“But you’re bleeding! Let’s go to the hospital. and get it bandaged now!” “I’ll beat up any reporters who


    appear in front of me from now on! Get lost right now!” the security guard yelled.


    Josephine and the others had no choice but to return to the car to seek further instructions from their


    group leader. Their group leader instructed them to wait and when thepany’s higher management


    appeared, they were to rush over and interview them.


    Meanwhile, Ethan’s car stopped in front of a high-end restaurant punctually at noon. Atticus had


    already reserved a private room for lunch. Upon seeing Ethan arrive at the private room, the waiter


    opened the door and said to him, “Wee, sir. Pleasee in.”


    Ethan then entered the room. The instant he walked in, he noticed a woman seated on the couch


    inside the room, but it wasn’t Josephine..


    Tori, on the other hand, stared with her eyes wide in surprise when she saw the man who had just


    entered. As she looked at him dazedly, she felt her heart glowing with adoration for him.


    Oh my! All of his photos cannot evene close to capturing his elegance! She hurriedly rose to greet


    Ethan. ‘Hello, Mr. Quarles. I am Tori Alford, a newscaster in thepany. Nice to meet you.”


    “Where’s Atticus?” Ethan frowned and asked. Didn’t Atticus say he would bring Josephine along?


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    “Oh! Mr. Kowalski suddenly has something urgent to attend to, so I’ll be apanying you for lunch


    today, Mr. Quarles,” Tori replied eagerly.


    However, Ethan’s face darkened when he heard. that. He already knew what Atticus was up to when


    he saw the unruliness and admiration in Tori’s eyes.


    Instead of bringing Josephine, Atticus had arranged for another woman from thepany to attend


    today’s lunch. This irritated Ethan greatly. “Excuse me. I’ve got something else on.” He turned around


    and left.


    “You’ve just arrived, Mr. Quarles. Why are you leaving so quickly?” Tori quickly stepped in front of


    Ethan, stopping him from leaving while winking at him. ‘Mr. Quarles, I really want to know you more.


    Could you please grant me my wish today?”


    Ethan simply narrowed his eyes and asked, “Don’t you know my girlfriend works in thepany?”


    That rendered Tori a little awkward. She quickly regained her smile and stated, “It’s just a meal, Mr.


    Quarles. Furthermore, you’re already here.” Ethan’s gaze dimmed when he heard that. “I’ll never allow


    anyone to disrespect my girlfriend.”


    He opened the door and walked out, leaving Tori stunned and flushed with embarrassment. Don’t men


    like women’s admiration for them? All the men I’ve encountered have never turned down ady who


    hurled herself at them! Ethan’s words today truly hurt Tori’s self-esteem. Is Josephine really that


    captivating? How can Ethan be so enthralled by her that he didn’t even look at me?


    After exiting the restaurant, Ethan called Josephine. Josephine was having her wound bandaged by


    her colleague in the car. When she heard her phone ring, she smiled and answered the call. “Hi! Have


    you had your lunch yet?”


    “Where are you?’ Ethan asked in a low voice. “I’m working. I have an outdoor interview today,”


    Josephine answered. However, her colleague. identally tugged on her wound at this point, causing


    her to cry out in pain.


    “What happened? Are you hurt?” Ethan asked concernedly when he heard that. “I’m fine. I just fell and


    scratched my palm,” Josephine exined cheerfully. Ethan, however, couldn’t bear Josephine being


    wounded. “Where are you? I’ll be right there.”


    “You don’t have to. My work is not done yet. I’ll see you tonight! Josephine quickly ended the call as


    she did not want Ethan toe. Furthermore, the interview she had to conduct today was of utmost


    importance, and she had to get it done.


    At this point, her colleague said, ‘Josephine, there’s a posh car stopped in front of the entrance. That


    must be the car of one of thepany’s senior managers. Let’s go over now!”


    Hearing that, Josephine grabbed the microphone and rushed over,pletely ignoring her wound. It


    was indeed one of the senior managers who stepped out of the car. When he saw Josephine. and the


    others running toward him, he panicked. Many reporters had been bothering him recently and he was


    already fed up with them.


    As Josephine had studied the relevant documents previously, she recognized the person stepping out


    of the car. It was Dane Cooke, the vice president of thepany. With that, she immediately pointed


    the microphone at him and asked, “Mr. Cooke, is yourpany’s wastewater discharge in ordance


    with thew? ording to the relevant department, the pollutants in yourpany’s discharge are way


    above the permissible limit, and all nearby water sources have been affected. What do you have to say


    about this?’