A Handsome K*nky Gangster Reporter - Chapter 72

#72

This woman actually had something to say, so I quickly skimmed through her resume. Marriage and divorce. She was also a woman with lack of experience because she had no other experience than working in restaurants as server.

‘Name’s Anna Ray. It seems that she also has no special connections?’

Although this woman also came from a noble family in South Korea and the United States, she was a noble who come far enough from the capital to be considered a village. Her father’s status wasn’t that high, so I could tell they also didn’t own a territory.

In the self-introduction letter, it was stated that Anna Ray lived outside the capital after getting married. I blinked slowly and asked her.

“I fail to understand how our newspaper has given you a new life, can I hear more detail regarding it?”

“What? Oh, four!”

The nervous Anna Ray wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief before replying stutteringly.

“I once submitted my story to the Golden Wild Goose Daily. I got a lot of help from the lawyer I met there. I also realized that my marriage was in trouble thanks to the opinions of many newspaper’s subscribers. I recently managed to divorce my husband who had violent tendencies toward me.”

Divorcing a violent husband. And a whole range of experiences as a servant in restaurants. It was as if something flashed across my mind. However, Mary immediately recognized the her.

“Are you that ‘A lonely’?”

“Yes. Yes, I submitted a story under that name.”

“Oh my God!”

Mary covered her mouth with both palms as if she was dumbfounded. There seemed to be a lot of things to say, but Mary, realizing that this was an interview place to recruit worker for the newspaper, seemed to be trying to control her curiosity.

If what Anna Ray said was true, she would be someone I was supposed to say thank to. Actually, wasn’t she the main character in the first story in our newspaper that wasn’t written by me? Thanks to her, that corner in the newspaper has gotten popular until now. Most of the letters that were still sent to the newspaper were regarding stories about ‘today’s stories’.

Our subscribers prefer to seek advice from people who don’t even know their faces about concerns that cannot be told to their friends anonymously. Rather than revealing individual disgrace to their close people, they prefer to seek advice and assessment objectively from people who do not know them personally.

“I understand. First of all, congratulations on the divorce with your ex-husband. However, if you become a reporter, you will have to write, interview many people, and even cover accidents. Are you sure in this work?”

Even today, she was still standing in a white turdleneck blouse and a dark black-brown skirt that covered her entire body. Anna looked too covered up to be a reporter. Of course, I understand that she might seemed shy at the moment because she had gone through a big problem such as divorce in her life.

“Come on, I’m confident! If given the chance, I want to work hard. And….”

Anna closed her eyes for a moment before opening them again. Her gaze turned into a solemn one.

“As my life has changed, I want to give others the confidence and help them to do the same!”

D*mn, Even if she said that, I have no choice but to help her pass the exam.

Even after Mary and I let them go, we still had to deal with many interviewers for a while. Among them, there were those who were pessimistic about their situation and begged to be hired, and some people fainted as soon as they walked into the office because they were too nervous. Due to that, Mary had to rush out to call a doctor.

‘I’m tired.’

From an employer’s point of view, the eye for hiring the right employee was very important. If we hired a foreigner for no reason and the office becomes cloudy, it would be difficult to recover later. Therefore, I have no choice but to carefully review each person during the interview.

It was a good thing that the newspaper wasn’t published because tomorrow was weekend. The reason why I decided the work days for the publication date of the newspaper five days a week was because I want to make sure my employees could take a break. And to give me a break as well. Of course, newspaper company’s employees could take a rest for two days on Friday and Saturday, unlike everyone else.

By having Mary work until Friday, we collectively wrapped the data and discussed about the decision of hiring new employees.

“Pres! You have to choose this one.”

Mary held someone’s resume tightly as her eyes shone. I sighed while taking a look at it.

“Mary, you can’t just pick him just because he’s good-looking.”

Although I was also serious when it came to facial disclosure, she was partially right-.

Mary tried to reassure me by looking straight at me without avoiding my gaze which was full of complicated emotions.

“Pres, please think about it carefully. I have to go back to the office after working hard outside! Someone like a gem flashed a smile at me in the office. Upon seeing his smile, my fatigue miraculously disappeared in a blink of an eye. How nice would that be?”

“…”

She showed her teary eyes and brought her face closer to mine.

“Can’t you consider this is for the sake of the employees?”

“If there’s a handsome employee, we have Phillip, there are some youngsters in the printing office who fit your ideal type.”

“Oh. What’s the point if we work in different place?”

Right after that, there was a black shadow above our heads.

“Who are you talking about?”

Phillip popped into the office with two hands full of food, even though today was his day off. In contrast to the brightly smiling shape of his mouth, the blue veins were sticking out on his forehead. His always-smiling eyes were also not folded in perfect half-moons as it used to be.

“Eh? Phillip. Why do you come on your day-off?”

Today wa a sholiday for employees in the shipping and printing department. I couldn’t believe he had to go to the office on a day like this. Phillip must be wondering who the new employee would be.

“You two missed your meal and it’s obvious that you’re going to suffer sooner or later. Therefore, I brought you something simple. These days, Rwan has grow up a hobby to cook. She made all of this with her little hands to take care of us at home.”

“Oh, yeah? Rwan made it herself? This looks really good.”

The food Phillip brought was very compact. Lately, I heard his father’s business was doing well again. It seemed that they hired new employers at the mansion.

Mary was busy moving her hands after putting away her resume on the table to arrange the food Phillip had brought.

“This is so nice of you because I’m hungry. Thank you, Phillip.”

My mouth was filled with a sandwich filled with thick meat made directly by Rwan. The sauce oozed out and tasted delicious in my mouth. When the food went into my mouth, Phillip turned his head to Mary as if he had been waiting.

“That handsome man, can you show me his resume?”

Mary, who received Phillip’s gaze, averted her gaze. She held the resume in her hand and hid it behind her back. She shook her head from side to side, but it didn’t work for Phillip.

“Huh? There’s something stuck to your face.”

“Where?”

Phillip pretended to point at Mary’s face and quickly took her resume from her hand. Mary, who had her documents taken away, sighed miserably.

“I was just joking with the Pres. She’s not really going to choose one anyway. Maybe….”

Phillip, who was staring at her resume, muttered coldly.

“Haley, this resume is manipulated.”

“???”

He manipulated his own career? Are you saying that there is something good in a small newspaper like this? I wondered if he desperately needed to get a job, but I was surprised by Philip’s remarks.

“This person, the person who once worked in the business run by my father. He proceeded to deceive and cheat my employees before running off, but I didn’t know he would appear again in the capital with this such boldness.”

So, fraudsters tried to sign up for work in our newspaper company?

D*mn it.

However, I had a strange thought. As Phillip said, if indeed the owner of this CV was a fraudster, it was certain that he would change his name prior to applying here. As there wasn’t a single photo of him on the resume. It’s not that I don’t believe him, but….

“But Phillip, how do you know he is a fraud?”

Don’t tell me he was trying to make an excuse by saying that he immediately know after seeing his name?

Phillip who saw the look in my eyes mixed with suspicion raised the corners of his mouth. The sight was beautiful yet a bit creepy in the same time.

He showed me the resume in his hand and pointed to the career section with his finger.

“It says here that he worked as an office worker at Hyron’s gambling establishment. As I recall, there was only one person who quit at this time. He never attended the academy as written on his resume, and is slightly younger in age. Although the names are slightly different, the basic tone is similar. They used the name Alexander Tilly at the Hyron gambling arena, but now they use the name Alec Littly.”

Thus, Phillip allegedly analogized the person based on his career at the Hyron arcade. Wait a minute.

“Philip, how do you know what happened at Hyron’s gambling house?”

Phillip’s eyes widened momentarily upon hearing my question. Then, he immediately rubbed his nape while trying to come up with excuses.

“Huh? Oh. Hahaha. Didn’t I ever tell you? My father manages Hyron’s gambling business.”

“Yes. You’ve never said it, though.”

This didn’t appear in the novel I wrote. I think his father only did one line of description at the time that he was cheated by his partner.

I had gone to great lengths to meet with advertisers who entrusted large advertisements. Phillip watched my efforts from the side and didn’t say anything all this time. He made me feel a little deceived.

“Uhm, I can’t conclude that this guy is a fraud yet. Of course I couldn’t say that I can’t trust you either. I have to confirm it with the academy first, and I have to confirm with you before coming to a proper conclusion.”

“Haley. It’s enough that you had doubted my words …. Do you really want this guy?”

Phillip’s eyes trembled slightly. No, it wasn’t like that. I hurriedly made excuses.

“Oh, no. I didn’t mean it that way. When writing a single article, we can cross-check whether the words are true. I feel guilty for treating people like frauds so carelessly. It’s not that I don’t trust you. Don’t misunderstand me, Phillip.”

Of course he misunderstood me. I thought something was bound to be not right even if I made excuses.

He tried to hide his disappointment and flashed a faint smile.

“I didn’t misunderstand you. I will take everything you say as true and follow you.”

If he answer like that, it would make me feel more guilty.

Perhaps, everything Phillip said was true. I reflected on the day when I briefly doubted whether he had other intentions.

And Mary looked at her resume that fell on the floor with a sad look before continuing to eat her meal.

*  *  *

Time passed quickly.

It was a beautiful morning in late fall when it rained last night and a fragrant smell rose among the drenched trees. The morning air was clear and fresh, and there were sight of pink trees on the roadside of the capital.

On the beautiful morning, Gloria fainted in the mansion as she prepared to leave for work. It was because she overextended herself while managing the bank and the bigwigs.

Gloria felt out of place at work so she there were many things to worry about. Meanwhile, the existing employees ignored her behind her while looking down at her because she was a woman with a lack of knowledge. She didn’t want their words to come true, so she gritted her teeth and worked harder. Gloria’s sleep schedule was messed up and she even overexerted herself, which led to her ended up fainting today.

Due to this, Bella had to reside in the baron’s house temporarily and treat her in the mean time.

“Bella, you must be suffering because of me. I’m sorry.”

In the midst of the worsening fever, Gloria even apologized to Bella. While looking at her, Bella replied coldly.

“If you really feel sorry for me, how about you just cut ties with my daughter?”

Despite Bella’s cold words, Gloria was not offended and only flashed a smile. She was used to her friend’s mother treating her like this.