NovelEnglishRita seethed with annoyance, but her irritation paled in comparison to the shock that hit her when she received
a message from Camille.
[What happened? Were you assaulted last night?]
Camille's message contained a photo that froze Rita in her tracks-the image of the drunkard hugging her thigh.
She did not know how or why it was plastered across the headlines. Whoever wrote the piece clearly had
provocative intentions.
[Drunkard Can't Bear to Part with Beautiful Female Reporter-Stay Tuned for More Updates!]
Rita shuddered. Nothing had taken place between her and the drunkard except for the beating that she gave
him. However, the photo could easily cause misunderstandings, and the language used for the headline was so
vivid that she could not fathom how her father might react upon seeing it.
When Camille did not receive any reply from Rita after waiting for stime, she decided to phone Rita.
"What happened, Rita? Is that you in the news? Did the man assault you yesterday? Why didn't you tell me?" The
thought that Rita might have had her innocence taken away made Camille anxious and sad. Rita's voice
trembled as she gulped and replied, "Are there any other photos? Did they mention that | beat the drunkard up?"
Camille was silent for a while before responding, "No. The news article dedicated a considerable amount of space
to suggest that you two...did it in public." Camille bit her lower lip and found it nauseating to even entertain such
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇta thought.
"So, he didn't do anything to you, then?" Camille asked again. She could only breathe a sigh of relief after
hearing Rita reassure her that nothing of the sort happened. "Why were you still out, then? It was already very
late."
"I was pursuing a lead from a source and | was waiting for him to talk. | thought | could secure an exclusive
interview, but ended up becoming that drunkard's target. But you know me-I'm not the kind of person who will
let other people have their way with me. | seized an opportunity to fight back as soon as | could. How Would |
know that someone would be waiting there at such a late hour? And | didn't think they'd snap photos of me
either! | wonder what the reporter was thinking when they put out this piece. Circulating this photo is nothing
but a blatant attempt to tarnish my reputation!"
Camille sighed. "Can't you be ha little earlier next tand ease up a bit on your work? Your salary isn't
worth all this effort. It's not like you'll get any extra benefits from working so hard."
Rita pursed her lips. "It's about the
money. | was the only remaining
person after all the other reporters
were gone. | AD (A sol
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It'd be a shto give up then. Gah,
what should | do about this, Camille?
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"He'll want you to quit out of concern
more than anything. He'll argue that
this is a far too doe ep on
for you Bu Leehche Karen and
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going to make a big deal out of it.
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Rita's primary concern was that her
father would leverage this incident to
pressure her into re her Caféer.
oie other Naf: he could not care
less about whatever Karen or Sadie
said. There was nothing for them to
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Alas, had Rita underestimated the power of gossip. That afternoon, Karen stormed into Vince's office with the
newspaper.
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