Our Love Story: Hard to Guard Against the Sudden Love Strike-Chapter 452 - 430: Good News

On Wednesday afternoon, just past four, news finally arrived from Valois that the negotiations were successful! The European Trade Organization agreed to revoke the anti-dumping ruling on carbon steel fasteners exported from our country to European countries.

Sienna Thornton was busy with other work at the time. Wendy Jacobs sent her a WeChat message, which she didn’t see immediately. It wasn’t until Director-General Linton suddenly entered the office and announced the news that she realized her first case at the Treaty and Law Department was indeed a success!

In front of all the members of the Legal Division Two, Director-General Linton patted Sienna Thornton’s shoulder and laughed heartily, saying: "You’ll be quite busy for the next few days. Start your long vacation next week! Don’t worry, I’ll grant you a half-month paid leave this time!"

Sienna Thornton was a bit confused: "The case is over, why am I still busy? I planned to start a new case after my vacation."

Director-General Linton laughed heartily: "Didn’t I tell you before? Whether the case is successful or not, you’ll have to give interviews to official media upon your return! Now that the case is a success, even more units want to interview you."

Saying this, Director-General Linton picked up his phone that was vibrating wildly in his pocket and waved it: "Look, another call. I bet they’re asking me to schedule your interviews with them."

When Sienna Thornton was seeing Director-General Linton off at the office, she heard him say to the person on the other end of the call: "Want to interview our Director Thorne? Of course! But let me say in advance, make sure to tell the photographer to capture our Director Thorne beautifully! Director Thorne is now the star director of our Treaty and Law Department! You know, revoking the anti-dumping ruling on fasteners this time will save many businesses and families..."

Sienna Thornton was both amused and exasperated.

A little later, Director-General Linton’s secretary brought her the interview schedule for the next two days.

Sienna Thornton counted, over those two days she would have to accept interviews from at least twenty official media, with each interview limited to about an hour. From nine in the morning until ten at night.

She suspected this dense schedule was arranged by Director-General Linton to allow her to start her vacation on Monday. Although she wanted to say she was really tired and didn’t want to spend another two days dealing with the media, it was part of her job responsibilities. She couldn’t refuse and had to agree, albeit reluctantly.

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At dinner, Sienna Thornton mentioned the results of her trip to Valois to Simon Forrester, along with her interview plans for the next two days.

Initially, Simon Forrester was quite happy, looking proud and pleased for her. But when he heard she would be appearing in front of the entire country, his expression changed.

He looked conflicted and troubled.

Seeing he didn’t speak for a while, Sienna Thornton asked, "What’s up? If you have any concerns, feel free to say so."

He said, "The last time you participated in ’Lawyer Talk’, it seemed like you were trending? Now with this appearance, there’ll probably be another wave of discussions about you online."

Sienna Thornton caught on and asked with a smile, "Does that make me an internet celebrity then?"

"So, as a public officer, have you considered what it means to become an internet celebrity?"

Sienna Thornton rested her chin in her hand, thought for a moment, and said, "Enduring the fame of being celebrated internationally at a young age? Or having the cases I handle be included as classic examples in textbooks? Plus, countless law students taking Sienna Thorne as an example, aspiring to bring glory to the country and protecting national trade interests?"

Simon Forrester was speechless for a while, and focused on eating.

He admitted all the benefits she mentioned. Her fame was more advantageous than disadvantageous. The fact that her exclusive interview was arranged is indicative of the country’s intentions to create stars in this field.

And she, with her solid professional knowledge, clear background, impressive portfolio, inspirational stories, and great appearance, was suited to represent the country and be packaged as the new idol for young people.

Simon Forrester felt that Sienna Thornton’s future career development was beyond his imagination.

Perhaps, Quentin Thorne had a better understanding.

Sienna Thornton thought he was upset because he wasn’t speaking, so she reached out her small hand from the other side of the dining table, and endearingly shook his hand. Initially, he didn’t respond, but after a while, he suddenly held her hand in return.

She was startled, tried to withdraw her hand, but he wouldn’t let go. She chuckled softly, coaxing him: "Alright, I was just teasing you. These interviews will be on specific websites and the international sections of newspapers. People who hype the news won’t look at those sections; they’re usually focused on entertainment news. You don’t have to worry."

Simon Forrester murmured an "um" and thought: If anyone tries to stir up hype, he has a team to delete the posts, so there’s nothing to fear.

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The next day, Sienna Thornton woke up an hour earlier than usual, took some ice cubes from the bar fridge, and wrapped them in a towel to apply to her face.

Although she didn’t plan to become famous because of these interviews, she would represent the department, so she needed to be in her best condition.

She sat at her dressing table, applying ice to her face while managing her facial expressions in the mirror. Occasionally, she would glance at the man on the bed behind her through the mirror.

Simon Forrester was sleeping soundly, hugging her pillow. But in half an hour, his alarm would go off, and he would get up to make breakfast.

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After breakfast, Sienna Thornton and Simon Forrester went into the walk-in closet to change.

She had already decided what to wear last night, so she immediately took out a black turtleneck fitted knit top and a maroon woolen blazer from the wardrobe.

She planned to wear pants today, with her long legs accentuated in tailored slacks paired with high heels. She looked smart and full of energy, yet still feminine.

She picked out a white pearl necklace from the jewelry box, intending to wear it over the turtleneck for decoration, when Simon Forrester, standing behind her buttoning his shirt, said: "Why not wear the eighteen bead necklace? It suits this outfit well as a brooch."

Mentioning the eighteen bead necklace, Sienna Thornton paused, contemplating as she looked at the white pearl necklace in her hand.

Just then, Simon Forrester approached her.

She snapped out of it, put the pearl necklace back in the box, and turned to help him with his tie: "That eighteen bead necklace had some issues before, even got held by the police. I don’t want to wear it anymore. Don’t blame me for being superstitious; sometimes it’s better to be safe than sorry."

Simon Forrester then remembered the incident with Nina Sinclair.

Sienna Thornton had suffered so much because of that incident, which he had witnessed and always stayed by her side. Seeing her mood dampen from her previously good mood, he felt very guilty.

Once the tie was done, he hugged her, gently patting her back to comfort her: "No worries, you don’t have to wear it. I’ll head back to the old house this weekend and get you another eighteen bead necklace."

Hearing that he was going to bother Grandma Forrester’s safe again, Sienna Thornton was both amused and at a loss, patting his back: "No need! As a public officer, it’s not suitable for me to wear such valuable jewelry. You notice I’m not even wearing a diamond ring."

"Why shouldn’t public officers wear expensive jewelry? These things are inherited from our ancestors, it’s not like we stole or robbed them."

Sienna Thornton carefully extricated herself from his embrace, handing him the pearl necklace, indicating she wanted him to help her put it on.

Simon Forrester took the necklace. She turned to face the mirror while he helped her put it on, smiling: "Then people would think I’m so rich that I don’t even rely on my salary. They’d assume I’m not putting in full effort at work."

"So should we pretend to be poor?" The necklace was fastened, and Simon Forrester looked at the mirror, carefully adjusting its position.

She was very satisfied, pressing down the necklace with her hand, then turned and stood on tiptoe to kiss Simon Forrester on the cheek.

"If possible, yes."

"I’ve been walking to pick you up from work before. People at your office must think I can’t even afford a car, so maybe I’ve succeeded at pretending..."