Chapter 2 Chapter 3-4

"It's been a while, Rose," Darrin Carroll smiled.

Rose was slightly stunned. "It has indeed, Darrin."

She figured that he was abroad.

After all, Darrin had said that he would not let Judson get their relationship wrong and would not see her again.

She didn't expect him to return home and show up here at Flourish Media.

He may have had something to do with her getting an interview so quickly and getting hired so smoothly.

"Will he approve of you coming out to work?" Taking over Rose from his HR colleague, Darrin asked as he walked.

She squirmed for a second and then was relievedShe replied calmly, "We broke up."

Darrin stopped in his tracks and was stunned. "The Roach family agreed to this?"

She shook her head. "They haven't known it yetI won't go beg his family."

Darrin paused for a second and then changed the subject, saying, "It's a waste for you to be an entertainment reporterIf you don't want to..."

"It's fine

Being an entertainment reporter is great," Rose smiled.

Darrin had helped her so much that she didn't want to owe him anymore.

The Entertainment Department was divided into several groups.

The chief editor of Rose's group was a middle-aged woman named Lakisha Whitney, lean and capable, wearing glasses, and complaining.

"Why does Lillian announce her relationship now? Does she want us to be stuck in the office forever?"

Rose's heart skipped a beat.

She thought, "Already?

"I left Imperial Garden in the morning, and in the afternoon, they announced their relationship.

"Are they that eager?"

"Her boyfriend might be Judson Roach, the one in charge of the Roawards GroupThe financial guys are snatching headlines from us? Hey, you! The newcomer! I need you to write this one!"

The news was all about speedLillian was a popular female star, so the second she officially announced her relationship, all the entertainment media needed to keep up.

"Girl, we got the photos firsthand

Please write something good." One of Rose's colleagues was a young man named Tommie MontoyaHe smiled at her politely, "Within two minutes."

Darrin brought Rose here.

Darrin returned to the country before the New Year and directly became the editor-in-chief of Flourish MediaCountless people were unconvinced.

Yet after some investigation, they not only knew his brilliant achievements while abroad but also found out that he was the future heir of Flourish Media.

None of the employees of Flourish Media were a foolThose he brought would be treated with respect.

What was more, Rose was stunningly pretty.

Even those in the Entertainment Department, who were used to the glamour of countless female stars, were amazed by her.

Rose flipped through the photos and spent a minute before sending back the things she wrote.

"Good," she said to herself.

She was not rustyInstead, she was still a professionalEven when faced with the photos of Judson and Lillian, she could still remain calm.

The photos were taken early this morning.

Judson and Lillian stood side by side in front of the clubhouse

Under the street lamp and the night wind, he tenderly put his coat on her.

It was right after Rose went to the clubhouse, crying to see him.

Judson refused to see Rose, so she had to go to the airport to stop the surgeon herself.

She didn't expect that the second she left, he left together with Lillian.

One more second of his time on her would be a waste, but he offered his unlimited time to the woman he loved.

Lillian was the daughter of the Stewart family, and she also graduated from Rayvale Communication University, but she majored in performing artsWith the Stewart family and Judson's support, she developed very well after entering showbiz.

Lillian and Judson were indeed a perfect match.

Rose was so caught up in workWhen she received Judson's call, her mind was a mess.

She picked the phone up as a matter of habit.

"You're not at homeWhere are you?"

On the phone, Judson's voice was somber.

"I..." Rose was still in a daze and didn't know what to say at once.

"You have half an hour to come back."

Before she could answer, he had hung up.

Rose froze for at least half a minute.

Then she laughed out of anger.

Right in front of her was the tidbit of progress she was making about his affair with Lillian.

If she hadn't gone back to her career, she wouldn't have had access to such first-hand information, nor would she have known that their relationship started so early.

She checked the time

It was 1:30 a.m.

Judson often stayed out all night and often came back late at night, but he demanded that she ought to keep her place at all times.

She ignored it and continued to work on her draft.

Lillian's announcement about their relationship was actually just an ambiguous sentenceShe posted, "From today on, we officially belong to each other."

Attached was a selfie of her hand with a diamond ring on her finger.

If she wasn't playing mysterious, then she was announcing that she was engaged to the right man.

And her right man, given all proof, was Judson.

The whole team was expected to stay up all night to get the story published before their competitors.

"I got it!" Tommie suddenly jumped up excitedly. "I got the video of Judson and Lillian picking the diamond ring!"

The whole team surrounded him at once.

"They went to True Love this afternoon picking out jewelry all afternoon!" Tommie said proudly. "This is the video from the store's surveillance camera

I have contacts inside the companyThey got me the video."

Amid the praise, Rose tilted her head to observe the video.

It was Judson and Lillian indeed.

Almost head to head, they picked a large plate of jewelry placed in front of them.

Next to them, several shop assistants continued to bring lots of jewelry.

What an envious scene.

She could still hear Judson's warning from this morning.

"I have some business to attend to laterDon't waste my time."

Now she knew that his so-called business was to pick the diamond ring together with Lillian.

True Love was an old jewelry store.

Rose remembered a visit downtown soon after she lived with the Roach family as a child, where she leaned over the window of True Love's flagship store to look at a set of diamond wedding accessories.

Judson, who was a few years older than her, came and took her by the hand and dragged her away.

"What's so attractive?" He was impatient.

"Judson, buy them for someday!" At that time, she was naïve and bold.

"OK." He didn't look back, but she could see the tips of his slightly red ears.

Later, every time Rose passed True Love's flagship store, she would involuntarily smile with happiness.

Even as he grew colder and more disgusted with her, she would always remember the "OK" he had said that day and the tips of his reddish ears.

It never occurred to her that the woman who walked into the store with him one day wouldn't be her.

The phone's ringtone sounded suddenly.

Rose said sorry at once and took away the phone.

"It's been half an hour already." There was a chilling coldness in his voice.

Rose said, "I see."

"What are you doing?" Judson almost gritted his teeth.

She went to a quiet place to make sure no one else could hear her on the phone.

"I'm reliving your touching romance."

He was silent for a second. "Do you know what you're talking about, Rose?"

Rose was certain that she provoked Judson.

"If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up

By the way, congratulations, MrRoger, on no longer having to suffer and finding your true love today."

She hung up and blocked Judson's number directly.

By the time she walked out of Flourish Media's building, the sky was faintly bright.

"Have a good rest after you go back, but don't turn off your phoneI want to reach you at any time."

After a night of hard work together, everyone more or less recognized Rose's competency.

Lakisha was serious about training rookies and reminded Rose especially, "I don't think Lillian's relationship will have a big twist these upcoming days, yet you still have to be cautious of accidents..."

Rose thought, " There wouldn't be any accidentWith the Roach family's approval, Judson and Lillian can get married at once."

As Rose was absorbed in thought, a silver-gray Maserati parked on the side of the road drove silently toward her.