Barbara nodded, looking pretty pleased with Amelia’s answers.
she threw out a few more technical questions, and Amella handled each one smoothly, coming across as both confident and sharp.
When the interview ended. Amelia walked out of the Rhodes Corp tower and exhaled deeply.
Now it was just a waiting game.
ance she had time to kill, Amelia grabbed some fresh fruit and headed over to see her grandmother.
ately, Grandma Elisabeth had been hanging out with her neighbor Mrs. Chen, and they’d been taking daily walks through Central Park together. She seemed enuinely content.
hat made Amelia feel so much better about everything.
few days later, Rhodes Corp called with the good news.
he’d aced the interview and scored the designer position.
When Cassian got home that night, Amelia was bursting to tell him.
assian didn’t look shocked at all–just smiled with obvious pride. “I knew you’d nail it.”
melia beamed, feeling pumped about making her mark in this new role.
he next morning, Amelia got ready with a fresh, natural makeup look after breakfast.
he went with tailored black pants and a crisp white button–down–the whole look screamed polished professional.
When Cassian saw her, his gaze lingered appreciatively.
hey headed out together.
ut Amelia had him drop her off a block from the office.
assian chuckled and shook his head, knowing she was determined to keep work and personal life completely separate.
melia walked the final stretch to the building.
he was among the first to arrive.
When Susan at the front desk saw her, she practically did a spit–take.
loly shit, this girl actually landed the job.
veryone knew getting hired at Rhodes Corp was brutal–you needed serious talent.
ven the receptionist position required like three rounds of interviews, let alone something as specialized as design.
thodes Corp’s design department was basically the Harvard of the industry–people would sell their souls for a spot there.
to this time Susan looked at Amelia with genuine respect.
Amelia took the elevator straight to the design floor.
Barbara gave her the tour and showed her to her new desk.
When Narissa strutted into the office and spotted Amelia, her face soured immediately.
This chick actually got the job?
What was her story?
And now they were fucking coworkers?
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A few minutes later, Barbara called everyone over. “Alright team, I want you to meet our newest designer, Amelia Hope you’ll all play nice and learn from each
other.”
Amelia smiled warmly. Really excited to be working with such a talented group.”
Everyone applauded and welcomed her–except Narissa.
Narissa was the senior designer who’d won a bunch of industry awards, so she usually acted like she was hot shit.
Barbara typically put up with her attitude as long as she didn’t go completely overboard.
But seeing how stunning Amelia was immediately set Narissa off.
She’d been the office knockout for years.
Now Amelia made her look like a fucking troll.
Hell no.
She definitely wasn’t going to make life easy for this woman.
Narissa couldn’t keep her mouth shut. “Since when do we hire people from community colleges as designers here?”
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