On the other side, Leanna called Chloe to thank her after seeing Highside Daily post the clarification audio recording.
Her call with Chloe had just ended when Daphne called Leanna.
"Thank you for what you did today," Daphne said.
Leanna chuckled upon hearing that. "You're very welcome. It's not like I did much. I only pulled some strings."
Speaking of this, Daphne, as impressed as she was, couldn't help but ask, "How did you get in contact with Theodore's ex-wife anyway? You even got her to clear things up for me. My team contacted her as well three years ago, but she didn't say much then."
"I asked someone to look into Theodore this afternoon, and I found out that Crossley Group has a recent collaborative project with his ex-wife's company. And so, I gave her a call. She and Theodore are divorced now. She knows her priority."
"Damn, that's amazing. Were you the one who contacted Highside Daily as well?"
"I made acquaintance with a reporter who works for them. She's a nice person, and she has a sense of justice. Instead of posting clarifications, I thought it would be more persuasive for a reporter who has authority to report this."
That put a smile on Daphne's face. "I owe you one. I'll buy everyone a meal when I'm done filming."
"Sure!"
Daphne was quiet for a few seconds before she hesitantly asked, "You didn't look for Theodore, did you?"
"Nope. I knew he was up to no good when I saw him in the exhibition hall today. It would've been a waste of time if I talked to him. Why do you ask?"
"Nothing much. It's just that he posted an apology letter just now."
"Did Aidan get someone to do it?"
"I asked Jonathan, but he wasn't sure either… Forget it, it's no big deal. But it's late now. I won't disturb your rest any longer."
Leanna hummed in reply. "Alright. Bye-bye!"
After hanging up, Leanna didn't put down her phone. Sure enough, she saw Theodore's apology letter on the trending topics page.
Leanna would have thought that Theodore was genuinely repenting after she read his apology letter and that he wanted to turn over a new leaf after he acknowledged his mistake… That was, if Leanna hadn't seen him this afternoon.
However, Theodore's attitude earlier today was completely different from the tone in his letter.
Leanna couldn't make sense of the letter no matter how long she spent thinking about it. Something felt amiss.
A few minutes later, she took her phone again and called Louis.
His voice only rang out from the other end of the call when the call almost got cut off automatically. "Hey."
"Where are you?"
"I just got out of my shower," he replied. "What is it?"
Judging from how quiet his end was, she guessed that he was at home.
She then sounded him out. "What did you do today?"
"I filmed. And I came home after I was done."
"That's all?"
"Well, I went to the mall and got some stuff."
"Okay, then." Leanna didn't think anything was off when she heard the words. "It's nothing important, but I called to ask if you want to come over for dinner tomorrow. Since it's Sunday and all."
Instead of answering immediately, Louis stayed silent for a few seconds on the other end of the call.
Leanna added, "Forget it if you got something going on tomorrow. We can do it next week."
"It's fine. I'll be there for dinner."
"Let Daphne know when you come over. Tell her to tag along. I won't be calling her to tell her, then?"
"Mhm, sure."
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