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93. THINGS I DIDN'T KNOW
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THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 94. SURPRISING DISCOVERY
Immediately we finished discussing that night, he picked up his phone and placed a call through to someone I couldn’t see his name. They discussed for a while about their lives and jobs before he threw out the suggestion of them meeting up the next day.“Another bird sighted” was the code he gave and I tried to understand what he meant by that for quite a while but couldn’t so I gave up and just minded my businessThe other person talked for a while on his own end before Stanley was able to continue the conversation with “Are you sure and ready?” With the way the conversation went, it was definite that the person accepted to meet with me and I couldn’t stop thinking about who it could be.“Will I be able to recognize them? What if they don’t know me? What if it’s someone I don’t know? Also what if we didn’t have a good rapport in the orphanage?” I poured out endlessly, pacing up and down the room as I got readyStanley just stood there beside the door looking at me display all I want
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 95. SHAKE THEM UP
We went ahead to pick up the twins at the airport and I realized that they were the same set of people that rescued me the other night after I solved the case of the abusive husband.“Wow! They were the ones the other day” I exclaimed and they both smiled at the same time before they extended their hands for a greeting and shake“Thank you for taking care of me” I remarked and they touched their chests with their fists before responding “We were only doing our job” Stanley walked up to us after clearing some things with Ray and asked how their flight went.“C’était tout à fait correct. Je déteste les vols mais n’importe quoi pour toi (It was quite okay. I hate flights but anything for you)” Gabriel remarked, his nose raised up in a scrunch“Le mien était amusant, je veux le faire souvent (Mine was fun, I want to do this often)” Michael commented and that earned him a shot from Gabriel but he didn’t let that get to you“Je suis désolé de t’avoir traîné jusqu’ici mais c’est mieux qu’on
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 96. KEEP IN CHECK
MONICA’S POVI spent two good days in the police’s detention before Marcus could come for me. He was away on a business trip to another country and immediately he heard of my predicament from his secretary, he took the next available flight back to Lisbon without hesitation.“You have now been granted a bail but note that the rules attached are that you cannot leave the country without permission until your case has been sorted out. You are to respond to every summons as swift as possible. Failure to abide by all these rules will make you qualified for immediate arrest without a warrant so make sure to keep to them” the police officer listed to me as he brought me the bail form where I was in the detention room“I know all that. You don’t need to spit all over me so pass me the paper” I spat out and reached for the form“You can sign here” the police officer said, ignoring what I had said to him“Who came for me? The lawyers?” I asked as I signed the form and Marcus came into the room
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 97. HIS SALVATION
I couldn’t think about the next thing to say when I heard Pamela saying she didn’t know where she kept everything I had sent her.“How could you say that? I mean, I kept them in your possession because they were classic information that I didn’t want to be careless with. Now what do we do? I don’t even have any copy left with me anywhere” I subtly scolded her, trying my best not to raise my voiceShe kept mute the whole time and sat there gently till I was done before standing up to move closer to me.“I am sorry that I couldn’t keep them well. I changed my phone sometimes ago and just told them to wipe off everything before I remembered that you kept some files with me. It wasn’t intentional so I hope you will not be annoyed. Also, I will try to see if I can get the phone and recover the files so give me some time” she responded calmly with a sober tone and I was forced to calm down at the end of the day.It’s not like I could hit her or sue her over something like that and she alrea
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 98. ATTACKED
“We were both living in France, stuck with our abusive and alcoholic father who would beat us, throw us out of the house to earn money, take the hard earned money and exhaust it on alcohol. One evening, he gave Gabriel a hellish beating that almost claimed his life because he stood up to him and refused to let go of the money. I had to rush him to the hospital in the middle of the night but there was no taxi or car anywhere. I carried him on my back barefooted and ran all the way to the hospital before a car suddenly parked in front of me and it turned out to be Stanley. He offered me a ride and I was able to save him. When he recovered, he gave me the option of saving me or going back home and we decided to pick his salvation” Michael explained and I could feel tears forming in my eyes.“What was his salvation? He brought him to justice?” I asked further, getting invested in the story as my reporter’s instinct kicked in immediately“He wanted to do that but we begged him to leave our
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 99. HER HELP
MONICA’S POVEven though I told her not to worry about whatever it is they had planned to say at the meeting, I was still scared of what the outcome would be. I just came out from the police’s detention and I haven’t had the time to put together evidences that would prove that I wasn’t the criminal they all thought I was.All those tensions couldn’t make me concentrate anymore so I decided to visit my dead mother’s abandoned office. I told them to leave it as it was but make sure to clean it from time to time because I would love to visit there occasionally and it was the right time to make that visit I haven’t made for ages.“As usual, it always feel so warm here” I muttered and sat on her chair, looking around the office.“Mom, what do I do? I don’t think I can hold on for long. Nothing seems to be working, I am just trying to hold it together and not break down but how long can I stand? It’s getting tiresome” I poured out as I stared from one edge of the wall to the other.With a t
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 100. DO YOU KNOW ME?
PETALS’S POVWe stayed with Ray at the hospital till he was discharged after three days but Stanley made sure to visit the company and acted as if nothing happened. Both Pamela and Bea called to ask me if something bad happened when they didn’t see me at work but I assured them that I was fine and I went to cover a story under the orders of the president.“The office looks a little bit boring without you. I can’t wait to have you back so you can save me from this witch called Tina. She has been all over the place, roaring like a wounded lion ever since you went away. I feel like I will soon explode if you don’t come sooner, this is getting unbearable” Bea whined over the phoneI giggled at her statement “Don’t worry my baby, I will be back soon so try your best not to explode at anyone. You can do that right?” I responded and she told me that she would try to hold on for me to come backPamela told me to be safe and just focus on work while she handles everything at the office and I k
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 101. LIES
STANLEY’S POVI knew that Petals was getting emotional and would spit out what she knew about Pureza’s health because she had once discussed the issue with me so I had to step in and stop her from dropping the bomb.“Thank you for taking care of the boy, please look after him till the end” I said with a smile and Laura’s bow curved in confusionShe looked at me and wondered who I was and what I was doing there. I pretended as if I didn’t understand her stare and she was forced to ask at the end of the day, which I replied to without hesitation.“Well, that’s good. It’s nice meeting you” she said to me and extended her hand for a shake “I’m Laura, one of the sponsors for the orphanage” I took her hand and the smile on my face slowly faded as I said “Finally, I got to meet you” Her brows curved up in confusion as she asked “Do you know me?” A short moment of silence ensued between us as we both stared at each other, our eyes and hands locked together.Finally, I broke the silence and
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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
