The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

“Why? What were you thinking? You had asked a new graduate to write an examination paper we had prepared for experienced professional designers.” The other female interviewer eyed Elaine with suspicion. She picked up the resume that Elaine had thrown away and leafed through the pages. “Janet seems like a promising candidate. She is better than all her peers. We can’t afford to miss such a talent. Do you have any personal grudges against her?”

Elaine anxiously bit her lip. “Why would I have anything against her?” She shrugged, trying to sound indifferent. There were many rumors about Janet when we were in college. She isn’t as innocent as she seems. During her freshman year, Janet would roam around stealing other people’s boyfriends. I know her better than you guys. She has a bad reputation. We can’t take the risk of recruiting her.”

“Oh, I see. We trust your judgment. If that’s the case, we can’t recruit her. If you hadn’t explained it to me, it would have seemed like you had used your position to take your revenge. Anyway, she’s just a fresher. It wouldn’t be a big deal to reject her. Hey, listen. There is a Mexican restaurant right across the street. I heard it’s very good. Do you want to go there and give it a try?” asked the other female interviewer.

She didn’t dare to insist on recruiting Janet anymore. Although she felt a little reluctant to let go of such a talent, she didn’t want to risk her job. After all, pure talent alone wasn’t the only criteria while recruiting a candidate — character was equally important. The woman didn’t want to get into trouble.

If Janet joined the company and caused problems later, she would have to bear the brunt of her decisions.

The Larson Group was located in the center of the city. Janet had to take several buses to get to the suburb.

travel, she finally returned home. Janet was so exhausted that she slumped on the sofa as soon as

in college. Her hatred was apparent during the interview. Therefore, Janet guessed she would somehow

in thought, she received an e-mail from the HR department of the Larson Group that she had failed the

table to get her laptop. She was not discouraged. There were still many other companies that she could work

scrolled through the e-mails and continued to prepare for interviews. She was determined to

with the interview since she woke up — she neither had the time nor energy to eat. She went to the kitchen, made a quick sandwich, and munched on it as she

she heard the clinking of keys, and the door opened. Ethan walked in, wearing a

and the portfolio on the table. “Are you looking for a job?” he