Chapter 813: Chapter 816

Irene’s idol image was completely ruined.

When Sophia appeared, Irene was instantly vigilant. This woman wearing a mask gave her a great sense of familiarity and danger, but she couldn’t recognize her. She looks like a foreigner.

“Who are you? This is between Maddie and me and it has nothing to do with you!” Irene said rudely.

Sophia straightforwardly replied, “Since it is between you and Maddie, what does it have to do with the editor-in-chief and the newspaper? A mistress like you is allowed to use someone else’s job to threaten them, so why am I, the relative of the lawful wife, not allowed to say something?”

Without waiting for Irene’s response, Sophia continued, “By the way, go and ask your fiancé whether the name he entered in the spouse column of his household registration book is yours or Maddie’s! Oh wait! I forgot that you went to his house and caused trouble two days ago and was kicked out. Even if you went over to find him now, he won’t let you in! Have you forgotten your dear fiancé’s warning?! It seems that you still haven’t learned your lesson. Do you have to exhaust the last bit of kindness he has and force him to tear your life apart in person? Will you only feel relieved after you get sent abroad again?”

Sophia’s words were like barrel-fire that hit the key points. She had brought up the past and the present and every word was a direct attack to Irene’s weak points. After Irene heard this, she turned completely pale and couldn’t find the words to refute her.

Meanwhile, the reporters at the scene suddenly recalled the fight between Irene and Taylor three years ago.

At that time, Taylor constantly left room for her to back out but she didn’t retreat. Instead, she continued to push Taylor’s limits and caused trouble again and again. In the end, Taylor had to personally tear his ex-girlfriend’s life apart.

Tsk, tsk. It seems that even though years have passed, Irene still hasn’t changed and she’s doing the same thing again.

Reporters could always find the important points of an incident so they naturally found many important points in Sophia’s words. Then, they started to speculate the identity of Irene’s fiancé. Everybody knew about Irene’s background, so her fiancé must be a good match for her and have great wealth…

They didn’t dare to speculate any further.

Irene took a few steps forward angrily, as if she was about to hit someone. However, before she even got close, two blond bodyguards appeared from behind Sophia and blocked Irene’s way.

Looking at the foreign woman in front of her, Irene asked again, “Who are you?”

Sophia replied, “I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Scarlett Mitchell and I’m the new person in charge of Pourl.”

When everyone heard Scarlett’s name and Pourl, they naturally knew who she was. Not long ago, Pourl fought with their competitor, King, so fiercely, King was forced to close down. The newspaper was still tracking and doing follow-up reports.

I didn’t expect this woman to be the person in charge of Pourl who vigorously demolished her competitor’s new product launch, which is the first in history! No wonder she has such a domineering aura.

Irene did not expect Maddie to have such a powerful relative, but she had her own connections too. She ignored Sophia and Maddie and directly spoke to the editor-in-chief. “Mr. Frazier, I’ll leave it to you. As long as this woman is in your company, I will never accept your interview!”

Mr. Frazier was in a sticky situation. Even though he liked that Maddie was hard working and enthusiastic, Irene was more powerful. Furthermore, the newspaper had been in a slump for a long time and they needed an explosive interview.

“Mr. Frazier,” Sophia said in a soft voice, “Maddie just interviewed a big shot. Take a look at her interview before you decide whether you want to have an exclusive interview with Miss Weber or not.”

At the same time, she turned around and said to Maddie, “Don’t be scared and show your interview to the editor.”

Hearing this, Maddie wiped away her tears, braced herself and handed Mr. Frazier the documents in her hands. Mr. Frazier glanced at it, then flipped through two pages in disbelief. He was flabbergasted and asked Maddie, “Is this genuine?”

At that moment, Maddie’s cowardice was gone and she confidently nodded. “Yes, it is. I went out this morning to interview him! I also have videos and our entire conversation was recorded with the camcorder. I’ve already emailed all of it to you.”

Mr. Frazier was overjoyed and he patted Maddie’s shoulder. “This really is earth-shattering news! Deputy chief editor, editors, and every department head, come to my office for a meeting in ten minutes! No one is allowed to miss it! Maddie, you have to come too! Someone please escort Miss Weber out of here! We really have earth-shattering news this time!”

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Everyone looked at each other in confusion. However, the editor-in-chief had spoken so they had to follow his instructions. In an instant, the whole office was a mess. In the past, Maddie wasn’t invited to official staff meetings but this time, she was called in for the first time.

Everyone started getting busy, except Sophia and Irene. Amongst the chaos, the two of them stood opposite each other, having a staredown. In the end, Irene was so furious, she turned around and left, full of hate for this woman called Scarlett.

Sophia chuckled and found a seat, waiting for them to finish their meeting so that she could discuss her advertisement placement. It seemed like Maddie’s ‘earth-shattering news’ had gotten the whole office excited. Later, a man from another department came to serve Sophia.

Maddie had a shocking exclusive interview this time so she instantly became a permanent employee and was even promoted two levels. Happily, she invited Sophia out for seafood.

Sophia invited Sarah and the two of them brought their children over. Maddie had interviewed Stanley in his company before, so she knew Sarah.

They reached the cafe one after another and got seated. They were a group of three ladies with three babies, who were the sweet and cute Carmen, the cold Drew and Sour Face. The three babies played at the side and there were nannies watching over them.

It was a special day so they had chosen a private room to specially accommodate them. Downstairs was a square at the end of one of the commercial streets in Bayside City center. Through the glass windows, they could see the large screen in the large square that was playing advertisements.

It was the weekend so there was a crowd and the square was extremely lively. This was one of the most crowded squares in Bayside City, so it was really expensive to place an advertisement here. Hence, the advertisements were mostly from international brands.

“Hey, look at this. I got the samples and the magazines will be shipped out all over the city this afternoon!”

Maddie pulled out the magazine samples excitedly and handed a copy each to Sophia and Sarah. The man on the cover was Michael, also known as Taylor Murray, and below him was the title, ‘A Phoenix Rises From the Ashes’.