Chapter 211

An old case, dormant for months, suddenly got stirred up by the appearance of a key player. The situation felt kinda delicate

Seraphina Bennett held her breath for a moment before finally managing to say, “You did show up a little late Patrick Gray chuckled softly, “Actually, I saw your report the moment it was published, it’s just that… I was just too busy to come.”

Seraphina paused for a moment before probing, “Were you two… close?”

At this, Patrick glanced at her, seeming to see curiosity in her eyes. He didn’t seem to mind, just smiled slightly and said, “We’ve known each other for a long time. She relied on me quite a bit.”

“Were you ever officially a couple?”

“No,” Patrick replied, “I know what she wants, but my own situation is complicated, and I don’t want to involve her in my life. She eventually married Balch Lawson… I knew she wasnt happy, but I never thought her dependence on me would be her downfall.”

There was a deep sense of regret and loss in Patrick 5 eyes as he said this.

“Relationships are always a complex beast, not so easily summed up! Seraphina tried to comfort him, quickly changing the subject, “You mentioned your life being complicated. How so?”

Patrick looked at her, a grin slowly spreading across his face, A journalist’s instinct, is it? I thought you were done with journalism,”

Seraphina shrugged, “Just making small talk. You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to.”

Patrick didnt respond, instead he pulled out a business card holder from his pocket and handed a card to Seraphina.

She looked at the card, it read the Chairman of SpectrumMedia Innovations.

media?”

small smile, “If you’re considering getting back into journalism,

replied

news line. If you’re interested, I’d like you to be the editor-in-chief of our new section, Patrick suggested. “You’ll have

laughed, “Do I even qualify

laugh, “With me, the

why not the

to take on some administrative

smiled and slowly nodded, “Your assessment of me, your potential partner, is spot on. I can feel your sincerity.”

you accept my offer?”

diving into this discussion so

the gallery before replying. “While I’m confident you won’t be shortchanged. I thought salary would be the least of your

looked at him seriously, “Salary is my top concern. If we can agree on that, everything else should fall into

help but laugh at her

Seraphina kept a close eye on him, waiting for

from downstairs, followed by a staff members exclamation, “Miss,

face changed slightly, she quickly smiled at Patrick and said, “I’ll

she reached the door,

eyes glazed, holding a purse and a bottle of water, was

in front of her was Seraphina’s

glass cover of the

purse, the staff member told Seraphina, “I wasn’t able to stop

replied, looking at Tania. After all, no sane person would vandalize a

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