With Henry Hartwell gone, Phoebe Lockwood's confidence surged. Relying on her status as the governor's daughter, she was the first to make a snide remark.
"Editor-in-Chief Summers is still away on business, and now Editor Hartwell is gone too. Leaving the Astoria Daily in Claire Sinclair's hands like this... I hope nothing goes wrong."
Hearing this, the others also looked at Claire Sinclair with suspicion.
Faced with so many doubtful eyes, Claire Sinclair was surprisingly not nervous. She even appeared quite calm as she said evenly, "Everyone just needs to do their own jobs well. As for the things I don't understand, I'll have to ask you all, my seniors, for your guidance."
"Ah... Let's just get to work. Even if the sky falls, we still have to write the news."
"Get back to work. No more talking."
"Hanson's not here, but we can't slack off. Let's keep writing our articles."
