chapter 5

Even though she knew that things were different now, Lisa was still a little nervous.

Peter was the first to notice this. He patted Lisa on the shoulder and said softly: "Don't be afraid, your mother and I are with you."

Lisa took a deep breath and nodded.

Compared with Peter and Samantha's calmness, Finn and Jade were much less calm.

Finn was so close that he caught a glimpse of the adoption certificate in Lisa's hand. His face changed slightly, and he suddenly regretted asking so many reporters to follow him upstairs today.

He took a step forward, blocked the camera behind him, and said, "Lisa, what are you doing? Why did you take these things out? We just want to have a good talk with you and know that you regret it temporarily. If that is really what you mean, we will definitely not make it difficult for you."

Finn's words were nothing more than to express that someone was causing trouble, which led to Lisa's sudden change of heart and preparation to put the blame on Peter and Samantha in front of reporters and countless netizens watching the live broadcast. Lisa's expression instantly turned cold when she heard this. She finally collected her thoughts and took a deep breath. Lisa took a step to the side, pointed at the camera, and then said: "I will not go to my biological parents' house. That is my decision, nothing to do with my parents. On the contrary, they even mentioned it to me before, and they will support it as long as it is my own choice."

Hearing what she said, the reporters present couldn't help but ask: "Lisa, can you please tell us the reason?"

Lisa nodded.

She picked up the adoption certificate that Samantha handed to her and showed it in front of the camera. "This is my adoption certificate," Lisa said calmly, "Since my biological parents found me, netizens have had a lot of discussions about our family. Some of the comments not only hurt me but also hurt others. My parents originally didn’t agree with me showing this certificate to everyone, but I still think I should explain it clearly.”

Lisa handed her adoption certificate to the reporter: "I don't want my parents to suffer any groundless accusations anymore."

The reporter reached out and took it, showing it better in front of the camera.

This certificate was well-kept, with the handwriting clearly visible and the official seal of the local public security bureau.

Many of the reporters present were well-informed and could tell at a glance that the certificate was genuine.

"Is this a photo of you when you were a child?" the reporter asked Lisa, looking at the baby photo on the adoption certificate. Lisa nodded: "Well, sixteen years ago, my parents adopted me from the orphanage."

Jade and Finn's expressions became very ugly at this moment, and they faintly realized that things were beginning to develop in an uncontrollable direction.

"Lisa..." Jade took a step forward in an attempt to interrupt Lisa.

Before Peter could speak, a reporter spoke up: "Mrs. Jade, please let the child finish speaking first."

Lisa continued: "Before my biological parents appeared, I lived a very happy life. My parents loved me very much. Without them, I would not be who I am now. But after my biological parents appeared, my life changed drastically."

The reporters present had different expressions.

They couldn't understand why Lisa's life had changed drastically. Lisa showed a forced smile to the camera. "I first learned about my life experience from my biological parents without any psychological preparation, and then my photos appeared on social media. In order for me to communicate with them, go home," Lisa glanced at Finn and Jade, and quickly looked away. "They also went to my school... My originally peaceful life has now become a mess."

After saying this, the audience fell silent.

He couldn't be allowed to continue talking.

Going on further, what reason would their family have for Lisa to go back in the future?

Finn felt a little anxious, so he winked at James calmly.

James rolled his eyes and spoke quickly: "But your biological parents did this because they miss you. After all, you are their biological flesh and blood." Finn was slightly relieved when he heard this, and immediately took over: "Yes, Lisa, I admit that what we did was wrong at that time, but your mother and I also hope that you can return to our home as soon as possible..."

"You want me to go home so much, then why did you abandon me in the first place?" Lisa asked coldly.

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

"Abandoned?"

"Real or fake?"

Immediately, a reporter pointed the camera at Jade: "Mrs. Jade, is what Lisa said true?"

Jade broke into a cold sweat.

How did Lisa know about this?!

Finn reacted quickly and said, "Who said we abandoned you? The reason why we separated in the first place was because your mother accidentally got lost when she took you and your sister shopping together!" Lisa almost laughed when she heard this sophistry. Fortunately, she hid her expression very well and just said, as if she was mocking herself, "Then I am really good at running. My legs and feet are very nimble after a month. I traveled all the way from City A to Nan City."

Finn wanted to say something else, but Peter stood up and interrupted him, "Okay, Lisa, you have explained the reason clearly. Now go back and rest."

He put his arms around Lisa's shoulders and handed her over to Samantha, saying, "You also go back and rest."

Samantha led Lisa into the house.

The security door was closed in front of everyone. Peter put a faint smile on his lips and faced the camera calmly, "Okay, if you have any questions, you can ask me now."

Jade was angry and anxious when she saw Lisa entering the house again.

Finn was not much better. He had never expected that Peter and Samantha, two seemingly honest people, could actually teach children to be so articulate.

He couldn't help but sarcastically say, "You guys really say everything in front of the child without fear of hurting her."

Peter did not give in at all and said coldly, "If you hadn't suddenly appeared, we could have kept this matter a secret from her for the rest of our lives."

Finn tightened his jaw and glared at Peter angrily.

The next moment, he looked at Jade and said, "Let's go back first."

Many mysteries have not yet been solved, and the person involved is about to leave. Of course, the reporters are not happy and hurry to catch up.

Some reporters still had questions and wanted to interview Peter, so they stayed.

Peter looked at the backs of Finn and Jade, and then focused on James beside them.

He smiled at the live broadcast reporter in front of him and asked, "Do you know him?"

The reporter nodded and lowered his voice, saying, "It's a colleague from another department."

Peter withdrew his gaze and didn't ask any more questions.

Billiard room.

The young man in a baggy school uniform stood lazily beside the pool table, bent over, and took aim in one go. With a crisp collision, a colorful ball successfully fell into the pocket.

"Yes!" The boy celebrated with his cue in hand, then turned to look at Scott, who was still sitting on the sofa with handsome features, and complained dissatisfiedly, "Scott, you agreed to play with me and now you're not playing?"

The boy who was called finally took off his headphones and stood up. He had a tall figure, straight legs, and a perfect face. He wore a cheap school uniform with a high-end sense of fashion.

"Here we go," Scott said. Chris tilted his head and asked, "What live broadcast?"

Scott replied, "A live broadcast of a one-month-old baby running all the way from City A to Nan City."

After hearing this, Chris was stunned for several seconds before holding back a sentence, "Are you sure you're not talking about yourself?"

.......

"Mr. Finn, is what Lisa just said true?"

"Did you really abandon Lisa on purpose?"

"Can Ms. Jade return to our question..."

Finn and Jade were surrounded by reporters, and they were struggling to move.

"What are you doing?" Finn glared angrily at the reporters surrounding them, "We are leaving, don't stay here!"

"We just want to interview you with a few questions and ask you to answer them directly."

"I don't want to be interviewed, I refuse to be interviewed!"

After finally squeezing to the door of the car, Finn quickly opened the driver's seat and let Jade get in the car first, followed closely by him. As soon as he got in the car, he locked the windows and turned a deaf ear to the reporters outside the window.

Seeing a group of people surrounding the car, Jade's face was full of worry.

"What should we do now? How do we leave?" Jade was a little anxious. Thinking of what Lisa said just now, she felt even more aggrieved. "I just kept holding back and didn't say anything because I didn't want to believe that Lisa would say those hurtful words to me! We are her biological parents!"

Finn's face didn't look good when he heard what she said.

As early as when he came to Nanshi, Finn had people check the information of Peter and Samantha.

According to the information, Peter runs a small company, which is very small in scale. There are only six people in the company including Peter, and Samantha is a piano teacher.

Judging from the information, this couple is a bit poor, but they both have serious jobs, so their character should be pretty good.

But who would have known that when they actually met, they discovered that this couple was extremely mean-spirited. Not only did they speak ill of them behind their back, but they also asked Lisa to hold the adoption certificate in front of reporters and say that they abandoned the child!

The reason why Finn paid so many reporters to come was firstly so that everyone could see that he was really doing it for the good of his children, and secondly, he could take advantage of this wave of popularity to promote his newly established brand and increase its popularity.

It's okay now. Being messed up like this not only failed to take Lisa away, but he also shot himself in the foot.

"That couple is not a good couple!" Finn cursed fiercely, and when he saw the reporters surrounding him, he felt even more irritated, "Okay now, I will still have to be scolded by my father for taking over the company's affairs when I go back. It’s far away again…”

Jade thought more.

The two families had almost fallen out just now. Would it be possible for Lisa to go back with them in the future?

What would Lucy do if Lisa didn't follow them back?

More and more reporters surrounded him, and soon the security guards from the community came.

As soon as the security arrived, Finn took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, stepped on the accelerator, and drove away.

Many reporters were immediately upset, but only James secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that the person involved has left, many reporters have gone back to interview Peter.

As for James, he got very angry when he thought of Peter and Lisa. How could he follow them?

While many reporters were going upstairs, James drove away.

Just right, don't they think they have no professional ethics?

Then he might as well grant their wish, and now he will go back to the company, cut two more ambiguous videos, and put them online!

He wanted to see who begged whom then!