The Wrong Woman

Jasper felt flustered and hastily attempted to deflect. "I could tell something was bothering you, and I figured it might have been related to the interview."

Imogen wasn't convinced by his explanation, which seemed full of holes. She questioned, "Maybe I'm just in a bad mood from a botched interview. How do you know I didn't even attend?"

Jasper fell silent, leaving Imogen staring at him, clearly baffled. He quickly shifted gears, making his way to the kitchen. "You haven't eaten dinner yet, have you? Let me whip something up for you." "Jay," Imogen called after him.

Jasper remained focused on cooking. "What are you in the mood for? Maybe some beef?"

"Are you really not going to explain?"

"I was just guessing."

Imogen let out a deep sigh, unsure of how to respond.

the question by spending the entire evening holed up in his study, deeply immersed

arrived at Star Enterprise's HR department as planned. She breezed through her initial interview and was hired on the spot. The straightforward process

flourish. If it weren't for Star Enterprise looming large before her, she'd find it hard to believe any of

ID badge, everything was wrapped up smoothly

Skylar led her to an adjacent, spacious building. Inside, the space was filled with mechanical displays and operational

director of R&D, and casually dropped a hint. "Gerald, meet

thinning hair and a noticeable belly, scrutinized Imogen intently behind his thick glasses. The

accepted Imogen's

a prestigious institution by some higher-up. However, he was surprised to learn that "specially recruited" didn't mean What

his

angrily tossed the resume back to Skylar, snapping, "I don't care if she's connected to some higher-up! I won't have such a 'specially recruited' slotted into my department. We're not here to

entire office turned