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Chapter 447
Compared to the pretentious answers given by the candidates before, Corinne’s answer was like a breath of fresh
air.
‘Wait a minute. Why does her voice sound so familiar?’ thought Edmund. He looked up and his eyes immediately
widened in recognition. ‘Corinne Carew?!’ xo.com fast update
Corinne smiled amicably at him.
Edmund snapped out of his shock and frowned. He reminded himself to be wary of her since. her history with both
Lucas and Anya were less than desirable.
“Miss Carew, what are you doing here?”
“I came here for the interview, of course.”
The frown on Edmund’s forehead became deeper. “You want to be Mister Lucas’ executive secretary?”
Corinne nodded confidently. “Yup.”
Edmund did not have a good impression of her. He thought she came here to make trouble for the Riveras so he
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtsaid coldly, “I’m sorry but, given your past, I don’t think Mister Lucas would have to have you as his executive
secretary. You may leave now. Next!”
Corinne remained seated. “How do you know he wouldn’t want me to be his executive secretary?” she asked with
the same amicable smile still on her face.
Edmund was just about to answer her question when Corinne added, “Don’t tell me it’s because you have a gut
feeling.”
Edmund became speechless.
Corinne smiled. “Well, I must say this certainly isn’t very professional of you. How can an interviewer reject
someone based on their personal feelings instead of meticulously going through the candidates’ ability to carry out
the work listed down in the job description?”
“Well, what would you do if you were in my shoes?” Edmund asked. He was not at all happy at having to deal with
her.
Corinne straightened herself up and said, “You should at least take a good look at my resume to see whether I’m
qualified for the job, and if I’m not, you’ll need to give me a valid reason for not being selected.”
Edmund’s face became as black as thunder. Not being able to come up with a comeback, he could only grit his
teeth and flipped through her resume.
‘Let’s see! Strong academic record. Previously worked in a Fortune 500 company. There’s nothing in her resume
that’ll allow me to reject her!’
Edmund looked up at Corinne again. “What was your reason for applying for this job again?”
“I said, the money being offered is good!”
Edmund smirked. “So you’re only doing it for the money. Well, our company doesn’t need someone who’s only in it
for the money.”
Corinne raised her eyebrow and asked without hesitation, “Then might I ask why you’re working here? Is it not
because you want to earn money so that you can take care of your family? If you’re not doing it for the money,
then you might as well volunteer to work for free. That’ll show Mister Lucas just how much you love this job.”
Edmund became red with anger. He was never been mocked like this before. “Where are your manners? How dare
you talk like this to an interviewer?”
Corinne smiled. “Haven’t you heard of the quote ‘Life is like a mirror’? Smile and it smiles back at you so the fact
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmthat you’re asking me where are my manners implies that you don’t have any manners too.”
“Why you!” Edmund could not win against her so he impatiently said, “Your personality isn’t suitable for this job. You
may leave now. Next!”
Again, Corinne did not move from her seat. “There’s no one else after me. I’m the last candidate. You have no
choice but to choose me. Besides, it’ll take you more than a lifetime to find the perfect executive secretary for
Mister Lucas so why not just choose me?”
Edmund glared at her silently. He wanted to call security to escort her out but thought better of it since she used to
be Jeremy’s wife. It would not bode well for him if he crossed that family again.
After thinking it over, he got up and went outside to call Lucas,
Lucas was in his office reading some emails. He picked up the phone absent-mindedly.
“What? Corinne has come for an interview?” he asked with narrowed eyes after Edmund told
him about the situation.
“Yes. She wouldn’t leave no matter what. I’m guessing she’s going to stay put until she gets the job. Mister Lucas, I
have never met such a shameless candidate in all of my life.”
“Bring her to my office.”
“Yes, Mister Lucas.”
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