"Next time, don't go alone in the middle of the night to follow up on things. Got it?"

Rita rolled her eyes. "You say my reputation is important, but isn't a man's reputation important too? Besides, if other reporters hadn't refused to stay, do you think I would've been the only one left there? Sir, I've investigated this matter thoroughly and told you what happened. Why are you unwilling to proceed? This could be a great story for New Capital Times!"

Rita could not argue for fairness; she had to appeal to his interest instead. Sometimes, laying out the benefits was the only way to get things done, much to Rita's frustration.

"That's enough. I've already told you not to proceed, so you better not act recklessly. Understand?" interrupted Lenny before Rita could argue further. "Instead of wasting time, you should figure out how to thank Mister Sherman for his help."

As much as Rita felt frustrated, she had to return to her seat. She still could not understand why Sherman suddenly extended his help. Being the straightforward type, she decided to ask him directly this time. However, learning from her lesson, she sent Sherman a message instead of calling him.

[Hello, Mister Sherman. Do you have time to meet in person? There are some things I'd like to confirm with you.]

felt annoyed; he had already explained to her that the issue had nothing to do with him. Why was Rita insisting

was Rita's suspicion that was making

be waiting today at 1:20 p.m., in the

She excitedly replied, [Great. I'm looking forward to

sighed and leaned back in his chair. "Lucy, any updates from the developers?"

tried contacting them several times, but their responses have

to confront the developers face-to-face as speaking directly

the developers. Otherwise, why would they be so evasive about setting up a meeting? The more

bosses seemed,

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