The Wrong Woman

Chapter 1027

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.

her initial interview and was hired on the

with a flourish. If it weren't for Star Enterprise looming large before her, she'd find it hard to believe any of it was

badge, everything was wrapped up smoothly in

After finishing onboarding, instead

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 in

Gerald Levingston, the director of R&D, and casually dropped a hint. "Gerald, meet our specially recruited newcomer. Please make sure

thinning hair and a noticeable belly, scrutinized Imogen intently behind his thick glasses. The mention of

accepted Imogen's

initially assuming she was a highly paid expert poached from a prestigious institution by some higher-up. However, he was surprised to learn that "specially recruited" didn't mean What

"specially recruited" demanded his special attention and

some higher-up! I won't have such a 'specially recruited' slotted into my department. We're not here to do clerical

cheeks burned as the entire office turned

"Gerald, keep it down. This isn't our call. It's out of

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

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