The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2735

It’s almost laughable, really. They all despised the unfairness of it all, and as journalists, it was their mission to shine a light on the darkness, but when it came to their own backyard, they had no choice but to bow to reality.

Not Regina, though. She called out the office’s slick veteran right there in the middle of the bullpen. Watching him puff up with indignation, yet utterly unable to formulate a comeback, was a vicarious thrill for everyone.

After all, Regina was only spitting straight facts. If he was as talented as he claimed, why didn’t he go out and score his own interviews?

The guy was so full of himself, yet not a single source actually liked talking to him.

“You just wait and see,” he sputtered, his face flushed with anger.

dirty? Go ahead. Is that all you’ve got, pilfering my interview notes? For someone who’s been in the game as long as you have,

he snapped. “You’ve got a lot of nerve

Unlike some people who just sit around the

or I’ll take this to the boss,” he threatened, though everyone knew he had snatched others’ stories before, especially from rookies.

seemed to have no sense of this unspoken rule. She raised her voice enough

man tattling? That’s

Regina, but she was already striding out the door, bag in hand, leaving him to fume in circles around the office. The other colleagues pretended to be engrossed in their screens, though their smirks were evident enough. What they truly thought, though, remained their

smug she is when she comes

today’s story wasn’t going to yield much, just a time sink. Only someone with the naive passion of a rookie like Regina would waste their time

stuffed a duffel bag with