Chapter 540 - Press meet - Part 1 (1/2)

Ivy sat beside Cedric while they prepared themselves for the press meet. She closed her eyes, wondering how she could escape from Cedric once the meeting ended.

”What are you thinking about?” Cedic leaned closer to her and whispered as he looked around him to see which other news agencies were with them. On noticing two familiar faces from his former agency, he just smiled at them before he averted his gaze away from them.

”I was thinking how to get rid of you once this meet ends,” Ivy replied honestly.

”Sassy reply but I am not convinced. Tell me. What is bothering you?” Cedric had not missed her absent minded look since the time they had left the agency. She seemed lost and silent all along the journey, bȧrėly replying to his questions with just a few words.

”It's the truth.” Ivy finally turned to face the man and gave him a serious look.

”Stop joking.” Cedric focused on his camera as he started to check its condition.

Ivy sighed lightly, not knowing what to do. Even though she was unwilling to take up the press meet, Max had pushed her, and Ivy had no choice but to listen to him. 'If not for Max having a meeting with the other department heads, I would not have had to deal with Ced. What do I do now? He would surely be suspicious if I were to ask him to leave without me.”

Ivy thought about it for a while, not knowing what to do.  The President had given her the appointment time right after the meet, and Noah had promised to meet her at the Princep House and accompany her during her talk with the President. There was no time for her to leave and return to the Princep House. Ivy was in a dilemma, and eventually, she decided to bring Cerdirc along.

'Ced is an honest man, and if things were to go wrong, Noah will take care.'

President Luis Truman and his ȧssistant entered a few minutes prior to the scheduled time. Just like the previous time, this time too the reporters were allotted numbers according to which they had to ask their question, and each reporter was allowed to ask only two questions.

”My dear friends from the media, we all know why I have called for the press meet. It is to shed more light on the issue we are dealing with currently. It sure is shocking to know that just for their selfish dėsɨrės, the medical staff is willing to sell their conscience and play with their patients' lives. And it is even more abhorring to find that some of the top hospitals of our country are involved in such disgusting activities.”

Luis ran his eyes around the hall before it settled on Ivy for a few seconds. While he did not show any sort of reaction, Ivy understood him immediately, and she greeted him back with a professional smile.