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 entire evening holed up in his study, deeply

morning, Imogen arrived at Star Enterprise's HR department as planned. She breezed through her initial interview and was hired on the spot. The straightforward process and the superficial interview seemed like mere formalities. They

it weren't for Star Enterprise looming large before her, she'd

her ID badge, everything was wrapped up smoothly in just a single day. It felt as though she was

to an adjacent, spacious building. Inside, the space was filled with mechanical displays and operational areas dedicated to the R&D department. In the R&D office, everyone was fully engrossed in

dropped a hint. "Gerald, meet our specially recruited

a noticeable belly, scrutinized Imogen intently

Imogen's

expert poached from a prestigious institution by some higher-up. However, he

"specially recruited" demanded his special attention and

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 do

as the entire