Chapter 211

An old case, dormant for months, suddenly got stirred up by the appearance of a key player. The situation felt kinda delicate

Seraphina Bennett held her breath for a moment before finally managing to say, “You did show up a little late Patrick Gray chuckled softly, “Actually, I saw your report the moment it was published, it’s just that… I was just too busy to come.”

Seraphina paused for a moment before probing, “Were you two… close?”

At this, Patrick glanced at her, seeming to see curiosity in her eyes. He didn’t seem to mind, just smiled slightly and said, “We’ve known each other for a long time. She relied on me quite a bit.”

“Were you ever officially a couple?”

“No,” Patrick replied, “I know what she wants, but my own situation is complicated, and I don’t want to involve her in my life. She eventually married Balch Lawson… I knew she wasnt happy, but I never thought her dependence on me would be her downfall.”

There was a deep sense of regret and loss in Patrick 5 eyes as he said this.

“Relationships are always a complex beast, not so easily summed up! Seraphina tried to comfort him, quickly changing the subject, “You mentioned your life being complicated. How so?”

Patrick looked at her, a grin slowly spreading across his face, A journalist’s instinct, is it? I thought you were done with journalism,”

Seraphina shrugged, “Just making small talk. You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to.”

Patrick didnt respond, instead he pulled out a business card holder from his pocket and handed a card to Seraphina.

read the Chairman of SpectrumMedia Innovations.

media?” Seraphina asked.

considering getting back into journalism, ever

replied with a laugh, if the

news site in Sunburst City Planning to start a whole new news line. If you’re interested, I’d like you to be the editor-in-chief of our new section, Patrick suggested.

“Do I even qualify for that?”

light laugh, “With me,

why not the editor-in-chief?” Seraphina

editor-in-chief has to take on some administrative duties. I’m guessing you’re not too keen on

smiled and slowly nodded, “Your assessment of me, your potential

my

“Are we really diving into

won’t be shortchanged. I thought salary would be the least

Seraphina looked at him seriously, “Salary is my top concern. If we can agree on that, everything else

couldn’t help but laugh at

was a crucial moment, so Seraphina kept a close eye

before Patrick could speak, a crashing sound came from downstairs, followed by a staff members exclamation, “Miss, what are

changed slightly, she quickly smiled at Patrick and said, “I’ll go check out what’s happening, Mr.

she reached the door, she spotted a

dressed in a white jumpsuit, her checks flushed and eyes glazed, holding a purse and a bottle of water, was smugly

in front of her was

stepped forward and saw that the glass cover of the Rose Picture had been

the glass with her purse, the staff member told Seraphina, “I wasn’t able to stop

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