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21. THE PAST
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THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 22. IN THE CLUB
The ride was a bit quiet until he broke the silence by asking how I had been all these years. I contemplated if the past is what I should discuss with him but concluded that talking would be better than the silence.“It wasn’t easy but I pulled through. I had to deal with so many things which you are also aware of some but in the end, here I am doing fine because they molded me into the woman I am today” I responded honestly and he paused for a while“Was I also a part of the painful past that you had to deal with?” he slowly proceededWith a deep sigh, I rested my head on the car’s header.“Well, I don’t know what to say concerning you. I think I had a lot going on for me that I couldn’t dwell on your own part of my life. I had to take care of myself and my sister so thinking about our past was not even in the top priorities. Things happened and we went our way, nothing to hold unto except regrets, guilt and other longing feelings but I overcame that as time went by” I responded onc
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 23. STOP
We didn’t hesitate to blend in with the other people in the rowdy club. The red lights were busy penetrating into our eyes without permission, giving me so many discomfort but I tried to stay calm and reserved in order not to ruin the operation.After getting a table, we ordered for our drinks and began to snoop around the waiters and waitresses.“Do you know her? I would like to meet with her” I said to one of them, showing them the dead lady’s picture.They all shook their heads as I was asking them one after the other but it was certain that some of them knew whom she was. They were pretending and it was obvious from their unsettled movements and gazes.One of the ladies came around to fill our glasses and Pamela slowly reached out for her spare hand that was on the table. The lady was shocked at first but seeing a wide smile on Pamela’s luscious lips, she got less nervous.“Do you want to help me out sweetie? I will pay you handsomely” she stated, pouting cutely before blinking he
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 24. SAME QUESTION
Embarrassment flushed through my entire system as he played my savior role right there. Why was he always popping up at the moment when I needed intervention? I knew I needed to be saved but not by him this time around.I was still lost in my maze when he marched forward and tipped the securities.“Could you please let them go? We came here together to have fun as you can see” he stated and walked closer to me.All of a sudden, he smacked the hands that were on my body off and dragged me over to his side by the waist. Gently caressing my hairline and setting the stray hair, he started to say things that almost made me drop my jaws.“Sweetie, how did you get caught up in their net? Since you are for me alone, I utterly detest how their hands are around me. Should I call for the closure of the club immediately?” he said, loud enough for them to hearI first wondered what kind of play or show he was putting on but I didn’t let those securities catch up before finally playing along.“Hone
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 25. I TRUST YOU
STANLEY’S POV“You jerk! Where are you?” I heard a familiar voice scream in the outer office but I was on a video call with one of the stakeholders so I didn’t budge at whatever was happening until my office’s door flew open and Mimi stormed in with my secretary running behind.“You piece of shit” she cursed out, marching furiously to my seat but I calmly told the stakeholder that I would get back to them after dealing with an intruder.“You are making a fuss at a workplace, are you aware of that?” I questioned, walking to the sofa side to have my seat“Ah ah! I am the one making a fuss and screaming like a mad woman, is that it?” she spat out and I sighed before rubbing my sweaty glabella as I removed my working glasses.“I never made mention of that, must you read meaning into everything?” I countered, trying hard not to flare upShe walked closer to my seat with her hands folded and stood in front of me. “Why did you leave me that way at the club? You disappeared into the thin air
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 26. THE RED ROOM
PETALS’S POVEven though the conversation between Stanley and his girlfriend, Mimi was intense, I was not really interested. Others paused their works so they could pick the words they were saying clearly but I didn’t pay that much attention since it wasn’t my business in the first place and I wouldn’t want a situation where I would hear a word that would hurt me.When she finally mentioned the club and how he disappeared suddenly, I knew I was the cause. I began to felt bad that I was the reason why they were fighting that way until he mentioned that he was only there to honor her show off request and he was tired with everything that was happening in their relationship.“She’s a piece of work” I found myself mutter and continued with what I was doingI witnessed how she was badmouthing him to her friends and also pretending to care about him so I didn’t feel bad that he was behaving that way towards her.“He did know about it after all” I mumbled when I heard him mention her boyfrie
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 27. DIGGING FURTHER
Since she didn’t want to call the attention of people that she was interviewing the lady, Pamela tapped on her wristwatch to record naturally while the lady also spoke as if they were just having a common conversation.“So you mean whatever the rich does in the red room, they get a free pass?” she asked to confirm and the lady shook her head.The lady continued, “It’s a place where they do drugs, party like crazy, oppresses one another with money and also in some cases, they rape people” Pamela was not fazed with all the lady had listed, she knew how crazy the elite classes could be.“Those wealthy people only reek of filthy money because all they do with their money is make mess of everything. They believe that they are above everyone and do whatever they want. That’s why I detest them so much” Pamela remarked, folding her palm tightly in anger.“My friend, the lady who got missing and died also got called to the room. We were together that fateful night when she was dragged there.
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 28. RESOLVED
PETAL’S POVI rushed back to the office and filled Pamela in on what I found in the boy’s necklace. We both rushed to the rest room and locked the door before sticking the memory card into a reader.“There’s a video in there” Pamela pointed out and we clicked on it.The scene that graced our eyes was not what we had expected. The video contained a clear view of what the red room looked like and what was going on in there.“What in the world is this?” I gasped, my jaw dropping open at the outrageous sight in front of me“This is sick” Pamela whispered.We began to see familiar faces of the conglomerate’s sons and daughters in the red room. They were busy drinking away and puffing off drugs. Their wicked and intoxicated laughter filled the entire room.Some minutes into the video, some ladies that were scantily dressed were brought in and placed in their middle. They tossed bundles of money on the table for the man that brought them and he left.Immediately the door got closed, they rus
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 29. GONE WRONG
Something urgent came up for Stanley and he suddenly left the office after giving me his credit card to get dinner treat with Pamela.“You can eat all your cravings, all bills on me” he texted me as he left and I just scoffed before dropping my phone to finish my work.I texted Pamela and we ended up at a small restaurant where we took some drinks and ordered for some food which I paid for with the card.“Our CEO is a nice person but no one has ever seen this side of him. I think he began to show this side when you came around” Pamela remarked with a mouthful of foodI countered her accusations. “What do you mean you have never seen this side of him? He has always taken you all on trips and all” She nodded in agreement “He did all that but he was never active during those times. He would either be in his room or outside doing some other things. He would just make sure everything we needed was provided and he would give the excuse that he doesn’t want to be a burden or source of incon
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