I quickly pushed Nicole up and called out, "Come on in!"
It turned out to be Lily. After seeing her, I immediately understood why she was looking for me.
"Mr. Thomas, I have something to discuss with you. Do you have time?" Lily's tone was bashful, and she kept glancing toward Nicole as she fidgeted with her hands nervously.
Right then, Nicole winked at me with a knowing grin as she turned around and walked out, closing the door behind her. I appreciated her sensibility.
I knew that Lily was coming to me to talk about her cousin's job. The company needed a statistician, anyway, so all that we had to discuss was her cousin's educational and professional background. After that, I could arrange for her cousin to be brought to work right away.
At this time, there was no one else in the
