Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Day I Kissed An Older Man: Kabanata 2761 - Kabanata 2770

Coupled with the previous conversations Rita had with the boss, she deeply doubted her female colleague's judgment. Rita did not hold any expectations.However, the other colleagues seemed excited. They gathered around to gossip to the point of even neglecting their work.Chase was very pleased. It was clear that the boss intended to criticize Rita at the staff meeting. Perhaps he could even get rid of this annoying newcomer altogether.Thinking about how there would be no one left in the department to challenge him in the future, Chase felt rather satisfied.With a stack of documents in hand, he walked up to Rita's desk, leaned against her workspace, and clicked his tongue disapprovingly.Rita did not even bother to lift her head. She found him extremely irritating and had no desire to engage with him.Chase sneered inwardly at her indifference. 'Let's see how long she keeps this calm facade on her.' The thought of her being caught off-guard and criticized filled him with even m

Most of them were in their middle age, with elderly parents and young children to support. They simply could not afford to abandon everything for the sake of fairness. Thus, when facing reality, these reporters could only selectively forget their primary responsibilities."Well done, all of you," said Lenny sarcastically. "Have any of you seen this article?"On the big screen, the article in question was projected—it was obviously the one that had falsely accused Rita. However, the ambiguous photo and the names of the individuals involved were blurred out.Rita clenched her hands together.She understood that Lenny was protecting her privacy, and she was grateful for it. The article caused a stir among them, and some were already whispering and discussing it.Articles of this quality would never appear in New Capital Times, let alone such ambiguous wording, which was not appropriate for a proper reporter."Boss, did you make a mistake with the article? What's there to learn from

'Is it really because the higher-ups couldn't stand Chase anymore and wanted to dismiss him?' Rita could not shake the feeling that there was someone else behind this."Hey, uh, Uncle, it's me, Chase!" Chase immediately put on a flattering smile as soon as the call connected, making everyone in the room cringe even more."I'm calling to ask about my job... Yeah, why am I suddenly being fired? Did something go wrong? Didn't you talk to them? What? Are you kidding me? Ah, I see..."Chase's voice grew quieter. Everyone could guess from his dejected demeanor what his uncle was saying on the other end of the line.Lenny was ecstatic. After being suppressed by Chase's uncle for so many years, unable to even dismiss such a useless employee from his department, he could finally let out his pent-up feelings."So? What did your uncle say? Did he tell you to quit New Capital Times immediately? Let me tell you the truth: Even if a hundred of your uncles came, they wouldn't be able to save you

'Huh. What's the point of groveling in front of me now? If it weren't for the fact that he lost his uncle's support today, he'd probably continue to bully others,' thought Rita.Her heart hardened once more when she realized that so many interns had suffered at his hands."You're only pretending to be pitiful because I said I'd sue you. Did you ever have a shred of regret when you were bullying us newcomers? No. In fact, you seemed pretty happy about it. But why wouldn't you be? After all, you're getting something for nothing by stealing our materials and articles."Lenny sighed, wanting Rita to stop. The entire entertainment department would be the laughingstock of the company if this got to other departments.However, some of the colleagues present started from the bottom too, where Chase had also stolen articles from them. They all crowded in front of the boss."Yeah, you were so giddy when you were stealing our articles! Who are you pretending to be pitiful for now?"Lenny un

Rita pressed Lenny's shoulder and guided him to sit on the sofa."Boss, how can you say I'm making things difficult for you? From start to finish, I've been a victim in this matter. I've been trying to figure out how to deal with Chase spreading rumors about me, and I never expected you and the higher-ups to care so much about your subordinates and take care of it for me."But I want to know how Mister Sherman is related to this matter. Since I overheard you talking to him, why not just tell me the truth? I should at least thank him if he'd helped, don't you think so? You wouldn't want me to owe him a favor, would you?"Rita's words had nothing to do with Lenny. He thought that maybe Sherman had taken a liking to her since he was willing to help her. In any case, as long as he could extricate himself, how Rita and Sherman resolved this matter was no longer his concern."Don't eavesdrop on me next time!" Lenny took a sip of coffee before recounting what happened after Rita slammed t