Chapter 148: How to Do It - Listen to Helena
Willow reluctantly sat down beside him. Looking at the table full of dishes, she said, "Maria, you just got out of the hospital. Can you really finish all this food?"
Hearing this, Maria was so angry she almost cursed out loud. She said coldly, "If we can't finish it, we'll throw it away!"
"Enough, can't even a meal shut you up!"
John glared at her disapprovingly. Willow awkwardly closed her mouth and didn't dare say anything more.
After lunch, John glanced at me and said to Henry, "I came today to see Helena."
"What do you want with Helena?" Henry looked at me with some confusion.
John looked a bit embarrassed. "Helena and Natasha had a little disagreement. Helena wants Natasha to issue a statement."
"Issue a statement? What kind of statement?"
Maria looked at John with confusion and displeasure. "Did Natasha upset Helena again?"
"That's not it!"
John immediately denied it. "Maria, you've got it wrong. Natasha really had no idea about those entertainment news reports."
At this, Henry and Maria became even more puzzled.
"What entertainment news?"
I hadn't wanted them to know about this to avoid worrying them, but seeing that I couldn't avoid it today, I had to hand over my phone.
"This happened this morning. I've already had the legal team handle it, and the trending topic has been taken down. You can look at these pictures."
Taking my phone, Henry and Maria looked carefully for a few moments.
After reading, they were immediately furious. "Who did this?"
Seeing them angry, I quickly tried to calm them down. "Dad, don't be angry. We haven't found the source yet, but I believe Mira will find out soon."
"Outrageous, ridiculous!"
Henry paced back and forth in the room angrily, like an enraged lion.
Henry usually had a good temper and rarely got angry, but his anger now scared everyone in the room into silence.
After a long while, Maria looked at me and asked, "Do you think this has something to do with Natasha?"
I nodded. "Yes, but she won't admit it. So I threatened her with the video - as long as she holds a press conference to clarify, I won't release the video I have."
"But Natasha is your cousin. Aren't you making her lose face by doing this?"
Willow muttered disapprovingly from the side.
Hearing this, I actually laughed in anger.
"So should I just let those false reports attack me?"
"You should know, I'm Dad's only daughter, the future heir of the Lockwood Group. I represent the Lockwood Group. Now I'm being labeled as a homewrecker - this isn't just humiliating me, it's humiliating the Lockwood Group."
"If this affects the company's reputation, then tell me, who will bear that loss?"
Seeing me stand firm, Willow was speechless. She could only purse her lips and say, "Is it really as serious as you're making it out to be?"
"This is just gossip news. Can it really affect the company?"
"You're wrong."
I directly refuted her. "Whether it's true or not, this has a huge impact on my reputation and the company's reputation. I don't want to wait until things are beyond repair before dealing with it."
"I know why you came today, but I still have only one idea. If Natasha doesn't clarify, then I'll handle it my own way. When that time comes, whoever gets affected won't be up to me!"
Seeing me threaten them so directly, John's face immediately darkened.
"Henry, do you hear what Helena is saying?"
"She only thinks about herself and doesn't care about Natasha's life or death. Natasha just got engaged to Knox - do you have to make her lose face?"
Seeing him furious, Henry actually calmed down.
He looked at me and said, "Helena, have you really decided to handle it this way?"
I nodded. "Yes, I can't just let this go."
As I said this, my palms were sweating.
Henry had always favored John's family. In the past, no matter what mistakes they made, as long as they came to Henry, they would be forgiven.
This matter concerned my reputation, but there was indeed no way to prove Natasha did it.
I was threatening Natasha with the video just to get her to clarify. After all, shifting all the attention and criticism to her was the fastest and most effective solution.
But if Henry opposed it, everything would fall apart.
"Alright, then I support you!"
At these words, John became even angrier.
"Fine, fine. Today I see clearly - we're not family at all. When it comes down to it, you'll directly choose to sacrifice us!"
"Henry, if you dare do this, believe it or not, I'll call Mother over right now!"
"I believe you."
Henry nodded. "Since childhood, whenever something happened, you'd go tell Dad. After Dad passed away, you transferred that habit to Mom."
"John, you're not a child anymore. Don't keep bringing Mom into everything. I've given in enough in the past, but my constant concessions have resulted in my wife being drugged and my daughter being slandered."
"This isn't what I want to see. So this time, Helena decides how to handle it."
This was the first time Henry had been so firm with John. John was immediately at a loss and simply resorted to playing the victim.
"Henry, I know I'm not very accomplished, but I'm still your older brother. And Natasha is your relative too, right? You can't treat her like this."
"What about Helena? Isn't she my daughter? Isn't she part of the Lockwood family?"
Henry said angrily, "I've let things slide in the past no matter what you did, but today you've upset my daughter and wife. No one's persuasion will work. That's it, John. You should go."
"Go back and tell Natasha - if she wants to settle this peacefully, do as Helena says. Otherwise, just wait for things to escalate."
"You're not giving us any respect at all. Do you still consider us family?"
Seeing Henry ask them to leave, Willow was immediately furious.
"It's precisely because I consider you family that I'm warning you like this. If I didn't consider you family, I would have called the police already!"
"Helena, show them out!"
After speaking, Henry turned and headed upstairs, completely ignoring Willow and John.
You could tell Henry was really angry this time.
Otherwise, Henry wouldn't have just left them there and walked away like that.
Seeing Henry leave, Willow and John were completely stunned. They exchanged glances before reluctantly heading out.
Seeing them about to leave, I kindly reminded them again, "Remember to hold that press conference. My patience is limited. If I don't see any news within two days, I can't guarantee what will happen next."
Willow said furiously, "Helena, you bitch! You're clearly kicking someone when they're down. Natasha finally got together with Knox. If she clarifies like this, what will the Pemberton family and the public think of her!"
"That's her problem. What does it have to do with me?"
Facing her accusation, I directly refuted, "When she was ruining my reputation, why didn't she consider these things?"