Chapter 126
Ines heard the news about Kelly quitting her job while she was at work. She shook her head,
thinking it was the best decision for Kelly. If Kelly stayed, she''d probably get swallowed up by the
office gossip, considering the skeletons in her closet.
Around noon, Ines got a call from Phoebe, asking her to discuss an interview for a magazine. Ines
couldn''t help butugh and shake her head, thinking Phoebe was jumping the gun, almost as if she
was scared that Ethan and she would back out. It was justst night that they agreed to it, and now
she''s pushing for the details.
Upon reaching the designated rendezvous, Ines found Phoebe absorbed in her notebook, pen
dancing fervently across the page. It was characteristic of her, perpetually armed with a notebook
for those unexpected moments of inspiration.
Phoebe was so focused that she didn''t even notice Ines. Ines knocked on the table in front of
Phoebe and jokingly said, "Hey, bossdy, your interviewee has arrived."
Phoebe responded with a ''do not disturb'' hand signal, not even lifting her head from her notebook.
Ines had no choice but to sit across from her and order a drink. About half an hourter, Phoebe
finally looked up, letting out a long sigh, "Alright, I''ve got the questions sorted out."
Ines jokingly asked, "Phoebe, is your magazine on the brink of bankruptcy or something, for you to
be this anxious?"
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Phoebe capped her pen, "I''m interviewing Ethan, many girls’ prince charming in A City. Time is of
the essence, I have to buckle down."
"Oh," Phoebe gave Ines a ttering look, "Ms. Galeana, please forgive me for something."
Ines had a bad feeling about this, "What did you do?"
"Humph, it''s not really something bad."
"C''mon, Phoebe, cut the chase and spill the beans," Ines said.
"As you''re aware, our magazine and the TV station are sibling entities, both falling under the
umbre of Kaleidoscope Publishing. Last night, I mentioned to the editor-in-chief about the
prospect of you two featuring in our magazine. Deeming it significant, they ryed the matter to the
upper management. This spurred an urgent meeting, resulting in a new strategy. The executives felt
that confining your appearance to our magazine, given its restricted readership, would not fully
capitalize on your influence. Consequently, they decided to include a television interview in the n
as well," Phoebe expounded.
"A TV interview? You mean we have to be on TV?" Ines frowned.
Phoebe nodded enthusiastically, snapping her fingers, "Exactly, Izzy, sharp as always."
Ines gave her a look, "Don''t butter me up." It seemed like she was going to do something she didn''t
like.
"Haha, so what do you think?" Phoebe was unsure about Ines''s reaction, not knowing if she agreed
or disagreed.
"I''m not keen on appearing on TV, but it seems like I don''t have a choice."
"Don''t worry, I''ll be there too. The host of the show you''re going on has a nice personality, they won''t
make things difficult for you."
"You''re not the host?" Ines asked, surprised.
"Of course not, I''m a magazine editor, I''ve never hosted before. The show you''re going on has a
fixed host. They might give me a special guest seat, where I''ll be writing and maybe join in on the
interactions asionally."
Ines gave a slight smile, trying to drag Phoebe into this, "If you''re not hosting, then we''re not going
on that show." After all, she and Ethan agreed to do this to help Phoebe, there was no need to give
other hosts a chance.
"Izzy, are you doing this on purpose?" Phoebe''s eyes widened.
"I don''t care, I have my conditions. If we can negotiate, we''ll do it, if not, forget it." Ines was firm.
Phoebe gritted her teeth, mming the table slightly, "Alright, it''s settled. I''ll start learning about
hosting from tonight, you can tell me what we need to pay attention to." She wasn''t afraid of the
higher-ups refusing now that they were at her beck and call.
Looking at Phoebe, Ines couldn''t help but chuckle. After a while, she said, "I hope you can avoid
Ethan''s past rtionships in the interview, mainly focusing on our current affairs. Ethan''s past is a
bit traumatic, I don''t want to bring up his painful memories."
"Okay, I''ll send you a draft with the questions we''re going to ask. You and Mr. Meyer can think about
how to answer them. Of course, you can also improvise, it''s all up to you."
The magazine interview turned into a TV show. After meeting with Phoebe, Ines immediately told
Ethan about the details. Ethan simply responded, "You can decide everything." He didn''t seem to
care about the change. Ines was a bit upset and kept saying, "We''re going on TV, it''s not just an
interview, are you really okay with it?" She was worried that the recording would be awkward since
he was always quiet around strangers and she had never done this before.
"Izzy, don''t worry, just follow my lead. If you don''t want to answer, just stay silent and throw the
question to me."
"I''m not nervous."
Ethan chuckled, not pointing out her lie, merely joking, "Good, you can start thinking about how to
confess to me on the show then."
Even through the phone, Ines could feel his good mood. She snorted, "Don''t make it sound so easy,
we''re going to support the show, we can''t mess it up."
The interview was ted for the day after next. To afford them ample preparation time, Phoebe
dispatched the interview outline that very night. At that juncture, Ines, fresh from a shower, received
Phoebe''s document.
Ines opened it up and saw that Phoebe had listed 20 questions, touching on their lives, work, and
most notably, a lot about Ethan''s love life. These questions were clearly for thedies in the
audience, they even asked about the number of abs he has, leaving Ines a bit speechless. Just as
she finished browsing through, Phoebe called up: "Izzy, hurry up and check out the questions I sent
you. The ones in bold might be a bit touchy, ask Ethan first if he''s cool with answering them. If not,
loop back to me and we''ll tweak them."