Chapter 708
It was 9.30 a.m.
Grace was using the private meeting room in the hotel to interview the famous painter, Carlos Drake.
Well, this wasn''t his real name, but his pseudonym.
Even someone like Grace recognised this famous painter.
When they met, Grace greeted him politely. "Hello, Mr. Drake. It''s my pleasure to be able to interview
you, my name''s Grace Smith."
"Grace Smith?" Carlos raised his eyebrows and asked. "Grace Smith from Northern City?"
"Yes." Her heart skipped a beat as she heard the tone in Carlos'' voice.
Now that he had this piece of information, Carlos studied Grace carefully. There was a hint of interest
evident in his face.
All she could do was smile courteously as they looked at each other.
After a few seconds, Carlos said, "Grace, before starting your interview, I would like to ask you a few
questions."
"Okay, go ahead." Grace nodded.
"What''s your rtionship with Heinz Jones?" Carlos asked in a deep voice.
Grace was stunned. She pursed her lips and replied, "He''s the father of my sons."
Hearing this, Carlos was equally shocked. "Is it true that he was married to Jodie Lawson?"
After hearing his questions, Grace realized this painter knew quite a bit about her.
"Do you know Jodie?" Grace answered his question with another question.
Listening to this, Carlos'' face fell. He looked at her coldly and noted, "Grace Smith, don''t change the
topic."
"Fair enough." Grace nodded again. "Jodie and Heinz are no longer married."
"If that''s so, then why did the news outlets say that?" Carlos asked.
Grace didn''t know how to answer his questions, neither did she want to. However, if she didn''t, she''d
definitelye across as rude. "Mr. Drake, I''m truly impressed at how you pay attention to the current
affairs outside of Julesburg."
"Jodie and Heinz are no longer married, and I''ve seen the divorce papers myself. As for why the
newspaper reported it like that, I don''t have the slightest clue," Grace added.
"Maybe you can ask them about that. Usually, news outlets like to exaggerate things. This is the
strategy they used to pull in their readers. This is also the reason Editor Lowe ns to change our
reporting style now that she''s taken over thepany," she added.
"Hence, you will be relieved to know that I''ll bear my responsibility to be a good reporter. I''ll only write
about the truth and I definitely won''t spread lies."
After Grace was done speaking, Carlos was quiet. He was shocked by her words as he didn''t see it
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At this moment, the gloomy expression he had on his face since the beginning seemed to ease a little.
In fact, he even smiled and eximed, "Miss Smith, you have a very sharp tongue."
After thinking for a while, she smiled. "I apologize if I''ve scared you."
"You didn''t." Carlos shook his head. "I''m not scared, but I just like to do things by the book. Even
worse, I strongly dislike people who interfere with someone''s marriage. In fact, I find it hard to be
interviewed by someone like that."
At first, Grace was startled to hear this, but then a smile broke out across her face.
She knew that if she insisted that she hadn''t interfered with their marriage, Carlos would''ve interrogated
her even further.
In order to dispel the old painter''s relentless persecution and continue her interview with him, she had
to n her strategy carefully.
She didn''t want to tarnish thepany''s reputation, plus she needed toplete the assignment.
Grace knew that she couldn''t just go about it carelessly.
After a slight pause, Grace replied with a smile, "Mr. Drake, earlier you asked me all these questions.
I''m sure you already knew about Jodie''s existence. Well, she went on a support mission to Alsburg six
years ago. Soon after she left, she was abducted and killed."
Carlos was stunned, and surprise was clearly written across his face. Then, he suddenly burst into
"Okay, I understand now."
Grace truly hoped that he did.
"If that''s the case, may I continue the interview with you?"
"Of course you can," he smiled and said. "Now that I know that you didn''t mean to do this, I''m sure you
must''ve met Heinz after Jodie passed away. In this case, I wouldn''t say you intervened in their
marriage, so I don''t mind being interviewed by you."
"Thank you for your understanding," Grace smiled. "And more so, thank you for letting me proceed with
the interview."
"I can tell that you''re an honest girl with just one look," Carlosmented. "That''s good. Now, let''s start
the interview."
"Yes, sir."
An hourter...
After seeing Carlos off, Grace heaved a sigh of relief.
Very soon, Hermione was right behind her. "Grace, how did it go?"
"Not bad." Grace turned towards her. "Editor Lowe, Carlos questioned me regarding my personal life
just now. I almost thought the interview wouldn''t proceed, but in the end, after listening to my
exnation, he still agreed to let me interview him."
"Did you manage to ask all the questions you were supposed to?" Hermione asked, slightly concerned.
Grace nodded. "Yes, I''ve asked all of them. He was very cooperative after that."
"Did he ask about the rumors?"
"Yes." Grace nodded. "But I''m not sure if he''s rted to Jodie, or if he is just someone invested in the
news." "You should ask him about it," Hermione affirmed. "He''s probably still outside packing up to go
outside for a sketch."
"I''ll go now."
After gathering her stuff quickly, she ran out of the meeting room. When she rushed outside, she
happened to see Carlos carrying the easel on his back, with an art box in hand and preparing to leave.
"Miss Smith, we meet again?" Carlos greeted her.
"Hold on, Mr. Drake." After weighing the possible oues in her head, she summoned the courage to
speak. "I''m sorry for dying you for a few more minutes."
"Is there anything else you need?" Carlos asked curiously.
"Yes," Grace said. "It''s just a personal matter, and it has nothing to do with work."
"Go ahead," Carlos gave his consent. "Since I asked you about your private life earlier, it''s only fair for
you to do the same."
"I just wanted to know if you were rted to Jodie Lawson?"
Even after getting the answer, Grace still felt as if something wasn''t right. She felt like Carlos was
hiding something from her.
"Were you really just asking for nothing?" Grace examined Carlos'' expression as if she was trying to
see if there were any hints behind it.
Carlos naturally understood Grace''s concerns.
He informed bluntly, "Miss Smith, I just happened to see the articles about you. I asked those questions
due to my own personal beliefs."
"Oh, I see." Grace sighed, "It seems that I might''ve been overthinking."
"Goodbye then, Miss Smith." Carlos nodded slightly and left quickly.
Just as Grace turned around to leave for her room, she suddenly heard a loud voice calling her name,
"Grace!"
When she looked up in surprise, she saw Tyler walking towards her from a short distance away.
"Tyler?" Grace was also surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"My mom''s here so I arrived this morning," Tyler said. "She went to do some sketching and I haven''t
even had the chance to see her yet."
"Professor Brooks is here as well?" Astonished, the two of them stood face to face. "When did she
arrive here?"
After piecing together everything she knew, Grace suddenly realized, "Tyler, was Professor Brooks the
one who helped us to secure the interview?"
"Thank you." Grace was still touched by how enthusiastic Tyler was to help her.
"There''s no need to be so polite with me," He smiled and said. "We''re tight anyways."
"Tyler, then what are you doing here?"
Tyler''s gaze fell onto Grace''s face, and he said with much concern, "I came here for you."