Chapter 181 Lothario

Alessia squirmed in her seat. ‘We did date, but very briefly. We are broken up now. Things are… complicated.’

‘Ah, I see.’ Wilda nodded understandingly. ‘I’ve been down that road myself. I understand.’

Sensing her discomfort, Wilda changed the topic. ‘Now that you are back to work, I’d like you to continue the interview series…’

Half an hour later, Alessia left the chief editor’s office with a thick file and the promise of promotion if she did a good job with her next article.

Thrilled, she returned to her cubicle and got down to work.

But as soon as she sat down, her phone rang.

It was an unfamiliar number.

She answered it. ‘Hello, BuzzBeat newsdesk. How may I help you?’

‘It’s me,’ a low, husky male voice responded, sounding oddly familiar.

‘Oh.’ Alessia’s face fell when she recognised the voice.

‘Your boyfriend,’ the voice added.

Alessia rolled her eyes.

How could he be so presumptuous?

‘Sorry, I’ve had quite a few boyfriends in my life. It’s hard to keep track. Can you remind me wh