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.

thud. “Oh, are you threatening me now? Let me tell you something, I don’t get intimidated easily. You want to play dirty? Go ahead. Is that all you’ve got, pilfering my interview notes? For

you calling old?” he snapped. “You’ve got a lot of nerve

get off your chest? If not, I’ve got a story to chase. Unlike some people who just sit around the office waiting for scoops to fall into their lap, I don’t make

me! Be careful, or I’ll take this to the boss,” he threatened, though everyone knew he had snatched others’ stories before, especially from rookies. But no one would dare to bring that up openly.

no sense of this unspoken rule. She raised her voice enough that

grown man tattling? That’s just

to fume in circles around the office. The other colleagues pretended to

how smug she is when she comes back

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

into something more practical, stuffed a duffel bag with sandwiches, granola bars,