Chapter 386 - Dont Mess With The Wus (1/2)

Halia decided to quickly pop by home and update Trisha; this information was too important to delay. But, just as she was about to stand up, Avaleigh suddenly gasped, ”What's this?!”

Halia and Jackson lifted their heads and looked at the woman in surprise.

Avaleigh glanced at the couple awkwardly as she held onto her phone. ”Sorry, I just saw something surprising,” she apologized.

”What's wrong?” Halia asked with genuine concern when she saw Avaleigh's expression.

”I posted a photo of our dinner online and people are suddenly congratulating me on my pregnancy...” she said with confusion. Of course, apart from congratulatory messages, there was also a lot of scolding. Just as she was scratching her head and wondering what was going on, Danson suddenly sent her a link and told her to look at it.

”This article was posted 3 hours ago,” his message read.

Avaleigh clicked into the link and was immediately shocked by the huge headline: 'Gold Digger 101: Ex-idol Falls Pregnant Before Marriage!'

Attached to the article were photos from that morning of her and Emerson shopping for baby items, as well as photos from the previous 'misunderstanding' that she had with Emerson on the metro. The paparazzi claimed that she was a scheming, calculative person that had been planning to latch onto Emerson from the first time she met him and that the last scandal they shared was simply covered up with lies. He even wrote that he witnessed Avaleigh with morning sickness during breakfast!

Halia walked around, looked at the article as well, and raised an eyebrow. She didn't know Avaleigh that well, but from the sincerity that she showed that day, she was certain that she was not a bad person. Plus, she trusted Emerson's judgment.

”Avaleigh had a minor case of food poisoning from Shanghai,” Emerson quickly explained, hoping that his brother and sister-in-law wouldn't misunderstand as well. He then pulled out a bag from underneath the dining table and handed it to Halia, ”Avaleigh insisted on getting a gift for your baby this morning so we did a bit of shopping. We didn't expect a paparazzi to be following us.”

Halia accepted the gift and looked at Avaleigh with guilt. She had been misunderstood because she was shopping for her and, on top of that, she was busy preparing for dinner all day even though she was sick. ”You did all this even though you were feeling unwell?”

Avaleigh forced a smile on her face, ”I feel perfectly fine.”

Halia frowned. Messing with Avaleigh meant they were messing with Emerson. Messing with Emerson meant they were messing with Jackson. And, messing with Jackson meant they were messing with her!

”Don't worry, I will make sure to repay your gift. I'll be right back,” Halia said as she stood up and stepped outside.

Avaleigh looked at Halia worriedly. ”What is she doing?” she asked Jackson softly.

Jackson smirked and glanced at his wife, ”Showing the paparazzi not to mess with the Wus...”

Avaleigh looked at Emerson questioningly and he reassured her not to worry, ”Eat. Your sister-in-law has your back.”

Avaleigh didn't quite understand, but she did as told and started eating as she stared at the door.

Over in Halia and Jackson's apartment, Halia rushed into her secret office and immediately contacted Trisha. ”Did you discover something new?” Trisha asked as soon as she picked up.