Sherman was seated next to Rita, so she noticed that he had left after the curtain call. When the lights came back on, Rita once again confirmed the seat number on her ticket and compared it to the one Sherman had occupied.
"Hmph, and he had the gall to say I got the wrong seat. Ooh, I'm going to catch him, or my name isn't Rita Russell! Now I have both eyewitness and physical evidence. Let's see how he tries to argue his way out of this."
After gathering her evidence, she followed him.
Rita found the staff she had asked to convey a message earlier and looked at him expectantly.
The pressure was on for him. He did not want to disappoint such a beautiful reporter, but Claire had a temper and was unwilling to accept interviews from anyone, whether it was from New Capital Times or elsewhere.
"Sorry, Rita. Miss Claire doesn't really like doing interviews, so..."
"Could you please help me arrange a meeting with her? I represent New Capital Times! Just one meeting, and maybe after that, she'll be convinced by what I have to say. Please..."
The staff had to stop Rita no matter what. "I'm sorry. Miss Claire had just finished a two-hour dance performance, so she's quite exhausted and is resting backstage now. It might not be convenient for you to go over there right now. How about I'll ask her again later? But please understand if she still doesn't want to do the interview."
Rita thought the staff was just making up excuses, so she refused to believe him.
'If Miss Claire is really that tired, then how did that man get in?' thought Rita.
She watched Sherman walk past her and into the backstage. If she had access, she would have confronted him directly.
"Miss Serena, this is a reporter from New Capital Times. She wants to interview Miss Claire, but Miss Claire declined to do the interview when I asked," the staff explained.
Serena Swanson was frowning, but when she heard that Rita had taken an exceptional set of photos, her face brightened with a smile. "How should I address you, Miss?"
Rita felt a bit uncomfortable. "My name is Rita Russell. You can just call me Rita."
"Okay, Rita. Can I see the photos you took of Claire?"
To gain their trust, Rita reluctantly showed them a few photos she had taken. She believed that after seeing these photos, they would develop a favorable impression of her.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Day I Kissed An Older Man
This book is a good book, but it’s too short. I hope it has a part two👍🏾...
This book is getting boring now. I loved Jeremy, Corinne, Sonny and Lucas. The story needs to end. or bring back more of Jeremy, etc....
I haven't skipped any chapter at all. Though the story is good, it keeps going back to base one. I think this has no ending at all and somehow after reading more than 2500 chapters it's kinda tiring already. They have drained all the thrills....
Great writing! I almost cried when Helen hit Melody! So sad! 😭 can’t wait to see how the relationship with her and Lucas develops though. So tired of the repetitive problems with different people....
Yikes my body tenses so much, my moods change as the scenes change. It leaves me wanting to continue reading....
my heart breaks for melody, so many ups and downs, i shed a few tears when lucas walked by melody carrying thalia, and melody stayed quiet while watching them leave. i find myself getting into character as if im one. i dont remember ever feeling like that in any other books. im thankful the 10 chapters/day. waiting for the next 10...
We have updated progress from 7 chapters/day to 10 chapters/day.<3...
i love grandma Beatrice, there needs to me more people like her in the world straight forward and to the point, no beating around the bush and worrying about offending anyone, why pretend to be someone your not....
looking forward to more chapters, The same thing is happening to Melody as what happened to Luna, if Luna was back maybe she would set Lucas straight, can't wait to see how Lucas handles the situations that will arrive. Poor Melody....
ya Lucas pay more attention to Melody lets see what happens waiting for more chapters thanks...