Trapped By Tainted Love

"What did you say?"

A wide–eyed Alice snatched the examination paper from the interviewer‘s hand, looked at the marks at the top in disbelief.

"That‘s impossible.You must be mistaken! Full marks?" she muttered more to herself than the man across her.

"Miss Jenkins, these are Mr.Sullivan‘s answers.We have checked many times.These here are exactly the same with Miss Bennet‘s answers." The interviewer looked dumbfounded too, but the truth could not be denied.

Alice‘s eyes squinted in hatred.She couldn‘t help clenching the paper in her hand, wanting nothing more than to tear the damned thing in pieces.How could this be? Not one single person had managed to answer even one of these questions in the past five years.How could a stupid girl like Rachel get them all right? This was unheard of! Rachel turned to the interviewers.

"Is my interview over now?" she asked with a smirk.

The people before her were still in a daze, but Rachel‘s voice snapped them out of it.

"Yes, it‘s over," they said in unison, nodding.

"Did I pass?"

Rachel was still smiling as she looked at the interviewers with raised eyebrows.

"Well...yes, Miss Bennet.You did," one of the interviewers answered after swallowing hard.

"You need to come by tomorrow to sign the paperwork," he added.

"Great.I will see you tomorrow then,"

Rachel stood up with a smile glancing sideways at Alice.She started walking towards the door, but when she passed by Alice, she stopped and turned to look at her.

"Alice, it‘s not over between us.I will get revenge, even if it takes a long, long time."

Alice looked up ready to retort, but when she saw Rachel‘s smiling face, so in contrast with her cold, dark eyes, she seemed at a loss for words.

Under that piercing gaze, she felt a shiver run down her spine.

Trying to look braver than she felt, she finally managed a retort.

"Oh, Rachel, don’t be so smug! So what if you are now an employee of the Sullivan Group? You may get yourself in, but it is still in my power to kick you out with a snap of my fingers."

Rachel rolled her eyes and chuckled.

Alice‘s smile was wiped clean off her face, as she couldn‘t help but feel a sense of dread at her opponent‘s carefree attitude.

Rachel had changed so much that Alice didn‘t know what she may try next.

Rachel nodded to the interviewers, ignoring Alice altogether, and left the Sullivan Group‘s building.

the phone and walked into the study with a serious

look, Victor‘s forehead

"What‘s the matter?"

the

for a while as if he didn‘t know how to break the

"Rachel‘s interview?"

"I am pretty sure that I

apprehensive as he

"But..."

that you are actually concerned about

are right, Mr.Sullivan.I crossed a line there.My apologies," Ivan answered and lowered his

look convinced, but still he went on

my airplane ticket

still looking a little

same time, in the Bennet family‘s house back in Apliaria, the atmosphere was

"Cheers!"

stood up and

her chair,

feel as excited

Rachel‘s lack of enthusiasm for almost everything, simply raised their glasses at her and

Group and report for duty tomorrow, there will be no wine today.Anyway, I’d like to congratulate you! By passing that interview, you saved

and downed all the water

wonderfully! Bravo!" Abby said and drank up

fondly at both of

"Thank you."

and said, "I‘ve baked some of the bread you like so much.Let me just check

the kitchen, leaving Rachel

another glass of

have been meaning to ask you a question these

the

what was on

had be thinking about it for several days, but he didn‘t

his doubt secret, until

is.You don‘t have to tell me, though.Not unless you want to, Miss

I do

and took a sip

lucky actually.A friend of mine happens to

"That‘s all?"

stunned by the simplicity of her

and nodded.She drummed her fingers on the table and replied

have had the chance to save the Bennet Group.You should know by now that I‘m really no good