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26. THE RED ROOM
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THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 27. DIGGING FURTHER
Since she didn’t want to call the attention of people that she was interviewing the lady, Pamela tapped on her wristwatch to record naturally while the lady also spoke as if they were just having a common conversation.“So you mean whatever the rich does in the red room, they get a free pass?” she asked to confirm and the lady shook her head.The lady continued, “It’s a place where they do drugs, party like crazy, oppresses one another with money and also in some cases, they rape people” Pamela was not fazed with all the lady had listed, she knew how crazy the elite classes could be.“Those wealthy people only reek of filthy money because all they do with their money is make mess of everything. They believe that they are above everyone and do whatever they want. That’s why I detest them so much” Pamela remarked, folding her palm tightly in anger.“My friend, the lady who got missing and died also got called to the room. We were together that fateful night when she was dragged there.
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 28. RESOLVED
PETAL’S POVI rushed back to the office and filled Pamela in on what I found in the boy’s necklace. We both rushed to the rest room and locked the door before sticking the memory card into a reader.“There’s a video in there” Pamela pointed out and we clicked on it.The scene that graced our eyes was not what we had expected. The video contained a clear view of what the red room looked like and what was going on in there.“What in the world is this?” I gasped, my jaw dropping open at the outrageous sight in front of me“This is sick” Pamela whispered.We began to see familiar faces of the conglomerate’s sons and daughters in the red room. They were busy drinking away and puffing off drugs. Their wicked and intoxicated laughter filled the entire room.Some minutes into the video, some ladies that were scantily dressed were brought in and placed in their middle. They tossed bundles of money on the table for the man that brought them and he left.Immediately the door got closed, they rus
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 29. GONE WRONG
Something urgent came up for Stanley and he suddenly left the office after giving me his credit card to get dinner treat with Pamela.“You can eat all your cravings, all bills on me” he texted me as he left and I just scoffed before dropping my phone to finish my work.I texted Pamela and we ended up at a small restaurant where we took some drinks and ordered for some food which I paid for with the card.“Our CEO is a nice person but no one has ever seen this side of him. I think he began to show this side when you came around” Pamela remarked with a mouthful of foodI countered her accusations. “What do you mean you have never seen this side of him? He has always taken you all on trips and all” She nodded in agreement “He did all that but he was never active during those times. He would either be in his room or outside doing some other things. He would just make sure everything we needed was provided and he would give the excuse that he doesn’t want to be a burden or source of incon
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 30. PLANS
MEI’S POVI was so hyped for the weekend shoot that I did all my best to improve my skin and appearance so I would look beautiful to Ray but I was highly disappointed when I waited all day for him to show up and the producer announced that Ray wouldn’t be around for the day. “I cannot film this without Ray! How am I supposed to trust my life with someone I am not sure of his competence?” I whined and refused to start the shooting.“This is not right. You are keeping the whole crew waiting just because you are being unnecessarily stubborn. The trainer is fit for the shoot so let’s just do it and get done with it” my manager pleaded but I wouldn’t have it.When I realized that I might be overdoing things and Ray would not come anytime soon, I agreed to the shooting and we started even though my mind was not fixated at the instructions I was being given.Five minutes into the shoot, I lost my thinking and my feet intertwined on the treadmill making me fall and roll off the running machi
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 31. ON A MISSION
As soon as Mei got well and was off the cast, she went back to the gym to register officially because she wanted to get closer to Ray.“Shouldn’t you rest well after taking off the cast?” he asked with a surprised tone at her sudden visitShe giggled at his expression and just pushed the form forward. “We both agreed to cheer each other’s dream on, have you forgotten that already?” “Ah.. We did say that but is your dream to be a trainee?” he dragged the words out of his mouth and she smiled“Well, that is also a dream but just so you know that this is the path to my dream” she responded and pointed for him to sign her membership form“I wish you the best on your path” he said to her, signing over the form“I will really do my best” she blushed, grabbing the paper and clutching the paper to her chest in happiness as she ran out of the officeRay tilted his head as he watched her go. “She’s so unpredictable” he muttered, adjusting his clothes.*****Stanley flew out of the country to a
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 32. A CUTE DEVIL
I got to my room and dumped everything from my suitcase to my suit on the bed before crashing beside it. I was so tired from the meetings and outings I had but I still haven’t recovered from the shock I experienced at the bar. Before I left, people already showed up to clean up the scattered place and when I announced my departure, she slipped a business card in my pocket and told me to keep in touch. “Who exactly is she? I feel so uneasy about her” I kept whispering to myself before fishing out her card to see her name as Jenny “Je… eenn … nny” I dragged out her name, flipping the card through my fingers I decided to forget about the event and dialed Petal’s number instead. I had the intention of calling her immediately I got to my room but the incident that happened made me forgot totally. Even though I was not sure if she would pick up my call, I decided to try it once to check my luck and she did pick it up. “Is there something I should do or send over?” was her first response
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 33. SEE ME
I got to work the following morning as usual and after a while, I got hungry. It was then I realized that I didn’t eat dinner the last night thanks to certain someone.“I don’t think I can hold on till lunch time, I need to get myself something” I murmured to myself and went to the break room to get some coffee and biscuits but I met something shocking.The break room was so empty. Nothing was there except the utensils and equipment. Every edible things had been cleared off.“Did something happen here? Why is everywhere so empty?” I asked, looking around but no one gave me any answer to my questions.They all pretended to be so busy all of a sudden and I knew that they weren’t ready to answer so I just stopped and went back to my seat.The thought of waiting till lunch time so I could visit the cafeteria was too traumatizing because hunger was taking the best part of me but I knew I had no choice at that point so I braced myself to endure the agonizing torment of hunger.“Excuse me!”
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 34. THE BREAK
They were all surprised that he suddenly popped out of the office since they were not expecting him to be around at that time. He was supposed to come in with the evening flight after all.“When did you come back sir? We weren’t expecting you” Tina sprang up out of shock“I decided to come in with the night flight since my schedule ended faster than expected and that shouldn’t be a problem right?” he answered and Tina shook her head quickly“Not at all” she answered swiftly and turned to me “Miss Petals. You have to wait behind and see me before closing for the day” and went back inside his office. It was then I realized that he must have seen when they packed up the break room just to get me frustrated since they noticed that I loved everything in the break room.“He really went out of his way” I muttered and a smile lurked around the corner of my lips as I watched him go even though I couldn’t help but wonder why he wanted me to stay back.Everyone left for their homes immediately
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THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 115. TIME WILL MEND ALL
Ray finally proposed to Mei who agreed right away and they planned to leave Lisbon but she couldn’t due to the contract she had signed with Pamela. She didn’t know that she wouldn’t be able to break off the contract for three years. Pamela did that because she knew the price of their stocks would be affected when her father’s crime is exposed but with the success of Mei in the modelling world, she would be able to sustain the company over the three years when it would be balanced and would let her go.“That’s some crazy contract” Ray remarked and tried looking for a way to pay the fine so she would be free but Mei told him that she wanted to help her in return because she gave up her company to help them solve the case so he had no choice but to retreat.Pamela explained that she can go anywhere she wanted but must be always available to carry out her the terms of the contract whenever she was needed.“That is no problem. We both have to find a common ground. She has to finish school
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 114. MAKING IT OUT ALIVE
FEW HOURS AGOMei was summoned by Pamela to her office and was given a necklace as a gift for her successful oversea deal. She expressed her happiness about how she was raking in so much money for her company because of her excellent modeling skills.“Well, I only tried my best but it worked out by luck” Mei said meekly“There’s no such thing as luck. You only got to show the work you have prepared hard for, so you deserve every credit” she told her and Mei appreciated her for the gift before leaving for the house where she saw Stanley waiting for herStanley took her to his villa after apologizing for not coming sooner to explain things to her. He told her everything about her sister to her when he found out that she also know that her sister was not biologically related to her.“Can I speak to her? Can I talk to her on the phone? She would have been worried sick about me” she said with a shaky voice and Stanley put a call through which was luckily picked up by her sister.They were
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 113. HEINOUS CRIMINAL
TOLU’S POVI was preparing to wash off the sweat of the day and was battling with my robe’s rope when Ray burst into my room unannounced. In horror, I jumped under the blanket, my eyes shining hard as I questioned why he would come inside without knocking but he only apologized and came in further.“I found it!” he screamed and my face frowned in confusion, what was he talking about all of a sudden? My pressurized brain couldn’t process anything. I just wanted him to get out of my room so I can take my bath before heat strangle me under the blanket.“Found what?” I snapped angrily at him“The evidence!” he screamed and I didn’t know when I rolled out of the sheet, the robe dropping off my body“Cover your damn body!” he screamed, covered his eyes and turned away.It was then I realized that I was standing in front of him in my birthday suit. With a loud gasp, I bent and pulled my robe up, tying it tightly across my waist.“It’s covered, now show me the evidence you are talking about”
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 112. THE EVIDENCE
Since Petals was not in a good state of mind and would be away for the time being, they were short of hand and Ray suggested that they bring in Tolu as a helping hand since she was capable and already told them to let her know when her help was needed.“She’s also good at sniffing out information” Stanley added“I know right. She had this detective spirit ever since we were little” Ray remarked, a slight chuckle dancing in his throatAs soon as Petals’ plane took off, he went to the arrivals and waited a bit before Tolu that he had been waiting for showed up. She was the first to sight him and waved towards his direction to get his attention.“Thank you for coming all the way here and I am sorry for the inconveniences it might have caused” he said with a grin and a smile appeared on her lips“What do you mean by inconveniences? I actually lived all these while for this moment. Let’s go catch the bad guys” she remarked and left for the car with him.Gabriel walked towards them and got
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 111. COMING ALL THE WAY
It took a whole week for Gemma to come to her senses. She always cowered in fear whenever anyone came close to her, even to the point of food. They had to leave her food on the table and disappear from the surroundings before she could eat peacefully.“I shouldn’t have shouted at her and startled her that way” Petals kept blaming herself and hoped that she would come back to her senses soon because she almost died of the curiosity of how Jane was not the sibling she thought she had.During those times, Stanley had successfully gotten her a temporary guidance permit for Pureza and she was able to transfer him out of the hospital to the place she trusted so he could get the ultimate and proper treatment he deserved.“Just take it slow. We have gotten to this point and we will find out everything till the end so put your mind at rest and just approach them one by one” Stanley consoled her when he noticed how tensed and anxious she was every time.Finally, after a week, Gemma was back to
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 110. MORE HARM
They were all at home in the evening when a news of a body being found near the burnt orphanage and the guess was that the body must have belonged to one of the children in the orphanage because it was the built of a child. They also stated that some of the organs were missing which gave room for the suspicions of organ trafficking.Stanley rushed up immediately and ran inside one of the rooms where he kept the pictures. Since she was also curious and he wouldn’t come out to tell them why he ran inside, she rushed to the room too to check what was happening.“Did something happen? Did you find out about something?” she asked, staring at her“The news reminded me of a case I found out while I was making some research. There was a time when the case of organ trafficking was so rampant and they were kids. Their corpses were found at different locations but they had one thing in common and that was missing organs” he explained, flipping through the old newspaper in his hand“So do you thi
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 109. PAY YOU BACK
Michael and Gabriel went out to club and were busy dancing and drinking when someone said a foul language to Michael whom he thought didn’t understood the language. They both fought and were arrested by the police, then Michael was asked to provide his passport but refused.“Why is he not presenting his passport? Did he perhaps lost it?” Stanley asked on their way to the police station“I’m not sure he did that and I don’t know why he’s so adamant. It’s tiring” Gabriel sighed“He might have his reasons. He wouldn’t just act without a plan” Petals chipped inNo matter what anyone said, Michael kept denying that he had a passport. He said he was an illegal immigrant and there was nothing Stanley could do at that point. He was to be sent to the detention center and deported when his identity has been confirmed.“Don’t worry about me, I’ll be fine” he said to Gabriel who kept panicking after hearing that he would be detained“Croyez-moi mo frére, mon chien n’aboie pas sans voir quelque ch
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 108. DANGER
MONICA’S POVTruth be told, I had forgotten all about the beach house, maybe because it reminded me of my mom so much and I didn’t want to wallow in the pain longer. I stopped going to her room, I had everything connected to her packed off from my reach and just let her lived in my heart instead.She was always insisting that I know how to take care of myself because of a situation where she would not be around but I didn’t get all she was saying until she finally passed away.“I don’t know if I’m strong enough to face this” I mumbled as I puffed out the pent up air in my lungs.Immediately I got there, I ran inside as if she was there waiting for me in person and I didn’t come to my senses until disappointment coupled with reality slapped me in the face.“What was I thinking? What was I even expecting?” I sighed as I sank into the lemon sofa by my right.I had to catch my breath for a bit before I stood up to look around. Every corners I hid in back then whenever we were playing catc
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 107. REMEMBER
By the time we rushed into the bathroom, she had collapsed to the side and was holding unto one of the stands in the bathroom for support.“Fcking Christ!” Monica spat out and I rushed forward to help her up“Irene! Can you hear me? Can you stand up?” I called out desperately to her as I helped her to her feet.The maid was swift enough to push the emergency button and her attending doctor rushed in with immediate effect. She was attended to immediately and several drugs and injections were administered to her to keep her calm.“What’s wrong with her? Is she getting worse? Should we be concerned?” Monica asked, her eyes getting damped with tears“She upgraded her treatment today so her system has not gotten used to this kind of treatment. There’s nothing to be afraid of but she needs to be taken care of and leave to rest very well so her system can get used to it” the doctor told them and a sigh of relief dropped from Petals’ lips.“Let’s hope for the best” Petals chipped in but Monic
