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CHAPTER 48
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2022-02-10 18:48:24Hazel Quin's
"You mean our interview would be scripted?"
"Not totally scripted, we would just choose what to tell the public while making sure it would satisfy them."
"And how sure are you that it would work?"
The smile on his lips then turned into a smirk, "Simply because that's what I've been doing for all these years now whenever the press is sticking their nose to my personal life."
Instantly, questions started coming one by one in my head and each one needed to be answered out of curiosity and confusion. All of it has something to do with him and my previous plan— the ridiculous plan I had to learn to forget when we were in Maldives. And now, questions regarding that plan with what he said started bombarding my head.
Questions that needed to be answered as per my journalism persona, my mouth and mind were dying to ask. But I wasn't just a journalist and I wasn't on duty now, I was a girlfriend who needed to respect h
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The meeting place was in Caleb's office. It was supposed to be on the restaurant on the ground floor of the building, but then, there were still reporters waiting outside. They weren't as many as before but we would still have a hard time getting away from them once they see us. Surely, they would be completely gone after a week of not getting anything from us unless Stephanie would do something about it again and that's what she would do for sure after what happened last night.Besides, with the press conference that we would have with ZNA TV, they would still try to get something from us. That wouldn't be a problem anymore then, we would just wait till the fire dies. And then I could start with my new job in ZNA TV which we would also talk about tonight.Henri's team would escort me on the way to Craige Inc. as per Caleb's instructions to them. Since the day we came back here and the press started bombarding us, the security team was now always escortin
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There were still reporters in front of Craige Inc.'s building as well and when they saw the LaFerrari where I was in, they started running in our direction, their cameras and microphones ready. But then, we headed to the parking lot and it was heavily guarded, only the employees of Craige Inc. were allowed to come in.Like gentlemen, they opened the car door for me and I stepped out of the car. A small smile was on my lips as I roamed my eyes around the parking lot and the exclusive spot for Caleb's cars. I felt deja vu upon remembering my first day here and I brought my Toyota. It looked so small and cheap compared to Caleb's LaFerarri.And as for my Toyota's being, I sell it on a second-hand car shop and saved the fund on my bank account for emergency purposes. Caleb lend me one of his expensive cars, so, I didn't need my old Toyota anymore."Elmar will come up with you, Ma'am. You two will be met up by our colleagues who were now up, guarding Mr
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