Chapter 280

Chapter 280
#Who is the pretty lady in Floyd’s hands?
#Someone got stabbed in Nick’s event.

Those headlines topped every social media app.

{Why do the Barnes look like they are in panic?} A sharp citizen saw the faces of the Barnes behind them.

{That young lady looks like Citrine Martinez? Who is she?} Someone else's comment.

There was a stir everywhere.

Zorion, who had been at a campaign event, received a call, making his face pale in front of the public. He hurriedly left in the midst of people calling him.

When he was running into the hospital entrance, he was surrounded by the reporters who had been waiting to get some news about the lady’s identity.

“Mr Ross, what are you doing here?” a reporter started asking.

Just as they were speaking, another car stopped, and Joriel ran. Seeing this, other reporters ran to him.

“How is she?” Joriel asked when he saw Zorion.

“I don’t know. I just arrived. What happened? Didn’t Nick say that there was enough security?” the two spoke as they rushed into the hospital with the help of their bodyguards.

However, the reporters heard every word, making them more curious to find the lady’s identity.

{She is our schoolmate. She is currently waiting to take her college entrance exams.} A student in No. 2 High School commented on attracting people’s attention.

The lady immediately sent the photo to the school forum, causing a stir among the students and teachers who flooded the post on Weibo.

{She is my classmate. Her name is Ivanna Barnes. I recognize the man behind, it's her eldest brother. He was the one who dealt with the bullying when she was getting bullied in school.} That comment caused a stir, and the headlines changed.

#Ivanna Barnes gets hurt during her brother’s event.

The citizen immediately understood why their future president would leave in such a hurry. Why the Ross and everyone in the family in panic?

The post was everywhere, even in Country A.

{You are wrong, that’s Mr Alessandro’s daughter. I had an opportunity to study with her.} Someone from Country F also commented, making people start fighting as they wondered who was telling the truth. However, the fact remained that whoever the lady was, she was an important figure.

{But why do they look like Mrs Martinez?}

{Hasn’t anyone smelled something fishy? Ivanna’s birthday is the same as Miss Martinez's. Also, when the Martinez brothers were asked about what they thought of Ivanna’s relationship with Floyd, they said that they supported their sister.}

{Are you trying to say that she is Mrs Martinez's daughter?}

There were comments everywhere, and a lot of people ran to the Martinez Group official account and started asking.

When Mr Martinez saw the picture, he froze. He immediately understood why he had felt that the latter looked familiar. Looking at this picture, then thinking of Nadia’s face, he had to believe that Nadia wasn’t their daughter, but Ivanna was.

He immediately became excited, thinking that he was Miss Barnes' biological father, didn’t that mean that the Barnes and Ross had to give him face cause of his daughter? With that thought in mind, he drove to the hospital.

“Brother, things are getting out of hand,” Averett said after receiving a call from his manager. “They are speculating on Ivanna’s and Isley’s identity. The people of Country F are fighting that the person who was hurt was Isley, while Ivanna’s classmates said that she was the one. They even posted photos of her in school. There is also a discussion of why they look like Mrs Martinez.}

“We will deal with all that when Ivanna is out of danger. There is nothing wrong with revealing their identities since the Bakers have already been dealt with. Mrs Baker is dead, the husband has been taken away by the police cause of the tax evasion and the company’s embezzlement. As for that girl, Fiona, I am so sure that both Mr Alessandro and Isley will deal with her. We only kept a secret cause of them and the Martinez. Everyone, including Nadia, except Mr Martinez knows of her identity, so there is no need to be so secretive,” Kyrell said, making Averett nod.

The knife stabs had just missed Ivanna’s heart by a few inches, making Koul sigh in relief as he stitched up the wound.

After an hour, he walked out.

“She is okay but needs to rest,” Koul said, making everyone who was waiting outside feel relieved.

Floyd stared at Ivanna, who was being dragged out of the ICU blankly, as he blamed himself. He had just averted his gaze from Ivanna for one minute, but it caused her to nearly lose her life. He started wondering whether he was really worth of her.

Kyrell patted his back and said, “It's not your fault. Don’t blame yourself.”

Floyd glanced at him but didn’t speak. What infuriated him most was that Ivanna had already gotten the Bakers bankrupt; the rest were either dead, in prison, or in Isley’s hands. There was nothing he could do to take his revenge.

“Brother, are you going to address the reporters outside?” Averett asked as he was afraid that if they didn’t address them, some of the reporters would sneak in, causing trouble, and his sister needed to recover.

Kyrell had initially wanted to organize a press conference tomorrow, but when he heard that there were reporters outside, he felt that it was the same thing.

“Isley, Aunt Citrine, come with me,” he said before walking away.

Isley had initially wanted to go to her sister’s room, but halted when she heard her words. She was never willing to listen to anyone, but Kyrell was different. He was her sister’s eldest brother, who gave her light when she needed it. She respected him and saw him as her own brother.

Citrine, on the other hand, had heard what Averett had told Kyrell, so she had an idea of what he wanted to do. Though she was naïve, she knew that it was the right thing. She sighed in relief that the secret that she had been carrying for eighteen years was about to come to the public.

When the reporters saw Kyrell exiting, they rushed towards him, but Kyrell's bodyguards stepped out and stood in front of their boss. They had all watched Ivanna since she was acknowledged by the Barnes, and the fact that Ivanna treated them as family had always warmed their hearts. They felt guilty upon hearing that she was hurt. They blamed themselves for not protecting her well.

Some sharp reporters turned on live-stream, and the audience started flooding when they understood what was going on.

“Hello, everyone. I just had people fighting over who was hurt. The person injured is my sister, Ivanna Barnes. I will be addressing some issues to the public. Isley, take off your mask,” Kyrell said, and Isley, who was standing beside him, took off the mask, stunning everyone.

“Yes, she is my sister’s twin. They are also my aunt Citrine's biological daughters…” Kyrell continued narrating everything from what happened eighteen years ago.

“The incident today was caused by Ivanna’s foster parents’ daughter. The people who brought her up. The Barnes acknowledged her on her eighteenth birthday and helped her to get out of that family cause…” he started talking about how the Bakers had treated Ivanna, giving everyone a proper reason why they had taken her.

“Sir, who then is Mr Bennet engaged to?” a reporter asked.

“Floyd is engaged to my sister, Ivanna. I want to thank everyone for being so worried about her. She is now out of danger and recuperating. I only ask for you to let her recover in peace,” he concluded.

“President Barnes, one moment,” a reporter shouted, causing Kyrell to halt and look at the person.

“Who is Marcello’s dad?” he asked, making Kyrell look turn sharper.