Chapter 753: What’s Past is Past

Chapter 753: Chapter 753: What’s Past is Past

Mr. Lancaster tidied up his desk, stood up, and said, "Claire Sinclair, I’m going to shoot some footage near Aridia University this afternoon. Get ready. You’re coming with me after lunch."

"Okay!" Claire Sinclair was instantly energized.

After Mr. Lancaster left, Claire Sinclair was the only one left in the office, and her shoulders slumped again.

’It feels like nobody here is very happy about my arrival. Sigh...’

Claire Sinclair went to a nearby restaurant by herself for lunch. She ran into Theo Rhodes on the way and sat down to eat with him.

Theo Rhodes was a chatterbox, telling her an interesting story about a lead he was chasing as they ate.

Apparently, a mentally ill person had been spotted near Aridia University recently. He would ask everyone he met if they had seen Wynn Miles and would even forcibly grab female students passing by, not letting them go.

Someone had called the police, but after they took him in, he was ultimately released without charge. After all, he hadn’t committed a serious crime, but passersby found it extremely troublesome.

"Master, about this... you know, for those of us who’ve been in this business for a while, believing it outright is risky, but ignoring it is unethical. It’s better to investigate and find out for sure. Whether it’s a publicity stunt or the real deal, we have to uncover the truth."

Claire Sinclair glanced at him. "You’re starting to sound more and more like Teacher Hartwell."

Theo Rhodes chuckled. "You are who you hang out with. The only reason I’m like this is because Hanson is constantly feeding me feel-good platitudes."

Claire Sinclair couldn’t help but remember the scene of him and Bonnie Yates starting at the paper together last year. She had to ask, "By the way, when I went to the newspaper office today, how come I didn’t see you or Bonnie Yates?"

"Bonnie Yates..." Theo Rhodes paused and sighed. "She probably couldn’t stand Hanson’s workaholic personality, so she broke up with him."

"Huh?" Claire Sinclair was stunned. "They broke up before they even started officially dating? What a shame."

Theo Rhodes smiled. "Master, if I’m being honest, Hanson and Bonnie Yates weren’t a good match."

"Why do you say that?"

"The stuff Hanson has in him—and I’m not talking about his beer belly, but his inner substance—it would take Bonnie Yates at least ten years of learning just to have a common topic of conversation with him. Besides, it’s not that she lacks ambition, it’s just that her dreams don’t lie with the Astoria Daily."

"If that’s the case, then there was no point in them continuing."

"Sigh..." Theo Rhodes suddenly let out a long sigh. "Master, why do you think people only learn to cherish something after they’ve lost it?"

Claire Sinclair stared at his face, amused. "Why the sudden philosophical question?"

Theo Rhodes shook his head and smiled. "I was just thinking about Ethan Kingsley and Ivy Tanner."

At the mention of their names, a stifling feeling spread through Claire Sinclair’s heart, like a needle pricking her, a sensation that refused to fade.

"What’s past is past. We should look to the future."

"Right, look to the future." Theo Rhodes’s spirits lifted as well. "Master, you live pretty close to Aridia University. You should go check it out when you have time."

"Okay, thanks for the tip."

"Don’t mention it, Master. From now on, we’re competitors, you know."

Claire Sinclair’s eyebrow shot up. "What, are you planning on being ungrateful?"

"Of course not! If I get a good story, I’ll definitely share it with you. But Master, what are you planning to do at the TV station?"

"I’ll follow Mr. Lancaster on the news beat for a month, then figure out my next move."

"Lancaster, huh..." Theo Rhodes seemed to know him.

Claire Sinclair immediately asked him, "You know Mr. Lancaster?"

"Lancaster is a bit set in his ways, not very open to new things. If you use internet slang with him, he’ll definitely give you a dirty look."