Chapter 183


    Yasmine Taylor had never expected for her casual words to be taken so seriously. Although she


    was put in a difficult position, it would be rude for her to take back what she had said.


    What was more, Gabriel Smith was her superior, so it would not be wise to offend him. She


    struggled for a while before nodding with a smile. "Well, okay..."


    The other interviewers looked at each other. After nodding to Gabriel, they left the meeting room


    one after another.


    "There are still two hours left till lunch. Sit here and wait for me."


    After saying that, Gabriel walked out without even asking Yasmine if she was willing to wait for him.


    Yasmine rubbed her hair confusedly. She thought that everything went smoothly after she arrived in


    F City. However, she didn''t expect that she would be hit by pennies from the sky on the first day of


    her interview. She herself couldn''t tell whether it was good luck or bad luck.


    Two hours was a long time. She took a book out from her bag to read, but with something in her


    mind, she couldn''t seem to focus. Why did she have to be so talkative? Was she out of her mind in


    the morning? Why did she take the initiative to chat with strangers? If she didn''t do that, she


    wouldn''t have to sit here and wait like a fool just so that she could fulfill her promise.


    At eleven o''clock, Gabriel came to the meeting room and opened the door, "Let''s go."


    Yasmine hurriedly kept the book on the table into her bag and followed after him. After entering the


    elevator, she dared not speak again. Gabriel asked, "What are we going to eat?"


    "Anything is fine with me."


    She answered in a hurry.


    Gabriel smiled grumpily. "You''re the one who''s going to treat me to a meal. Why are you acting as if


    it''s the other way around?"


    Yasmine was startled and she immediately exined awkwardly, "I didn''t mean that. I have just


    arrived in the city not long ago, so I''m not very familiar with this ce. You can go wherever you


    want to eat. I''ll just pay the bill."


    "Okay, fine."


    Gabriel nodded meaningfully. As they went out of thepany''s entrance, Yasmine deliberately


    kept a distance from him. Gabriel had already walked to his car, but Yasmine was still lingering at


    the entrance. He waited for a while for her toe over and asked jokingly, "You don''t want to treat


    me for a meal, do you?"


    "I do," she said.


    "Then why are you so unenthusiastic?"


    Yasmine smiled stiffly, "I''m usually like this."


    "Get in the car."


    Gabriel opened the car door and Yasmine got in. He drove to a Japanese restaurant and asked,


    "Do you eat Japanese cuisine?"


    "It''s my treat. So long as you like it."


    Yasmine acted generously and made a gesture of invitation.


    The two walked in side by side and came to an elegant private room. Yasmine said to Gabriel, "You


    should order."


    Gabriel didn''t hold himself back and ordered a few popr dishes effortlessly. Yasmine looked at


    him and thought, "He was acting so coolly in the elevator, how could he just have lunch with a


    random employee like me? Did he fall in love with me at first sight..."


    "Did you say that you''ve just arrived in this city? Aren''t you from this City?"


    Gabriel raised his head and asked her.


    "Yes, I''m not," she replied.


    "Where are you from?"


    Yasmine didn''t want to tell him the truth, so she simply said, "A city."


    "Then why did youe to this city to find a job?" he continued asking.


    "My parents passed away. I came here to seek shelter from my uncle."


    Gabriel was stunned as he didn''t expect that she was an orphan. He said apologetically, "I''m sorry. I


    didn''t mean to mention your painful past."


    "It''s okay." The waiter brought the dishes in. Yasmine looked at him while eating. Finally, she


    couldn''t help but ask carefully, "Can I ask you a question?"


    "Go ahead."


    "How did I get hired?"


    Gabriel put down the fork in his hand and answered yfully, "Because of your name."


    "My name?" Yasmine was confused. "What''s wrong with my name?"


    "Isn''t there the letter "a" in your name? My name is Gabriel, and your name is Madeline. That''s the


    reason you''ve been hired," he exined.


    "Just because we have amon character in our names?" Yasmine asked in disbelief.


    "Yes."


    "..." Yasmine was speechless.


    After lunch, the two of them went out of the room. Yasmine went to pay the bill but she was told that


    it had been paid. She was surprised and ran to Gabriel. "Were you the one who settled the bill?"


    "Yes."


    "Why? Didn''t you say it''s my treat?" she asked.


    Gabriel smiled cynically and waved at her without looking back. "I''ll keep this favor for now. You can


    treat me next time."


    It was already one o''clock in the afternoon when Yasmine returned home. When her aunt saw her,


    she asked in a worry, "Why did youe back sote? Did the interview go well?" She looked


    solemn at first and then smiled. She clenched her fists, "I made it!"


    "Wow, that''s great!"


    Mindy Yard hugged her in joy, "I knew that with your wisdom and knowledge, you would definitely


    seed."


    Although the process was somewhat bizarre, Yasmine was still happy. She chatted with her aunt for


    a while, then she went to rest in her room. She had only slept for about half an hour when she


    suddenly woke up from her dream. She dreamed that Sebastian Simons was holding a wedding


    with Abigail Tanner. The bump on Abigail''s stomach was already huge, and their faces were full of


    joyful smiles. However, the smiles on their faces looked as if they were mocking her. When she


    woke up from the dream, she covered her chest and suddenly felt a sharp pain.


    She switched on herptop and logged onto her Whatsapp. Soon, she saw Lily''s chat thread


    shing crazily. When she clicked on it, there were at least a couple of dozens of messages


    popping up one after another.


    "Yasmine, where are you? Why can''t I get through to your phone? Have you changed your number?


    I went to your house to see you yesterday. Your mother-inw said that you left, only then I knew


    that so many things have happened to you these days. I am really sad. Why didn''t you tell me about


    it? Don''t you treat me as your friend? Reply me as soon as you see this message. I am really


    worried about you."


    "Yasmine, I texted you two days ago. Why haven''t you replied to me yet? Do you really not treat me


    as your friend anymore? I know you hate Sebastian, but you don''t have to cut ties with me. Tell me


    where you are now, and I will never tell Sebastian. He called me today and asked me if I know


    where you are. I won''t tell him. I don''t know where you are anyway. Even if I know, I won''t tell him.


    Please reply me as soon as you can! I really miss you my friend!"


    "Yasmine, you still haven''t replied to me. Are you really going topletely cut me out of your life? I


    have been very anxious this whole time. Abigail has already moved into the Simons family, and yet I


    have no news about you. Scott is still thinking about you. In short, there are all kinds of troubles, I


    also have an urge to run away from home..."


    Yasmine scrolled through the messages one by one. When she read that Abigail had already


    moved into the Simons family, her tears unconsciously flowed from her eyes. As she knew, that


    woman still won in the end. This was really the most ridiculous irony to her.


    She reached out to wipe away the tears in the corner of her eyes. Thest hope in her heart was


    shattered in pieces. Even though she was indignant, she could only ept the hard truth. It was


    impossible for her and Sebastian to be together ever again.


    "Lily, I''m living a good life now. You don''t have to worry about me. I don''t mean to keep all this to


    myself, but I want to get rid of my unbearable past. One day, when I could finally face my hurtful


    past calmly, I will return to see you. Now, you should protect your own happiness as well. As long as


    you are persistent, you will definitely gain something. Although I didn''t seed, I had never


    regretted my persistence. Don''t leave me any messages anymore, and don''t tell me anything about


    him. I just want a quiet life now, I wish you happiness sincerely, my dearest friend..."


    She clicked the send button and turned off theptop.


    With this, she had finally said goodbye to her past.


    The next day, Yasmine was ready for her first day at work. Sitting on the bus, she couldn''t help but


    think about Gabriel Smith. She prayed quietly that she wouldn''t be assigned to the marketing


    department that he was in.


    Although she had hoped so, the reality was often contrary to her wishes.


    When she arrived at the human resource department, the other two colleagues also arrived one


    after another andpleted the relevant procedures. The chief of the human resource department


    took out a record card, "Now I''ll announce your respective departments. Later, the assistant of each


    department wille to guide you."


    "Molly Zaneson, Business department."


    "Lydia Urs, Research and Development department."


    "Madeline Lorris, Marketing department."


    As soon as the chief human resource manager finished speaking, Yasmine blurted out, "Why am I


    in the marketing department?"


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    The two beauties beside her were dumbstruck and looked at her, thinking that she was intentionally


    mocking them. Everyone knew that the marketing department was the best department in the whole


    company. Others couldn''t get in even if they wanted to, but she still had an aggrieved look on her


    face after she got in. She was acting like a typical whiny privileged person.


    "Miss Lorris, do you have any opinions about the marketing department?" the chief asked sternly.


    Yasmine realized that she had misspoke. She shook her head awkwardly. "No."


    "I thought so. Each of you should pack up and report to your respective managers."


    Molly and Lydia were led away soon, and Yasmine was also led away by one of the staff. The


    assistant to the marketing department was a very delicate-looking girl. Yasmine followed behind her


    and pretended to ask casually, "Who is responsible for the allocation of new employees?"


    "Director Smith."


    The young assistant gave a short answer.


    Yasmine took a deep breath. Sure enough, the guy was targeting her.


    After a few turns, they came to the marketing department, which was the core of thepany. As


    soon as they entered the hall, she could sense the rigorous working atmosphere. The assistant took


    her to the director''s office and said respectfully, "Director Smith, this is Miss Lorris, the new staff


    member assigned to our department."


    Gabriel raised his head, "Okay, I know. Go out and prepare something for her." Yasmine scrutinized


    him in surprise. Today, he was a totally different person. Instead of wearing a casual attire, he was


    dressed in a formal suit. His hair wasbed into a nice style, which made him look like a man


    from a wealthy family.


    If he had dressed like this yesterday, she wouldn''t have mistaken him for an interviewee. In fact, she


    could not put the me on herselfpletely after thinking about it...


    "It''s our fate to meet again, Miss Lorris."


    Gabriel stretched his hand out.