Chloe excelled in the written test and submitted her paper confidently. As she was leaving, she noticed that there were many blanks on Melody’s test paper. However, Melody was calmly admiring her freshly painted nails and showed no signs of concern.
Suddenly, Chloe had a feeling that passing the interview would be an uphill battle for her.
Sure enough, when the results of the written test were announced, Chloe had not been selected and had received the lowest score among all the candidates.
“This is impossible. I couldn’t have scored so low!” Chloe confronted the interviewer. “I want to see my test paper and I want to know a clear explanation of where points were deducted.”
The interviewer, William Grace, stood up and arrogantly replied, “Each interviewer has their own criteria, but one thing is consistent: low scores represent failure. Please don’t make a scene and leave immediately. Our time is valuable and we cannot afford to waste it on you.”
“I’m only asking for fairness. Your time may be valuable but so is mine. I won’t let this go without a proper explanation,” Chloe insisted, standing tall and facing William’s gaze firmly.
The other candidates looked on, bewildered by Chloe’s strong reaction. Melody smiled gleefully, anticipating the drama that was about to unfold and recording the whole incident to share with Ava.
Chloe knew that Melody was behind this and suspected that the interviewer who asked her to leave was the same one who marked her test paper. If he had given her a valid reason or pointed out her mistakes, even if it was just perfunctory, she would have accepted it.
After all, she had spent two years in Estre and had passed the C2 language test.
Fairlight was a company filled with talent, and while she might not have been selected for the interview, giving her the lowest score was pure humiliation. Chloe could not understand why this interviewer was targeting her. She did not know him at all.
Did they really think they could embarrass her like this? No, she would not allow it.
Chloe was not afraid to make a scene, and if necessary, she would make a big deal out of this. She refused to believe that a company as large as Fairlight would let something like this slide.
“If you’re questioning Fairlight’s integrity, then I have no reason to be polite with you anymore,” William responded defensively, realizing that Chloe knew something she should not. He quickly changed the subject and yelled for security to remove her from the premises. “She’s disrupting our work.”
This security guard was much more forceful than the ones at Artron. Despite Chloe’s attempts to avoid him, she was dragged out, sustaining several cuts and bruises on her arms and legs in the process.
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