Chapter 09: Interview

It's finally her turn, she knocked on the door. A husky voice shouted "Come in." Ruby opened the door and stepped inside. "Sit down." The man spoke without looking up. He appeared to be doing some paperwork behind his desk. She walked towards his desk and took a seat opposite him.

Ruby was inside the meeting's office for 10 minutes now. Finally finishing his work, he stood up, outstretching his hand towards her. "Hi, I'm the co-CEO of Stark Industries Corporation, Lucas Yii. Sorry to kept you waiting." Ruby shyly took his hand with her own, careful not to not knock over her coffee the secretary brought earlier. "Ruby Tang." She paused. "Also a 2nd year student of Spark college, transferred from Woon University. And here for an interview."

Spark International College was owned by Spark Industries Corporation, catered only for the rich and talented ones. Not everyone could be admitted here, but she was considered lucky to have been selected based on her exam results.

Gosph, he was handsome. His skin was a light tan and he had a full head of thick, black hair which was trimmed short and combed neatly. His eyebrows were also thick, though they were shaped into an angled arch. His dark eyes appeared to be staring right through her with intensity. She couldn't see much of his body, but from what she saw from his torso, he appeared to be quite a muscular guy. His shoulders were broad and his face was chiseled, appeared to be a well-groomed man around 32 to 35yrs of age.

For the past five months, Ruby has been living by herself in this small town, in City A. She was informed of the infamous group which consisted of... of course, the hottest guys in town. There were four of them; the bad guy, Aaron Yung who does small investment but always gets into trouble; the quarterback, James Hwang who plays well in football; the golden guy Dennis Poon who is a sharp lawyer and the smart alec who is the head of the boys group and the smartest one.. Lucas Yii. One thing, they all had in common was their looks, prestige and wealthy background, above all the four are the best of friends since childhood.

Lucas stared at her for a moment. "Do you have your resume with you?" He questioned. "Yes, it's right here." She pulled out her resume together with all her certificates, handed it across the desk. He took it into his large hands and opened the folder, flipping through the packet. A minute passed by while he read over the documents, his attention was directed towards Ruby. "Why should I hire you?" The question completely caught her off guard.

All her time practicing in the mirror completely went out of the window upon being hit with the question. "I...um, uh." She stuttered, trying to formulate a sentence. However, the co-CEO wasn't cutting her any slack. "Your resume-writing is mediocre but you don't have any working experience. Furthermore, you're still a college student. So tell me, Ms. Ruby Tang, why should I hire you?" Her eyes grew wide in shock. She wasn't expecting to be drilled so hard, especially at an interview.

"What made you choose this chair?" Came that cool husky voice again. "Well as your personal PA, I should always try be near you in case you need anything or any information, sir." She thought and answered politely. Then he asked again. "And what makes you think you'll get the job?"

After few minutes of silence. "Positivity. If I come here thinking I'll fail then there would be no point in this interview because I would never think 'myself' as capable for the job. If I don't believe in myself, then how can I make others believe what I'm capable off...?" She answered.

"I see." And then he began typing something in his laptop on the table. "Okay, so I'll ask you a few questions and you will be out of here." Lucas assured her as he clicked his pen, his hand positioned at the first question on the paper and his body slightly hunched to get a better look at the paper. She nodded, ok.

First question. "Do you believe in love?" She scoffed, recalling those bad memories. "No.. not anymore." He glanced up at her from under his long lashes. "Why is that so?" She merely shrugged, stirring her coffee that was slowly turning cold. "Why believe in a word that holds no promise and value in the end?" Hearing her replied, he asked. "Have you ever been hurts in love before?"

Ruby just kept quiet looking down at her clenched hand, in thought. 'What has this gotta do with her interview. Whether she's hurt or not, it doesn't consent anyone.'

Lucas noticing her quietness, sensed something wrong, quickly change the subject. "So, tell me how do you plan on balancing your times, college and this part-time job? Won't you tire yourself out?" Lucas frowned.

"Most likely, but it's something that I have to do. Besides, my classes are usually in the morning and ended by 1.00pm. Furthermore, my semester break.. next week and I need to survive in this town. Money to me is more important now. I don't plan to call home for it again." Ruby responded with determination.