"Ms Lily, Alice is here for her interview."
Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, I watched the white figure below. Two hours had passed, and she was still waiting.
The cheap imitation dress, the faded makeup—life hadn't been kind since Edgar abandoned her.
"Show her in."
The door creaked open. Alice forced an air of elegance. "Ms Lily, it's been an age. "
"Sit." I opened her CV. "Three years as HR Director, primarily responsible for 'special talent recruitment'? Your experience at Simon Group amounted to entertaining clients and cooking the books?"
Her face drained of colour.
"I saw the livestream fiasco too," I sneered. "You couldn't even get basic talking points right. No wonder Mr Edgar gave you the boot."
"Lily sister..." she suddenly changed her address, "I know I was wrong,
