Two Times the Charm by Mr. Wilson

Chapter 3

After dropping Alex off at the daycare, Clara hopped in a cab and headed straight to the Melendez skyscraper

After paying the taxi fare, she got out of the cab, looked up at the towering building and couldn’t help but feel a bit jittery-

She had to nail this job interview! Melendez Corporation was a big deal in the industry, and anyone associated with it was considered top–notch.

Taking a deep breath, Clara strutted into the building Before she could even reach the front desk, a man rushed out, muttering:

“Mr. Melendez’s kid is missing? Got it, I’ll round up a search party right away!”

Hearing this, Clara raised an eyebrow, a strange pang in her heart.

“Hello, who are you looking for?”

If it weren’t for the receptionist interrupting her thoughts, she would have just stood there dumbfounded.

“Hi, I’m here for an interview. For position of the General Manager’s Secretary”

“Alright, follow me!”

followed the receptionist, stealing a glance at the direction the

Out of the ten candidates, she was the only one

nodded

“Sure thing!”

off a document at the headquarters for me.” The manager grinned, “You’ll be representing our entire company at the headquarters on your first day. You’ll get to meet Melendez’s CEO, so

in response, “Thank you for your

the good news. But when she took out her phone, she realized she had nobody to share it with. Her excitement vanished in an instant. Just as she was about to put her phone away, an incoming call from Alex’s teacher lit up

first thought was that her son was in

this is Alex’s mom speaking.”

parent? He snuck

“He he what?”

and checked the surveillance footage. He slipped out during lunch

hear the rest of the teacher’s words. All she could think about was that Alex was missing. Her phone slipped

ground

had said that morning. The amusement

mommy is so sorry… This is all my fault! Please, I hope nothing bad has happened to you!”

was the point of living