What he'd just said actually spared the Sullivan Family some face; while defending himself, he was also defending Sophie Sullivan.
Part of why he did this was because of Enzo Laurent and Tim Sullivan's relationship, and part of it was for Sophie.
He didn't feel any aversion toward Sophie; he didn't want to drag her too deeply into this!
But the reporters refused to let go.
"Then what is it? You got engaged and then broke off the engagement so quickly!" one of the reporters pressed sharply.
Ethan Laurent swept a cool glance over the crowd, answering with unhurried ease, "The marriage arrangement with Sophie was set up early on by both families' elders; the people involved knew nothing about it. For someone who's been missing for more than ten years, when she's not even here, how does betrayal or abandonment even come into it?"
The moment those words fell, the scene erupted again.
"The Sullivan Family's second daughter is missing?"
