d want to attend the press conference with him."

"Hmph! I can’t stand those pampered little vixens who use their Mrs. Reid status to make a joke out of an official event," Eric said pointedly. "She is jealous of everyone. She knew you were the lead on this, Riley, and she couldn’t stand the idea of you and Mr. Reid alone together. That’s her level of ’maturity’!"

There was a dark gleam in Eric’s eyes. He was doing this on purpose.

He and President Brooks were always at odds. Brooks was the chairman’s trusted man; Eric, as VP, was nothing.

He knew Brooks seemed to have a good opinion of Selina, so Eric wanted to ruin her.

Besides, Riley was supposedly the chairman’s unrequited love. Cozying up to her was like cozying up to the chairman himself. A win-win.

Eric continued righteously, "Say what you will, but Riley here knows how to stay professional. That alone makes her a hundred times better than Selina. If Riley actually had feelings for Mr. Reid, Selina wouldn’t stand a chance!"

Riley let out a helpless sigh, shaking her head without saying anything.

Everyone’s eyes widened. It was like they were watching a drama unfold.

Logan had delayed the press conference for Selina? And Selina insisted on coming just because she was...jealous of Riley?

Because Selina lacked the skills, she was insecure about such an outstanding woman standing next to her husband. She had to make a show of it in front of everyone, staking her claim.

Because of her jealousy, because she was afraid Riley would steal her husband, Selina had inconvenienced everyone!

A woman who only knew how to be jealous, who couldn’t help Logan in business and only caused him trouble... People shook their heads.

Too bad Riley returned to the country too late. Otherwise Mrs. Reid’s title would have rightfully been hers, not stolen by someone so shameless!

Riley couldn’t help curling her lips in satisfaction.

Now public opinion was fully on her side. Even if Selina showed up, she couldn’t change it.

Once the murmurs died down, Riley made a show of calming everyone. "Alright, don’t say that. Aside from this, Selina is actually a good person. Let’s focus on today’s press conference. No need to waste time on someone unimportant."

She was loving the attention. She couldn’t help thinking that the whole "chairman’s unrequited love" label was proving very useful. The chairman hadn’t denied it publicly, so he must really have feelings for her—

She smiled confidently and lifted the microphone. "Let me introduce myself. I’m the appointed lead for this merger, handpicked by the chairman of SL—"

Selina had just stepped into the banquet hall when she heard those words.

...

Riley continued confidently, "I will lead everyone through this merger successfully, and—"

"Mr. Reid?!"

Someone suddenly shouted, and everyone instinctively turned to look. It really was Logan.

People also noticed Selina at his side, and someone added meaningfully, "Mr. Reid, while you were gone, Riley here held things together for you. She did it all for you."

"Yeah, Mr. Reid, you came back just in time. Riley and VP Taylor were in the middle of explaining everything."

Riley accepted the praise with demure humility. "It was nothing. Logan, you can take over the rest of the conference now."

Logan’s eyes darkened.

Selina tugged his sleeve and gave him a wink.

He paused for a moment, then walked up to the stage with her.

Riley’s smile wavered, but she forced it back onto her face.

"Logan... why is Selina coming up on stage with you? Today’s event is the Reid Group and SL press conference. Isn’t it a little inappropriate for Selina to be here?"

She didn’t even give Selina a chance to respond before stepping into the moral high ground.

"Selina, honestly—you shouldn’t be like this. I know you can’t bear to be apart from Logan, but this is his work. Can’t you just watch from the audience for a bit?"

A few people in the crowd frowned.

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