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!”

the direction the man had rushed

interview. Out of the ten candidates, she was the only

a review, the manager nodded in approval, “You can start

“Sure thing!”

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 make sure

didn’t think twice, simply smiling in response, “Thank you for

when she took out her phone, she realized she had nobody to share it

her

this is Alex’s mom

He snuck out of school!”

“He he what?”

We noticed Alex was missing and checked the surveillance footage. He slipped out during lunch break!”

about was that Alex was missing. Her phone slipped from her hand

ground

had said that morning. The amusement park! Alex must have gone

is so sorry… This is all my fault!

was the point of living without