You More Than Anything In The World novel Chapter 12

After exiting the Graham Group office, Arissa turned around to look at the sky-high building. It was undeniable that she felt a little disappointed with the interview outcome. At first, she thought the interview would proceed smoothly and that she would soon begin working here. But who knew a turn of events would change this trajectory. Since fate had other plans, she could only search for other opportunities. I mean, there are plenty of other companies besides Graham Group anyway. Arissa hailed a taxi to go home. On the way back, she suddenly received a phone call. Seeing that it was Ethen, Arissa felt odd that he could still call her after her earlier encounter.

Arissa furrowed unconsciously. Nonetheless, she answered the phone call with a courteous tone. “Hi there, Mr. Frank!” “Hello, Ms. York!” Ethen replied, secretly trying to test the waters. “Ms. York, is there something that you’re unsatisfied with Graham Group? If the concern relates to your remuneration, please know that we’re open to discussion. Our CEO, Mr. Graham, really values your talent. We sincerely hope that you’ll consider working with us.” Arissa was stunned by Ethen’s words. What is Mr. Frank up to now? Arissa tried to make sense of the situation before concluding that Ethen and the rest of them probably didn’t know that she was chased away by Danna. Thus, she replied, “There’s nothing that I’m unsatisfied with the Graham Group.

I came to today’s interview with sincerity to join the company too. However, since Mr. Graham’s fiancée did not like me and chose to shoo me away with a mouthful of nasty and impolite words, I figured that there is no longer a reason for me to join your company. I will take my shot with other companies instead.” Upon listening to this, Ethen was shocked. “You mean Ms. Adams?” Ms. Adams! Arissa’s heart skipped a beat at the sound of that name. The name instantly brought out a deep-seated hatred that she had buried deep in her heart for many years. Five years ago, a woman, who was also called Ms. Adams, forcefully took her children away from her. Furthermore, she instructed cruel treatments upon Arissa and her children.

It was extremely fortunate that someone found them. Otherwise, she and her children would have died a painful death. Is this Ms. Adams the same individual as the woman from my past? Or is it just a coincidence that they happened to share the same last name? To this day, Arissa still couldn’t understand why that woman wanted to take her babies away from her. They had no past grudges and didn’t even know each other. Yet, that woman secretly set Arissa up and locked her in an abandoned building until she gave birth to her children. Initially, Arissa thought that this whole thing was her father’s doing.

However, as time went by, she realized that things didn’t make sense. She will never forget those dark days and had sworn to find that woman to exact retribution. But more importantly, she needed to find her lost children back. “Ms. York?” Realizing that Arissa had stopped responding for a while, Ethen called out to get hold of her attention. Arissa finally came back to her senses and responded, “I’m here!” “Ms. York, so are you saying that you were chased away by Ms. Adams and did not leave the interview because your negotiation with Mr. Graham failed?” Ethen was still in shock. He needed Arissa to confirm this explicitly as he still had a lingering worry that the interview might have failed because of the negotiation between her and his boss. Who knew that Ms. Adams would interfere with the company’s hiring interview?

“I haven’t even gotten the chance to meet Mr. Graham before being chased away by that woman. That woman said that if she couldn’t see my potential, Mr. Graham wouldn’t see it either.” Arissa’s mood was affected by the memories and realizations she recalled. Since she wasn’t in a good mood, she didn’t bother to explain herself to Ethen further. “Anyhow, your company is way out of my league. Goodbye now!” Arissa commented before ending the call. Am I being overly sensitive about this matter? That woman from the office earlier sounded different from the woman five years ago. That woman who took my babies had a slightly more hoarse voice. Arissa then tried hard to recall the encounter with Ms. Adams at the office earlier.

She recalled seeing how shocked Ms. Adams was when she caught sight of her. Initially, she thought that the woman was just surprised to find someone else in her fiancé’s office. But come to think of it now, it did seem like she recognized Arissa. Not to mention the way she arrogantly treated Arissa and that inexplicable animosity she had against her. She seemed to be rushing to chase Arissa out of the office. The more Arissa thought about it, the more she shuddered. Could she be the same woman from that incident five years ago? If that’s the case, wouldn’t my children be with her now?