The three interviewers were giving each other a once-over.
"I'm a bit suspicious about this girl's intentions."
"Do you think she's here to get close to our Vice President?"
"Could be; Mr. Larios has always been a chick magnet."
"Loads of girls apply here in hopes of getting close to Mr. Larios, but she's the only one willing to be a janitor."
...
At the Howard Group.
Ellinor was at work as usual today; she spent the morning working on a sales plan for the quarter. After she was done, she took the plan to the CEO's office.
There was a new secretary sitting outside the CEO’s office, a young and pretty girl who was clearly slacking off.
Ellinor walked over and asked casually, "Is Mr. Howard in?"
The new secretary snapped out of her daze, hurriedly put down her phone, and stood up.
However, as soon as she realized it was Ellinor, her face fell, and she sat back down, idly looking at her perfectly manicured nails, "It's you. What do you want with Mr. Howard?"
Ellinor calmly eyed the secretary. She didn't know her, but it was clear that the secretary knew her and had some inexplicable hostility towards her.
"I have a document for Mr. Howard to review."
The secretary slapped her desk, "Just leave whatever document it is here; I'll give it to Mr. Howard later."
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