The Wrong Woman

Jasper felt flustered and hastily attempted to deflect. "I could tell something was bothering you, and I figured it might have been related to the interview."

Imogen wasn't convinced by his explanation, which seemed full of holes. She questioned, "Maybe I'm just in a bad mood from a botched interview. How do you know I didn't even attend?"

Jasper fell silent, leaving Imogen staring at him, clearly baffled. He quickly shifted gears, making his way to the kitchen. "You haven't eaten dinner yet, have you? Let me whip something up for you." "Jay," Imogen called after him.

Jasper remained focused on cooking. "What are you in the mood for? Maybe some beef?"

"Are you really not going to explain?"

"I was just guessing."

Imogen let out a deep sigh, unsure of how to respond.

Jasper avoided addressing the question by spending the entire evening holed up in his study, deeply immersed in work, and retiring to bed late into the night.

department as planned. She breezed through her initial interview and was

Star Enterprise

onboarding to receiving her ID badge, everything was wrapped up smoothly in just a single day. It felt as though she

After finishing onboarding, instead

spacious building. Inside, the space was filled with mechanical displays and operational areas dedicated to the R&D department. In the R&D office, everyone was fully engrossed

R&D, and casually dropped a hint. "Gerald,

and a noticeable belly, scrutinized Imogen intently behind his

Imogen's

from a prestigious institution by some higher-up. However, he was surprised to learn

his special attention

"I don't care if she's connected to some higher-up! I

burned as the entire office turned

it down. This isn't our call. It's out of our

hips, delivering a stern and prideful reprimand. "This is R&D. Even if a company as large as Star Enterprise, assigning someone with just an associate's degree would be considered too low, even