Still trembling, Veronica turned to switch the lights on. Then, the place became bright and every corner of the room could be seen now.
Veronica looked at Nick Cage.
The sharp lines of his face was stiff and tight as the result of repressing his desire. His eyes were deep and narrowed, and his shirt was slightly messy.
Nick walked into the house.
Veronica became nervous as she watched his movements.
“Can I get you a glass of water?” She stuttered as he took another step forward.
Nick didn’t answer, but Veronica went to get him some water anyway.
Nick’s eyes fell on a piece of paper on the coffee table. The paper was pressed by the remote control.
He reached out to pick it up, and the words ‘paternity certificate’ greeted his sight.
In the lower right corner, the numbers ’99. 9%’ could be seen. Veronica’s biological paternity test result with Chloe was 99. 9%.
Veronica looked back at Nick from the kitchen and silently withdrew her sight. She poured the warm water into the glass. She added honey and stirred it gently.
The paternity certificate in Nick’s hand was not the original paternity certificate that she got.
That one had long since gone, tore up to the point of unintelligible and was thrown to the trash can right after. Then, she went back to the hospital and begged the doctor to print a fake one for her.
In order to get a fake one, she cried and pretended to be pitiful. A little bit of bribing was involved as well. After all, she had to make it look like it’s real to fool Nick.
She couldn’t help it. She wanted Nick to see the fake one.
Veronica handed him the water. “I put some honey to relieve your drunkenness.”
Nick took the water, looked at it, and raised his black eyes to regard her. “Do you think I’m drunk?”
“I’m just being kind. You can also not drink it if you don’t want to!” Veronica turned angrily and saw the paper on the coffee table. She immediately stuffed it into a drawer.
Then, she sat on the sofa and drink her own cup of honey water slowly.
She knew that Nick was not drunk, but her mind was not so clear. She couldn’t relax even if the crisis was temporarily averted because it was easier to get confused as soon as you relax.
Nick Cage glanced at her before he drank the honey water from the cup.
Veronica would like to ask Nick when he planned to go, but she was afraid that he would be offended by the question.
“What will you do with Lisa?” Veronica asked instead, albeit hesitantly.
“She’ll leave the TV station.”
Veronica knew that if she pleaded again, Lisa would not be able to survive again.
She noticed that Nick wasn’t wearing a coat. Lisa rubbed her make-up on his clothes so he must have thrown them away.
Lisa’s loss really outweighs the gain. She finally achieved something in the TV station, but she couldn’t stay because she offended people.
When you thought about it this way, who would be benefiting this result?
It would be Bella.
That woman’s mind was not ordinary. She wanted to sow discord between her and Lisa as well.
The Department of Public Information certainly did not have as much traffic as the Entertainment Department. In particular, children’s record-breaking ratings in the first season soared, together with the popularity of Lisa.
So how could Bella not be jealous?
Before the second season came out, she probably couldn’t wait to replace Lisa as the host.
Veronica thought about it for a while, then she yawned. She lazily leaned her head on the back of the sofa. She didn’t fight her closing eyelids.
She was asleep after a few seconds.
Drinking really made people more daring.
In the middle of the night, in the same room, she fell asleep like a defenseless child in front of Nick!
Nick’s eyes fell on Veronica’s sleeping face. His black eyes didn’t leave the sight for a long time.
In the morning, Veronica woke up dizzy.
It was a few minutes later when she realized that she was in Isabella’s place.
She remembered going to the bar for a drink last night. She also remembered what happened after that.
Including what happened in the house last night.
Did she really fell asleep in front of Nick?!
Veronica got out of bed and walked out of her room. She searched the entire but found no one beside her.
She didn’t know what time Nick left.
Veronica went to the TV station. She was walking out of the elevator when she saw Lisa hopelessly holding a cardboard box with her.
She was leaving.
“I’m sorry.” Veronica apologized.
“It’s not your fault. It was because I was stupid that I fooled by Bella. You better watch out for her!” Lisa said and got into the elevator.
Watching as the elevator door closed, Veronica knew that Lisa felt miserable, but she had to take responsibility for what she did.
It wasn’t worth it to ruin your career for a man.
The only good thing was that Lisa was good at her job that’s why she wasn’t entirely banned from capital. She won’t be treated lowly if she chose to transfer to another TV station.
Later, the news from above that Bella would be transferred to the Entertainment Department broke out.
This was exactly what Bella wanted.
The news department congratulated Bella and they suggested having a dinner party to celebrate. People from other departments also went to join in the fun. Or maybe, they just wanted to make some connections.
After all, who didn’t know that the entertainment department was a piece of fat meat?
Of course, do not forget to step on Lisa when flattering Bella. It was really cool when people leave.
That morning, the personnel of the Department of Public Information and the Department of Entertainment were together for the regular meeting.
It had been done before, but only for larger decisions.
What did that mean? This could only mean that there would be official announcement of Bella’s transfer to the Entertainment Department.
“Congratulations, Bella! As I thought, only you are qualified to be the host of the entertainment department. ”
“That’s right, there is no one but you.”
There was no official statement as of yet, but they were congratulating Bella already.
Flowery words blossomed in Bella’s heart with delight, but on the surface, she showed an expression that indicated that she didn’t believe them. “How is that possible? With so many talents in our TV station, it can’t be me. ”
“It must be you, and this rumor did not just come out of nowhere!”
Veronica sat there silently, listening to their business about admiring each other.
They were in the middle of running a cute interview show conducted by Lisa. Now that she was being replaced by Bella. It was certainly a drastic turn of events.
Bella herself thought that she could not let her guard down.
Because even if she could keep the show’s ratings later, she was worried that other people would still find a way to talk behind her back, thinking that half of the credit was because of Lisa.
Both directors arrived.
As they sat down and surveyed everyone present, the conference room quieted down.
“This time, the two departments will have a meeting together. As Lisa was temporarily away from the TV station because of personal matters she needed to address, we need to find another experienced person to take her place.” The director’s words were nice and ambiguous.
No one really knew why Lisa left the TV station, but all kinds of theories were spreading like wildfire
It seemed like the real reason won’t be revealed in the public anytime soon either.
Anyway, now that Lisa was gone. The real reason doesn’t matter anymore. Everything was going according to Bella’s plan.
At the moment, Bella was trying to keep the calm smile on her face. “It’s a pity that Lisa had to leave, but I think whoever will replace her will try their best to do a good job and make Children do a better job in the second season.”
“Yes, that’s right. I have a lot of confidence in each one of you.” The director said. “The chosen replacement is absolutely competent, and I believe her.”
“Yes, the person who was chosen was also widely expected.” Someone said with a smile.
“Director, don’t keep it a secret anymore. We all know who it is.”
“That’s right. Apart from Bella, there is no other person who is qualified to host the show. Isn’t that right, director?”