The members of the Fletcher family always kept a low profile in public. For instance, Stanley was already the president of a listed gaming company, but he stayed low-key and never revealed his family background. And even though Maddie was married to the man who was once the youngest major general of Cethos, she never mentioned a word about it to the public; she preferred to just be known as an intern at the newspaper company.
“It’s not easy for girls from other places to find a job in Bayside City now. I risked my life to write a few reports about the earthquake that attracted attention. Because of this experience, the editor-in-chief agreed to give me an internship. Moreover, I’ve already given birth to a child so they don’t have to worry that I’ll take maternity leave and waste the position. Because of these two reasons, I managed to defeat the elite students who competed at the same time.”
Maddie was a very talkative person. While leading Sophia to her office, she chatted endlessly.
Before this, Sophia always thought that Maddie got the job because of Joel’s connections!
With a smile, Sophia replied, “Go ahead and do your work. I’ll go meet the editor-in-chief myself later.”
After sitting in the office for a few minutes, Sophia found out why Maddie’s desk was right between the pantry and the printing room. Maddie had just sat down for a few minutes and switched on her computer, but before she could click on a file, the office was filled with voices calling her name.
“Maddie, get me a cup of coffee.”
“Maddie, the materials I need are already in your mailbox. Please help me print them.”
“Maddie, I’ve sent my materials to the printer. Once they are printed, send it over.”
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“This seat is not only close to the pantry and the printing room, but it’s also close to the washroom. It’s considered to be the best seat in the whole office!” Maddie was so content and optimistic that Sophia was speechless.
She was a girl from another state with low academic qualifications and didn’t have any powerful background. Because of luck, she was unhurt in the earthquake while other local reporters who were at the scene were either dead or injured. Reporters from other states were not allowed to enter the disaster area, so Maddie had exclusive coverage which she showed to the editor-in-chief. Because of this, she got to enter a company with elites with great academic backgrounds. Naturally, Maddie would be under pressure.
She hadn’t stopped since she entered her office. Wearing a pair of canvas shoes and a shirt, Maddie carried a cup of coffee and a stack of materials as she hurriedly shuttled among a group of well-dressed employees.
After she finally finished delivering the coffee and materials, an old woman with glasses came over and fiercely threw a pile of materials on her table. Then, she asked rudely, “Maddie, have you prepared the materials that I asked for this morning?”
Hearing this, Maddie hit her head and replied, “Oops! Sorry Miss Buckley, I forgot. I’ll do it right now.”
Miss Buckley muttered in dissatisfaction, “Hicks are hicks. People like you are not ambitious and do nothing in the office. A lazy person like you will never be a permanent employee even if they gave you a lifetime to prove yourself.”
Maddie was scolded so fiercely that she didn’t dare to say a word.
After Miss Buckley left, Maddie immediately turned on her computer and started working. Ever since she came back to the office, she had been running around the pantry and printing room so she didn’t have time to prepare the materials.
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