Chapter 8 Announce Marriage

At the same time, in the Chapman family.

The living room was full of people, including Chloe, Gianni, Lena, Iliana and several good friends of Lara.

Lara and Elliot were sitting on another sofa, and the atmosphere was a little muffled.

"Lara, as far as I am concerned, you are too easy to bully! You and Elliot love each other. How can Clarissa do that so shamelessly? She knows that you are an actress, but she dared call the police to arrest you. She obviously wants to ruin your career." Iliana said.

"That's right. She has just broken up with Elliot, but she flirted with a man in a bar, which showed that she was not a good woman!" One of Lara's friends said.

"Lara, you suffer losses because you're a public figure. Everyone is discussing about you online now. They say that you seduced Elliot and his fiancee saw you having a love affair. They even say that you take drugs. These are all fake. You have to think of a way to solve this quickly." Lena said.

"Right! Clarissa called the police with evil intentions. You can't let her get what she wants!" Chloe said.

With a pitiful face, Lara looked at Chloe who was sitting on the main seat. Her pale pretended to be fragile and sad.

"What can I do? Clarissa insisted on doing that. I can't really quarrel with her. After all, we are a family. If we really quarrel with each other, I will make things difficult for grandma, dad and mom."

Hearing her words, Chloe looked at her with appreciation.

Gianni said angrily, "You won't make things difficult for me! You treat her as your elder sister, but has she ever regarded you as her younger sister?"

"Uncle Gianni, it's not Clarissa's fault... It's my fault."

Elliot frowned and spoke calmly.

Lara said in a hurry, "No, it's my fault. If I didn't fall in love with Elliot, Clarissa wouldn't..."

"Lara, that's not what I meant."

Elliot stopped Lara and said in a deep voice, "I mean that we should tell her the truth earlier. We shouldn't lie to her because we can't bear to hurt her. Now that you've been wronged, it's my fault. I didn't handle it well."

Lara was moved by him. She looked at him gratefully, "Elliot..."

"Ahem!"

With a slight cough, Chloe looked at Elliot with a smile on her face.

"Elliot, since things have come to this point and you have seen the public opinion on the Internet, it is impossible to pretend that nothing has happened. What are you going to do?" Chloe asked.

Elliot's face darkened slightly. Lara clenched her fingers tightly, and she was obviously a little nervous.

"Grandma, don't worry. I won't let Lara suffer grievances anymore. When I go back, I'll let my assistant announce the relationship between me and Lara to the public."

Chloe's face lit up.

Lena and Gianni get excited in an instant. Only Lara's eyes looked a little worried.

"But everyone knows that you're engaged. Will they believe us?"

Elliot held her hand and explained, "Although everyone knows that I have an engagement, very few people know who my fiancee is. Therefore, I only need to tell them that I have got engaged to you and you are my fiancee. In this way, no one will wrong you."

It was only then that Lara looked a little happy.

But the next second, she frowned again.

"But Clarissa..."

"Don't worry! I'll talk to her."

Chloe said in a commanding tone. She had an aura of authority.

"Elliot, in order to avoid any unnecessary trouble, you don't need to announce it online. Isn't Lara's birthday the day after tomorrow? We can hold a banquet and invite a few reporters. Let's announce it on the day of her birthday."

Elliot nodded, "Okay, grandma, I'll listen to you."

"You should go back and discuss this with your parents. After all, it's related to marriage. It's not good to make a decision on your own."

"Don't worry. They have agreed to this matter, and my parents like Lara very much."

"That's good." Chloe said with a relieved face. She added, "Stay and have lunch together!"

Elliot stood up and said, "Thanks. But I have something to deal with in my company. I'll visit you next time."

"You're young and promising. Since that's the case, I won't ask you to stay any longer."

Chloe looked at Lara who was sitting next to her and said, "Lara, see him off."

Lara stood up obediently, "Okay."

After Lara and Elliot left the house, Chloe's face darkened.

She stopped smiling and looked at Gianni who was sitting on the left, and then said in a low voice, "Call your cold-blooded daughter and ask her to come back tonight."

Gianni said immediately, "Okay."

......

Clarissa hung up the phone after she had settled the matter on the phone.

However, as soon as she hung up, the cell phone rang again.

She was slightly stunned. When she saw the caller ID on the phone screen, she frowned slightly.

She suddenly had no appetite to eat.

She answered the phone and said in an indifferent tone, "Dad."

"You still know that I am your dad!"

Gianni's roar came through the phone, and Clarissa kept the phone away from her ears.

She simply put it directly on the table and put on speakerphone.

"What's the matter?"

"When did you come back from aboard?"

She looked down and replied faintly, "Why do you ask me this?"

"How dare you! Why didn't you inform me when you came back? Do you still respect me and our family?"

Clarissa sneered mockingly as she said, "Mr. Chapman, if I didn't remember wrong, I think I called you when I came back."

Gianni was stunned.

After a moment, he asked uncertainly, "When did you call me? Why don't I remember it?"

Clarissa smiled with sarcasm.

She knew that since Lara came back to this home, Gianni had never paid much attention to her.

She just didn't expect that he would be so unconcerned about her that he even forgot that she had called him when she came back.

What was even more ridiculous was that he actually came to ask her why she didn't tell him when she came back.

Gianni was obviously also aware of his mistake and felt embarrassed.

"Well, I'm busy expanding my business in the past two years, so I might have forgotten it. As my daughter, can't you understand me? You've been back for so long, but you never come back and visit us. It's so ridiculous!"

Clarissa didn't want to talk nonsense with him, so she asked coldly, "What exactly do you want to say?"

"I..." Gianni's anger was aroused by her cold tone. But when he thought of her hot temper, he suppressed his fury.

He said stiffly, "Your grandmother asked you to come back for dinner tonight!"

"No."

"What? You're a member of the Chapman family. Can't you come back for dinner? Do you want me to pick you up personally?"

Clarissa said indifferently, "You don't even ask me to go home on New Year's Day or other festivals, but you suddenly ask me to go home for dinner. I'm afraid that you'll poison my food and kill me."