Rita seethed with annoyance, but her irritation paled in comparison to the shock that hit her when she received a message from Camille.
[What happened? Were you assaulted last night?]
Camille's message contained a photo that froze Rita in her tracks—the image of the drunkard hugging her thigh. She did not know how or why it was plastered across the headlines. Whoever wrote the piece clearly had provocative intentions.
[Drunkard Can't Bear to Part with Beautiful Female Reporter—Stay Tuned for More Updates!]
Rita shuddered. Nothing had taken place between her and the drunkard except for the beating that she gave him. However, the photo could easily cause misunderstandings, and the language used for the headline was so vivid that she could not fathom how her father might react upon seeing it.
When Camille did not receive any reply from Rita after waiting for some time, she decided to phone Rita.
"What happened, Rita? Is that you in the news? Did the man assault you yesterday? Why didn't you tell me?" The thought that Rita might have had her innocence taken away made Camille anxious and sad.
Rita's voice trembled as she gulped and replied, "Are there any other photos? Did they mention that I beat the drunkard up?"
"He'll want you to quit out of concern more than anything. He'll argue that this is a far too dangerous profession for you. But if it reaches Karen and Sadie..." Rita trailed off to a pause before adding, "I'm pretty sure they're going to make a big deal out of it. You'd better prepare yourself for that."
Rita's primary concern was that her father would leverage this incident to pressure her into leaving her career. On the other hand, she could not care less about whatever Karen or Sadie said. There was nothing for them to kick up a fuss about if nothing happened to her.
Alas, had Rita underestimated the power of gossip. That afternoon, Karen stormed into Vince's office with the newspaper.
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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...