Chapter 1044 I Await Your Good News
Using this chance, the mastermind must have understood her every move and sent someone to tail her from a long time ago.
There might even be spies in my company.
On the other end of the call, the man, who did not know what Sonia was thinking, shrinked his neck upon hearing her question and replied softly, “Miss Reed, I’m really only a secretary, so I don’t know much. What I do know is a woman had our paparazzis tail you in secret in order to take any scandalous photos of you.”
As expected.
Sonia peered through her eyes coldly.
I am right. The person behind all this is a woman.
By the look of things, this woman had planned everything for a long time.
“When did your people start to tail me?” asked Sonia.
Scratching his head, the secretary answered, “I’m not sure about the specific date, since it was the chief editor that personally contacted our paparazzi team and not through the secretaries. If I had to say, maybe a week ago.”
“A week ago, eh?” She snorted. “That’s longer than I thought.”
Gulping, the secretary continued, “This was because the chief editor was afraid that they wouldn’t be able to come up with an incriminating photo in a short timeframe, so he had them tail you from a week ago to capture all the photos they could.”
“Should I praise your company for being so far-sighted, then?” Sonia remarked sarcastically.
The secretary smiled. “You jest, Miss Reed. This was the chief editor’s instructions. It has nothing to do with me. Besides, our people couldn’t find an opportunity to take the picture either, so our chief editor was unable to report to that woman. Due to this, the person even called the editor yesterday and ranted about how she wanted him to hurry up. If they couldn’t get the photos, then fabricate some, she said. Yet, before the chief editor could do that, the paparazzis called and said they got a photo of you entering a hotel with a man. You know the rest, Miss Reed.”
Sonia did not reply to him.
After all, the motive was as clear as the sky. All the editor had to do was get a controversial photograph of Sonia and fulfill his duty to satisfy the mastermind. Then, the woman would order them to edit the photo before making up a fake article and publishing it.
She did this all so to defame and slander me in order to make Toby break up with me.
Too bad she didn’t calculate that Toby already knew about me and Charles meeting at the hotel beforehand!
You want Toby to break up with me just like this? Dream on!
With a cold gaze, Sonia asked, “Who is that woman?”
The secretary shook his head. “Miss Reed, I am really just a random secretary that doesn’t know much. I told you all I knew just now. If I didn’t tell you the woman’s identity, that means that I really don’t know who she is. The reason is because from the start to the end, only our head editor has been dealing with that woman. I asked him out of curiosity, but he seemed to be very fearful of her and wouldn’t tell me. He only told me that she hails from a prominent family and that they seemed to have a bit of a relation with the Fullers.”
Even though this did not reveal who the mastermind was, she still managed to glean some information from this.
Biting her lips, she mumbled, “Someone who is related to the Fullers…”
She had deduced earlier with Daphne that since the person was not afraid of Toby, that meant that she should have a substantial backing.
However, she never thought that they would be related to the Fuller Family.
What is their relation though? Are they relatives? Or is it something else?
“Yes. That’s what our chief editor said.” The secretary nodded. “I even asked him before, saying that this would attract President Fuller’s ire by creating a fake scandal of you. Yet, he confidently told me that the woman would ensure the survival of our company. This is why our chief editor’s not afraid of President Fuller and published the scandal.”
“So I see. I understand now,” Sonia commented half-heartedly.
This was because she had somewhat predicted all this. All the secretary did was confirm her speculations.
Laughing awkwardly, the secretary stated, “Miss Reed, I told you everything I know. If you want to take revenge, could you please let me off and just look for the chief editor? I’m just an employee after all. Besides, I didn’t take part in this. I only heard about it. Our chief editor is the perpetrator. I—”
“I understand what you’re getting at.” Sonia pursed her lips and replied coldly, “I will look into this. If it’s true that you really didn’t have a hand in this and only knew about the proceedings, I will not do anything to you. However, if you lied, I apologize for what I have to do.”
“Yes, yes, yes. Please, Miss Reed. Go ahead and investigate it. If you need help, you can contact me anytime.” The secretary patted himself on the chest happily.
Even through the phone, Sonia could hear him breathing a sigh of relief.
For now, it looks like this secretary is innocent.
Hence, Sonia decided to be nicer. “I will. Send me your contact later. Also, feel out your chief editor and see if you can figure out the woman’s identity. Don’t worry, if you do as I say, even if Squirrel Media goes under, I can arrange another job for you. How does working at the Fuller Group sound?”
Her voice had a hint of enticement in it.
After hearing that he might be able to work at Fuller Group, the secretary’s eyes brightened as he quickly nodded. “Rest assured, Miss Reed. You can leave this to me. I will make sure to help you figure out the person’s identity! It’s as good as done!”
“I’m entrusting it to you, then.” Sonia smiled while saying this and ended the call.
Leaning against the chair, she started to brainstorm.
She was thinking which family was related to the Fullers, who was also an influential family in their own right.
Yet, after some careful pondering, she could not relate any family to the Fullers.
This made her somewhat suspicious if the chief editor had lied to his secretary.
It’s either that or the woman has lied to the chief editor.
Regardless, I will find that woman!
On the other side, the secretary placed the phone down and wiped his sweat while breathing out. Finally, he could somewhat relax.
My word. I thought that Miss Reed was someone that had a gentle and a bit of a weak personality.
I never thought that she would be so intense.
The call had left him out of breath.
Although Sonia spoke in a calm and collected manner throughout the conversation, it was still very pressuring for him.
This proves just how capable President Fuller’s woman is.
“Noah.” Just as the secretary was deep in thought, the door to the office opened as a short but rotund middle aged man walked in.
About five feet two in height, not only did he sport a big belly, he also had a big head with ears. The fat on his face had squished his eyes into a line while he only had a few hairs on his head that was still holding on for dear life.
Even when he looked like that, the person still wore a relatively expensive suit. It really was a sight to behold, in a negative way, of course.
This person was the chief editor of Squirrel Media. His name was Mitch Adams.
The person he was calling out to was the secretary that had just got off the phone with Sonia. Turning around in a hurry, he threw his thoughts aside and bowed down respectfully. “Hello, Mr Adams.”
“Hm. Brew me a cup of coffee, yeah?” Slapping his beer belly, Mitch sat down behind his desk and looked at Noah. “I told you to get a document. What were you doing, spending an eternity in my office?”
