Chapter 40 The Interview


    "Thank you,” Eliza said after a pause.


    Since he was out handling business, then it meant that he was alright. Eliza thanked the man politely


    and hung up the phone.


    After she calmed herself down, she started to look for job advertisements posted online by various


    Looking back on herst job, indeed, she was too short-sighted. How could such a loosely managed


    After learning her lesson, she chose a more famous listedpany in San Francisco this time.


    Like any other job applicant, she delivered her application to lots ofpanies one after another.


    However, she did not receive any replies.


    Sure enough, the requirements of therge enterprises were harsh. She had just graduated from


    college. Even though she had some work experience, it was far from enough in the eyes of those big


    She busied herself for a long time before she sat down and looked at theputer. In the evening, she


    received an interview from apany, which only notified her about the time and location of the


    interview.


    Thatpany was in the most booming district in San Francisco. However, she had submitted too


    many resumes, so she forgot about the name of thepany.


    Whatever, it was not particrly important. She would know when she got there the next day anyway.


    Finally feeling relieved, she thought that it was time for her to have dinner. She would try her best the


    next day.


    The moon shone brightly in the sky, and Eliza gradually fell asleep.


    ……


    When Tanner arrived at the mountains, it was alreadyte.


    He reached a small hut that had lots of grains and herbs nted around it.


    It did look like that man was living in seclusion.


    Raelyn obviously did not expect Tanner to return. The joy in her heart was written all over her face.


    That day, Tanner was very unhappy. Fran told him that the man he saw earlier was the Abbott family''s


    young master.


    He had heard of Nichs before.


    He heard that Nichs had been abroad for the past few years and that he had onlye back on this


    day. He happened to pass by the exhibition, which was why he showed up there.


    Even though he had helped Eliza out of her troubles, the thought of them standing together made him


    feel angry.


    At first, he decided to deal with Michael first before apanying his wife. However, he was forced


    back to the mountains by his grandmother.


    Mr. Deleon''s face was dark, and the aura around him was getting icy.


    However, Raelyn did not mind his cold face, she treated the absent-minded Tanner with enthusiasm.


    She thought, “Eliza, just you wait and see! In the end, Tanner wille back to me!”


    ……


    That night, Eliza did not sleep well.


    She had a dream that her sister’s illness was healed when she was young, and she did not need to


    recuperate overseas. Following that, Raelyn’s rtionship with Tanner improved, and there was no


    need for her to marry him as a substitute for her sister…


    This should have been the happy ending, but she woke up with heartache.


    Shey on the bed, her long hair was scattered all over the bed, outlining her curled-up figure. Her


    eyes were swollen as she fell into a daze once more.


    This dream reminded her that Tanner was originally her sister’s lover…


    She did not know why she suddenly faced these things. This was thest thing she wanted to face.


    To her, it felt like she had robbed her sister of everything.


    However, it was toote. She had fallen in love with him. Her heart hurt so much that she could not


    breathe properly.


    Even so, she still remembered that one time when he asked her to marry him, it was a cold voice that


    was filled with a sneer.


    "Why do you think I want you to marry me?"


    "Because you like me?"


    "Ha! A substitute..."


    Her tears fell silently, but after a while, Eliza wiped them away. She buried her broken heart and forced


    out a smile that looked even uglier than her tearful face.


    She thought of all the things that they had experienced during their honeymoon. All of those things


    were still vivid in her mind. It felt so unreal as if it was just a secret dream she had.


    If this was all just a dream, she had to admit that she took it seriously.


    However, one would eventually have to wake up from their dreams. Tanner was the Deleon family’s


    only son and heir, and he was destined to inherit everything from the Deleon family. But what about


    her? She was just an illegitimate child who didn''t even know who her father was…


    The person who had the right to stand beside a man as outstanding as Tanner could only be her gentle


    and pleasant sister.


    What about her broken heart? She had only ever been her sister’s shadow…


    She covered her heart with her hands as if that would ease her pain.


    Eliza closed her eyes, which were full of pain and sadness.


    She told herself to stop thinking about it… He was not a person that she could control. She could not


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    see through Tanner’s thoughts at all.


    It was the day of the job interview for the newpany, so she could not immerse herself in sadness.


    After she washed herself up, Eliza picked out a professional suit from the closet. After she put it on, she


    was immediately buoyed with a professional and rigorous temperament.


    In the past, when she went out, she would tie up her hair. But on that day, after thinking about it, she


    simply allowed it to fall naturally.


    She was dressed like an office woman. Her hair tastefully cascaded down her back and made her look


    a little cute.


    A designer should not look too rigid, after all.


    She looked a little haggard, but she only put on light makeup, as she did not like heavy makeup.


    She held a small red clutch and wore a ssy pair of high heels. When she went downstairs, breakfast


    was alreadyid out.


    "Good morning, Mrs. Deleon. I have asked someone to prepare breakfast for you."


    There was a kind smile on Aunt Bell’s face. Eliza could not help but feel grateful.


    She was bothered by her nightmare of the night before, but she now needed to go to thepany for


    an interview. She was a little anxious and nervous.


    Aunt Bell''s smileforted her.


    In the Stone family, everyone said that she was an illegitimate child, and the servants simply ignored


    her.


    No one paid attention to her at all.


    "Thank you," Eliza said sincerely.


    "No need to thank me. It’s my pleasure."


    Aunt Bell led her to her seat as usual. Eliza looked at the delicious food in front of her. She took a deep


    breath and cheered herself on!


    ……


    After arriving at the address mentioned on the phone, Eliza sessfully found thepany.


    Emerald? Thispany seemed to be famous in San Francisco in the clothing design industry.


    Eliza put on a confident smile as she smoothed her long hair and walked in confidently. Even though


    she felt anxious, she must never let it show on the outside.


    She told the receptionist her reason for being there.


    Someone immediately took her to the second floor, where she waited for the interview to start.


    By the time she stepped into the hall, there were already plenty of girls waiting outside.


    Some of them had put on delicate makeup, others had styled their hair up neatly. Eliza felt a little


    embarrassed.


    She wondered if she was dressed too casually…


    In truth, thispany wanted to recruit a single intern designer, so there was only one avable spot…


    She sat down in the corner and pretended to be calm. As of that moment, it did not look like she had


    much hope. But since she was already there, she thought that if she left without even trying, it would be


    such a shame.


    Before the interview began, an incident happened in the waiting room.


    There were a few women who looked older and were more experienced in their careers, but a lot of


    them were just young girls who were nervous and scared.


    She did not know why, but a girl identally broke a porcin decoration.


    The originally quiet hall became a little noisy.


    Everyone there was apetitor who wanted nothing more than for others to make mistakes, which


    was why some sarcastic remarks were flying around, pretending to console the poor girl.


    "Oh, dear! How could you be so careless?!"


    “The interview has not even started yet. You will leave a bad impression on the employer!”


    “How could you break the decoration here, it might be a limited edition collection piece! You are just too


    careless!”


    Everyone spoke sarcastically.


    The person who broke the porcin was just a young girl. At the moment, her face was deathly pale. It


    was originally not a big deal, but they scared her so badly that it looked like she was about to cry.


    Eliza could not stand it anymore.


    She walked out of the corner towards the girl calmly andforted her.


    "It''s alright, it''s just a decoration. Let the interviewer know about what you’ve done. As long as you said


    that you didn’t do it on purpose, it will be alright."


    "Really?" There was uneasiness and doubt in the girl''s eyes.


    After seeing Eliza nodding firmly, the girl’s nervous expression slightly turned better.


    Okay. Thank you."


    Eliza smiled at her in response to her gratitude.


    Everyone in the hall could hear herforting words.


    From time to time, someone would whisper about her, but she didn''t care.


    Words were just words. She would let it be. Besides, words could not hurt her anyway.


    At nine o''clock in the morning, the interview process started.


    The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense, everyone was touching up their makeup and


    tidying themselves up. The scene looked like a battlefield.


    The interview went by surprisingly fast. One by one, each person who came out of the room had a bad


    look on their face.


    After a while, it was Eliza''s turn.


    She tidied up her clothes nervously before she walked inside.


    The room for the interview was very small. Three interviewers were sitting inside.


    What surprised her was that the chief interviewer sitting in the middle of the three was someone she


    knew.


    She remembered him. It was Nichs Abbott. However, it looked like he did not recognize her.


    "Name," Nichs said in a deep voice. His voice was warm and gentle, but his expression was serious


    and indifferent.


    "Eliza Stone."


    Eliza was a little nervous. She grasped the red bag in her hand tightly.


    "Age."


    "Twenty-two."


    "That’s enough, you can leave now."


    Eliza''s small face was filled with shock. The interview was over already?


    Shouldn’t they ask her about her work experience? Or even evaluate her on-site designs?


    It seemed like she still had something to say, but the door had already opened, and someone came


    over and invited her to leave.


    Eliza seemed to understand why the faces of the people who went before her did not look too


    enthusiastic…


    After leaving, someone told her that after the interview, she could go back and wait for the results in the


    afternoon.


    “Perhaps I''ve failed…” Eliza thought. She sighed slightly and drove home.


    The interview did not go well, and she was not in the mood for lunch. She absent-mindedly greeted Ms.


    Bell, then went upstairs to rest.


    For some reason, after she returned to her room, she thought of Tanner. Whenever she thought of him,


    she would think of her sister.


    In the past, there was only guilt in her heart. Now, there was an added emotion, which was a deep


    disappointment.


    Tanner’s study room and the wall of his bedroom had long been connected. It was a textured arch


    divider, and it was beautifully designed.


    However, Eliza had never been there before. There should be some important documents in it, and she


    had no right to read them.


    Since he was noting back, she did not want to think about her troubles. After taking a bath, she


    removed her makeup and was ready to take a nap.