Sophie kept her cool, not a trace of panic on her face. James''s moves were all too familiar, nothing she hadn''t anticipated.N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content.


    "Big news? Who says we''re short of that?" Sophie quipped. "News thrives on sensationalism, on who drops the juiciest scoop. And trust me, we''ve got an ace up our sleeve."


    "Ace? Who might that be?" Jenna asked, just as Angelo''s voice rang out from the hallway: "Who else but me?"


    Jenna spun around, startled to find Angelo had slipped in unnoticed. Adler chimed in, "Mr. Angelo, what brings you here?"


    "Here to lend Sophie a hand, of course!" Angelo replied with a flourish, snapping his fingers as a procession of reporters from Emerging News filed in, all part of Angelo''s extensivework.


    Among them were retired super paparazzi, the kind who''d broken some of the industry''s biggest stories, and former magazine editors who''d set sales records. This was the crème de crème of journalism, armed with top-tier resources. Angelo confidently dered, "Each of these folks is a heavyweight in journalism, not someone you can just call up. Now that they''re here, I bet every other reporter in town will flock over."


    Jenna and Adler couldn''t help but give Angelo a nod of approval. In Devonport, pulling off something like this was Angelo''s specialty.


    Just then, Sandy strolled in, carrying herself with the assurance of someone who knew her turf. "The Pord family rules the overseas scene. Digging up dirt on ire? Easy peasy. Here''s everything I dug up on her."


    Sandyid the stack of documents before Jenna and Adler. Jenna was taken aback, "How did you get all this so quickly?"


    "The socialite scene overseas is a


    small world. ire ims she was adopted by the Lewis family, but staying hidden for over a decade? Unlikely. My pals would definitely know her."


    Sandy continued, "Thetest scoop? Not only has no one heard of a Lewis family daughter, but after some deep digging into the


    cosmetic surgery circles and


    chatting with the Mintons'' leal


    surgeon, we found ire ha@some


    work done. Just six months ago, in fact. This was her original face."


    Sandy spread the evidence on the table. The photo showed a beautiful woman, sharing a slight


    yelizzet


    resemnce to Sophie. It was only after the nose and mouth adjustments that she looked about seventy to eighty percent like Sophie.


    Jenna and Adler were floored. Adler remarked, "Who would''ve thought? The two least expected to get things done pulled through brilliantly!"


    "Never underestimate me! The Pord family isn''t just a pretty facade," Sandy said, handing the documents to Sophie with pride.


    Sophie, scanning through the papers, couldn''t help but smile. Now, she was eager to see what tricks James and ire had left to woo the reporters.


    Meanwhile, over at Lewis Inc., the buzz was palpable.


    "Did you hear? Mr. Thompson''s just next door!"


    "No way! The Mr. Thompson who retired but unearthed loads of celebrity dirt?"


    "Absolutely! I heard Mr. Liu''s crew and the legendary Weekly''s Editor-in-Chief, Mr. Zhang, are all camped out next door!"