The Kiss that Sparked it All

The other reporters weren’t exactly rallying around Ahab. After all, Ahab had launched a few campaigns without success, and now, Regina, the rookie, had stumbled into a stroke of luck. They were hardly thrilled.

But they wouldn’t bad-mouth their interviewee. After all, they might have to work with Dahlia again. If word got to Dahlia that they were talking smack, how could they expect to keep the lines of communication open?

Still, curiosity ate at them. How did Regina manage to snag an interview with a subject that had eluded everyone else?

When Regina got home, she didn’t rest. She knew the chatter behind her back was inevitable, but idle gossip was old hat to her.

Her home office, once a simple study, had been transformed into a command center plastered with information about Dahlia.

It was only after she unearthed the ties between Dahlia and Nolan that she dug up everything she could on Nolan. The deeper she delved, the more his accomplishments floored her. Who would have thought someone so young could achieve so much?

No wonder Francis was bending over backward, practically dying to marry her off to him. It was a pity that things had gotten a bit, well, complicated between them..

After their last communication, she had to admit, there was something about the Maybe they could be friends, just regular friends.

Regina chuckled at the thought.

Who was she kidding? She was way out of his league.

Despite her family’s modest wealth, they were small potatoes compared to Nolan.

Regina sighed. When would her shot at the big time come?

“Regina, what are you daydreaming about? You’re meeting with Dahlia tomorrow. Get your head in the game!” Regina told herself. She shook off the distraction and dove back into her research.

She was not one to go into battle unprepared. She was determined to make Dahlia see that turning down her previous interview attempts was her loss. She had to make sure Dahlia would see the value of her work, leaving no room for regret. Belonging to NôvelDrama.Org.

Regina had that confidence.

Her family had opposed her career choice, and she knew how others viewed her. Yet, she never regretted it.

She was barely a teenager when she first saw a war correspondent on TV, and that image. struck a chord. Since then, the seed to become a journalist had been planted. Although just an intern for now, she believed she would climb the ladder and become the journalist. others aspired to be.

Regina virtually pulled an all-nighter, crafting questions that were concise but wouldn’t bore Dahlia to tears. Especially since Dahlia had never been interviewed before, Regina had no idea what topics might be off-limits.

Dahlia was a lady, after all. Regina hoped to make this first interview comfortable for everyone involved and help Dahlia shake off any negative connotations associated with interviews. Otherwise, Regina couldn’t fathom why Dahlia would be so adverse to them.

Of course, she was also eager to probe into the relationship between Dahlia and Nolan. Who wouldn’t be curious about the love story between a young, dazzling dancer and a hotshot CEO?

She knew that once the interview aired, it would be a sensation.

Imagining the envious and begrudging looks from the seasoned reporters once she nailed this story, Regina couldn’t help but smile smugly.

After days of her colleague’s condescension, she finally had a hot topic to work with. Spinning around in her chair, she pumped herself up for the next day.

Bright and early, Regina was all fired up, running on less than three hours of sleep and a shot of espresso. She was ready to take on the world-or at least Dahlia’s interview.