"Sorry, Mr. Blake. We agreed that I wouldn't work overtime.""Overtime? You dare to call this a rare opportunity 'overtime'? Don't be ridiculous! Take your camera and bring back the photos and the interview for me intact!"Ignoring my feelings, he pushed me out of the office.Before I left, he reminded me, "Be careful when changing clothes! Don't remove the tags from the collar! I need to return them tomorrow!""Oh...""Now go!"I had no choice but to call Eric."A ball? You left the President and Chris just to attend a ball?"I could practically see Eric's smug face through the phone!Annoyed, I retorted, "I'm going for an interview! It just happens to be at the same venue as the ball!""Apologies, even if it's to interview God, it's not allowed. I will ask the President for you, but he's in a meeting, and I don't know when it will end. If the President agrees, I'll let you know. In any case, be back at the rooftop at 5 p.m."After hanging up, I spent the entire afternoon looking at
"I..."I stood there, feeling awkward. Mary's answer completely caught me off guard.Mary slammed the camera into my arms and pointed towards the exit, teeth gritted, "Get out! Right now!""Mary!"Ben stood up to stop her, "Lily is here for an exclusive interview. My father wants the newspaper to promote my success in being elected as a congressman to enhance my reputation. You wouldn't mind if I use this opportunity to do the interview, right?""Ben?" Mary turned around, puzzled. "Are you defending her? But she betrayed you before! She even got pregnant with another man's child!"Ben didn't reply.Mary sneered, "Let's see how Lisa handles this."With a proud look on her face, she walked back into the ballroom.Lisa was at the center of the party, chatting and laughing with another man.I didn't want to start a conflict with Lisa in this setting, so I nodded to Ben, "Thank you. I'll leave now.""Wait!"Ben suddenly grabbed my wrist, then quickly withdrew his hand, a bit embarrassed. "
I understood that Antoninus was expressing dissatisfaction about my biting him earlier. However, what matters most now is not his mockery, but how to handle the aftermath."You made Eric announce in front of so many people... that I am your companion. It will surely spread tomorrow." After all, this evening party had more than just our Nightingale family of reporters; Haar wished to have his name plastered on every newspaper in the city.Antoninus, however, showed no concern, "You don't need to worry about that.""But I need to know!" This is not only about him; it concerns me too! I do want to make it to the headlines, but I desire to have my pen name on it, not being treated as news!Being in the spotlight is an honor, but it's also risky, especially since I haven't decided whether I'll take Chris and escape from the presidential mansion in the future. I don't want to be recognized overseas and face the risk of exposure every day.Though Antoninus couldn't fathom my persistence, see
Damn Blake!!!First, I interviewed my ex-boyfriend, and now I have to interview my "potential" rival!Haha, what a brilliant arrangement!In my mind, I cursed Blake a thousand times and returned to the mansion with a belly full of resentment.But wait, Antonius seems to be missing from the mansion?That's very strange.In my impression, our dear President is like a well-oiled machine, with a schedule that is mind-bogglingly regular!At this time of the day, he should be sitting in his office reviewing his documents. Why can't I find a trace of him anywhere?Could something have happened to him...I remember the month he suddenly disappeared before. Dr. Wilson said he was shot.I couldn't help but worry.But I searched all the places Antonius usually goes, even the kitchen, and still couldn't find him.However, there were sudden barks and neighs coming from the stables.Could someone have broken in?!Cautiously, I hid a dining knife up my sleeve and quietly went to the stables to inves
When Lucius finished speaking, I felt my entire body go cold. Antoninus, breaking his composure, took a protective stance in front of me. Lucius, witnessing this scene, widened his eyes in astonishment. "You care about this?" he said. "Your woman? You care about her?""This is great. I swear to God, I'll show you her laughing and screaming like a bitch when my big dick is inside her!"As soon as his words fell, Antoninus suddenly grabbed his collar. I was afraid that they would start fighting, especially since Lucius, the madman, still had the blood-stained knife in his hand. Fortunately, Antoninus restrained himself and replied coldly but firmly, "Lucius, stop dreaming! You won't take anything away.""Is that so? Let's wait and see," Lucius said. His gaze shifted from Antoninus to my face, and he made a kissing gesture towards me. "Wait for me! I will come back for you, my love."I breathed a sigh of relief only when he was out of sight. But the stabbing pain in my abdomen returned.
Antoninus seemed to be in a bad mood today, his icy face appearing even darker than usual. When I saw him, I quickly hung up the phone and nervously greeted him, "Mr. President?" "Why are you running around when you're injured?" "I wasn't running around, I was just making a phone call on the balcony..." "The balcony is windy, not conducive to wound healing."I was about to say that it was just a minor scratch and that the wound no longer hurt. But Antoninus took off his own coat and threw it at me. I hurriedly caught it, asking, "What's this for?" "Put it on." "Alright." Compliantly, I draped his coat over my shoulders.So this was what a custom-made clothing worth tens of thousands of dollars felt like~ It didn't feel as comfortable as my inexpensive clothes. I stole a glance at him and accidentally touched the wound on his stomach.I couldn't help but let out a muffled groan and bent over in pain. Antonin
I feel like I might be really drunk, which is why I'm asking such a strange question. But I thought Antoninus would hesitate at least for a moment. However, he stares at the flames and slowly opens his mouth, "Perhaps." He's such a jerk! I'm a little angry and want to stand up, but he holds my hand and explains, "I just think that you would be better off with him than with me." "Fine! Then I'll go find him right now!" I angrily try to get up, but my dizzy brain loses its sense of balance, and I fall back down twice after attempting to climb up. Alcohol really isn't a good thing. I angrily toss the cup aside. Antoninus actually laughs again. He reaches out his arm to support me, but I push him away irritably, and my eyes involuntarily turn red. So Antoninus's smiling face, which took so much effort to appear, disappears again. He purses his lips, and his eyes flicker with golden flames, "I'm sorry." I s
I guessed right, Antoninus was shocked by my initiative to bite him.He touched his lips and remained silent for a while. But it didn't last long, and he quickly regained his usual icy expression."Tomorrow, the steward will take you to the hospital to remove the scars. You can also get rid of the scars on other parts of your body, except for the one on your ear, of course."I didn't understand why Antoninus was so fixated on the scars on my body.But there was a rebellious voice in my mind, saying that I should keep all the scars and only get rid of the one on my ear.Of course, it was just a thought in my mind.I didn't want him to bite my other ear.Antoninus seemed satisfied with my compliance, so he turned around and took out an exquisite gift box from under his desk.I received it in a daze and asked, "What is this?""Open it and see."I opened the box and saw a silver handgun lying quietly inside.The gun wa
Once the hype is over, it's time to start preparing for our roving pitch. The first presentation was downtown. It's where the last parade was. Only this time it wasn't Antoninus in armor on the stage, it was me. He didn't show up, so I, the president's personal secretary, had to deliver his campaign message instead. I don't know much about Antoninus' politics, but at least I know what he did, and I have something to say about it. I don't know if the advertisements all over the street played a role, and when I took the stage to preach, the audience came to be particularly large. I even saw a lot of professional reporters and cameras standing in the audience. Good flow of propaganda, actually made a press conference sense. The dark camera came over, and I panicked for a while. However, I was more disturbed by the questions they asked. "How do you and the president know each other?" 'What? I suspect I misheard. But then someone asked, "I hear you and the president have a son
"Boss, I might need a favor from you." I said."No problem, go ahead."I said, "Antoninus's campaign has been delayed for a while, and I was hoping you could help us out."'Of course you can!Blake grinned and patted me on the shoulder, but sure enough, he was looking down and rubbing his hands. "But... You know, Lily, we don't do this kind of propaganda at this paper. So I'm afraid I can't help you directly. How about I give you the contact information of some of my colleagues, and you go find them?"I knew this was gonna happen.I sighed and stepped aside.Lucius, who was behind me, stepped forward and expertly pressed Blake down on the table, sneering, "Repeat what you just said?"Blake's face turned white. "You... Who are you? Lily! How could you do that?! I'll call security in!"I gave him a faint glance. 'Bark.'"I... Help me! Get me someone now! Security guard!"Just as he spoke, the door was pushed
"Antoninus lost? What do you mean?" I asked him.Lucius replied vaguely, "The day you were taken by Roman, my duel with him ended." Four out of seven, I won.""Not two out of three?"lucius replied uncomfortably, "Never mind a few games, I won anyway.""Well," I said, "it's none of my business. It's just a game. I don't care if you win or lose.""You don't care about the result?""Of course not."A kid takes a game like that seriously!Lucius snorted, "That's what I thought."He stretched out and asked, "Do you have any food here? I'm a little hungry."He did not regard himself as a stranger at all, and had begun to dig in the refrigerator.Two people in a bunker suddenly burst into a dozen people, just preparing the ingredients can be exhausting.Fortunately, they were not idle, rushing to help wash vegetables and cut meat, almost pushed the table over.Even the meal was noisy.The fir
“Be careful!” I rushed to shield David behind me.Draw my gun.Aim.The dark figures gradually rose to their feet.They looked at each other for a moment, then suddenly shouted my name: "Lily?"This voice?Is it the Salamanders?I looked at the men in surprise as they came out of the shadows one by one.It was them.And the tall figure in the distance who was waving a crowbar to greet me was the bear."Why are you here?" I was pleasantly surprised.They were visibly agitated, too: "We're coming to save you.""But how did you find me?"I can't get any signal out of here.Did they call in satellite surveillance? Or infrared tracking?"No, no, none of that. The salamander vendor said, "We have the drawings, look at the coordinates and find it."The blueprints?I looked back at David. Didn't he say the drawings were gone?So, salamander, where did the
“What's that noise?”I instinctively stood still and looked warily into the cave.David smiled and explained, "Don't worry, it's just some... Music in the background. Surely a dark cave needs some monsters, doesn't it?" 'What do you mean? I looked at him in even more shock. "Don't tell me you've been genetically modifying animals."Could it be that the depths of the cave are visiting cages stacked with animals, and the cages are filled with mutated monsters with hideous faces?Judging by his uncle's crazy ideas, it's not impossible.But David waved his hand and denied my guess: "This is a shelter. Not an outdoor adventure park. How could I really put some monsters in here? You may rest assured that you are perfectly safe here. ""So what was that sound?""I don't know..." David scratched his head and looked puzzled, "These are all audio files I downl
I looked at Antoninus on the screen and asked anxiously, "Does he have a good chance of reelection?""I don't know."I looked back in doubt.With all this surveillance, it's kind of bullying for him to say he didn't know.But David doesn't seem to know.He raised an eyebrow innocently and explained, "Well, his approval ratings are very high and he should have a good shot at re-election.""But?"But he doesn't seem to be running anymore."'Why?I was surprised. "Where did you get that information?"I know all about Antoninus. How could a workaholic totalitarian like him give up the presidency?David was still clueless: "Maybe it's you?""Me?"I'm not sure. Well, that's certainly the case according to the surveillance results. He spends half his time at his desk working and half looking at your pictures.""Oh," he said.My heart beat faster, but my face pretended not to care, "Then
"How can this be..." I know I'm not tied tight.I seriously doubt he strangled his hands like that on purpose.Sure enough, he looked up at me innocently again, his blue blue eyes blinking and blinking."All right," I said, "I'll untie you, but you have to give me a gun!""I don't have a gun.""Do you expect me to believe that?"I don't think a guy with his paranoid, cautious personality wouldn't have a few guns stashed around here."Say it! Where is the gun?"He smiled brightly again: "Under your bed, the floor closest to the wall is pry up.""Very good."I looked where he said, and sure enough I found two pistols under the floor.With a weapon in my hand and some relief, I unseated him from his chair.He still looked at me with a big smile. "You're not afraid I have a gun somewhere else.""Not afraid. One is enough for me."Shoot him or shoot yourself, but I won't give him another cha
For the next few days, I just stayed in my room.I cooked for David every day, watched TV with him, and even chatted with him until late at night.Because I wanted him to let his guard down early, hoping he'd forget to close the door one time he left.But I really underestimated him.The man was indeed introverted and timid, but he was also sensitive and cautious, like a rabbit, a scheming rabbit with a soft exterior but a dark belly.He locked the door when he entered the room and made sure I was standing at least three metres away when he opened and closed the door.I think it's gonna take a few months before he's completely unwary of me.I can't afford to wait that long.I can't stand the fact that he provides me with everything I need to live here, like food, like clothes, including my underwear.I even had to give him my underwear to change.I'm really gonna go crazy if this keeps going on.Might as we
"Well..." I nodded, as Antoninus had told me.Tiberius did all he could to restore the glory of his family, even though it drove his wife away and killed his only daughter.David sees that my face is fine and continues: "Mr Tibeirus chooses a quicker way to have a baby as soon as possible. One that doesn't require much cooperation from the president." .I probably guessed what he was going to say, and I bowed my head and listened.David said: "His father found a surrogate for him. That's you, isn't it?""That's right." I freely admitted, "I did have a child with him.""Chris. That's the name, isn't it?"I heard him say Chris's name and raised my eyebrows at him. "He's just a kid! What are you investigating him for?""I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Seeing my anger, David awkwardly began to wring his fingers, "I didn't mean to hurt him." I just feel sorry for you... I mean, innocent.""It's not something you should take on," he sa