For the next few days, it was the same grueling routine. Ava and Lily went to work every morning, only to face Miss Valle’s piercing gaze and constant belittling. Every task they completed, every effort they put in, was brushed aside with thinly veiled disdain.
Miss Valle’s patrician nose tilted slightly upward as she scoffed at their work, as if they were unworthy of being in her presence.
By Thursday, Ava had had enough. Her presentation had been rejected five times already, and she was ready to walk out the moment Miss Valle’s condescending voice echoed in her ears.
“I thought you were smart?” Miss Valle’s smirk deepened as she looked up at Ava, eyes gleaming with amusement. “You see, Miss Acosta, we only accept interns from top universities. If you were somehow accepted and you’re
