NovelOnlineChapter 792 Sophie's return was so sudden that the outside world hadn't caught wind of it yet.
Reece glanced at Tricia and said, "Sophie just got back. Let's give her a moment to catch up on recent office matters. We can handle everything else later," Tricia nodded in agreement. "Ms. Sophie, it's pretty crowded here. How about we head upstairs?" Sophie noticed the employees avoiding eye contact and followed Tricia and Reece upstairs.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIn the office, the first thing Sophie saw was a mountain of documents piled high on her desk.
She couldn't help but sigh, "Reece... I'm so sorry I dumped all this mess on you," Reece waved it off. "It's no big deal, just ssimple contracts. I just need to sign them." As Reece started sorting through the papers, Sophie turned to Tricia. "Why is everyone avoiding me? What's going on?" Tricia hesitated a moment before speaking. "It's about you and Mr. Gordon." and Gordon?" Sophie frowned. "What's going on with us?" Reece handed Sophie a newspaper from the desk.
The headline showed photos of her and Gordon entering and leaving the Burke Estate. The paper was from yesterday, meaning the news had been snapped up right after she landed.
Who has the tto be this nosy? Sophie frowned.
Reece explained, "People outside think you're just a social climber, using Gordon to ditch Colby. And even your divorce from James is rumored to be because you found a better option in Colby.* Tricia chimed in, "Ms. Sophie, these are just tabloid rumors. Mr. Gordon already had these newspapers suppressed yesterday. Don't worry, your reputation won't be affected." "My reputation? It can't get any worse, can it?" Sophie set down the newspaper. "Which publication printed this? Have we identified them?" Tricia thought for a moment. "I think it's that new rising publication Emerging News from the east side of town. It's been getting popular lately with a lot of big scoops." "Emerging News?" Sophie thought hard. She vaguely remembered that in her past life, this publication started gaining traction around this ttoo.
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Seeing Sophie's slight smile, Reece frowned. "You're smiling? After all1 this slander, how can you still smile?"
"Why shouldn't I? Even the biggest newspaper in Devonport couldn't revive newspaper sales, but this publication did. There's got to be a mastermind. behind it." Reece and Tricia exchanged puzzled looks.
Just a newspaper? What kind of genius would choose to make money by running a newspaper? Sophie handed the newspaper back to Reece. "I want to meet the owner of this publication. Can you set that up?"
Reece took the newspaper and said, "Are you serious? Even if you're keeping your identity underwraps, you're still the reinstated manager of S Corporation. Is the owner of ssmall publication really worth your time?" 2/2 X
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