The Reporters

At the same time, the situation in front of Ava's office was even worse. Ava just got out of her office to get to the academy when she got surrounded by a bunch of reporters. She had no idea that she was all over the internet. Her photos with Oliver and Orion holding hands at Ava's Mall, then coming out of the Cinema, getting into Oliver's car, and getting into Oliver's villa was plastered all over the leading news channel and websites. Those photographs raised a lot of questions about Ava, Oliver, and Daniel's relationship and the reporters were not about to back down from such hot and juicy news. After all, one was Oliver knight and the other was the infamous Mackie who also happens to be Oliver's ex-wife, and Daniel the former prosecutor's current wife.

Ava stood there dumbfounded for a while before she realized what was going on by the questions that were thrown at her.

"Miss Mackie, you were photographed with Oliver Knight and his son last night holding hands at the Ava's Mall, are you back together with Mr. Knight?"

"Miss Mackie if you are back with Mr. Knight then what about Mr. Daniel Sherman?"

"Miss Mackie please clarify your relationship with Mr. Knight and Mr. Sherman."

"Miss Mackie, didn't you have an accident 3 years ago where you fell off the cliff how did you survive and how did you end up with Mr. Daniel Sherman?"

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Blood started to drain from Ava's face at the question of her accident, she should have known better. If these reporters start to dig her past out, Daniel will be behind the bar. She can't let that happen, she has to save him. But how she was going to explain why she was with Oliver and Orion? Ava was feeling lost at how to respond however, at that exact moment a tall man wearing dark suit and a pair of sunglasses came out of his sports car and walked toward Ava with determined steps. Ava didn't notice at first but when the man stood in front of her and start to drag her toward his car she finally realized it was Sam.

The reporters were shocked by the sudden appearance of the assistant director of the education bureau at the scene and they were even more surprised when they saw him dragging Ava toward his car. They become suspicious and immediately started to shoot question after question. Ava was already associated with two big shots of the city now the assistant director of the education bureau also came to her rescue, what's going on? The reporters kept flashing their cameras to capture this moment.

"Mr. Samuel Evan, why are you here? Are you and Miss Mackie familiar with each other?"

"Mr. Evan what's your relationship with Miss Mackie please clarify."

"Mr. Evan are you aware that Miss Mackie is already married, are you two having an affair?"

Ava couldn't take it anymore, she clenched her fist. Her blood start to boil in her vein and her face turned red in anger. She raised her hand to stop Sam who was still dragging her toward his car and turned around to face the reporters.

"What nonsense are you spouting? If you don't know anything then you should not make assumptions to sell false news. Do you know I can sue you for slandering my reputation?" Ava shouted out angrily looking at the reporters without any fear.

"Then Miss Mackie, why don't you clear your relationship with the assistant director of the education Bureau first? Why are you two acting so intimate if you don't have anything to do with each other?" One reporter asked mockingly.

Sam also couldn't keep quiet anymore his face become hard as he said in a steady voice, "You people are really too much. Why do you always have to label a man and a woman's relationship in a such malicious way? Can't we just be friends? Miss Mackie was my neighbor and we grew up together, we also went to the same high school, does that mean we have to have an ambiguous relationship? Why can't we be just friends? You people please leave, get out of here if you don't want to end up behind the bar. I have already called the police.

"Mr. Evan we are not committing any crime we are here because the public wants answers, you have cleared your relationship with Miss Mackie but what about Oliver Knight and Daniel Sherman? What's exactly her relationship with the two men, she has been seen intimate with both of them several times." One of the reporters said fearlessly.

"Yes, it's our job to bring out the truth in front of the public so Miss Mackie please answer the questions. Who are you married to Oliver knight or Daniel Sherman?" Another reporter chimed in.