Job interview (2)

Full of desire to make Jeff swallow back his words, Sarah got her phone and texted Eve: "Find last three years' worth of data from Eastern European company NaseGas*, collect anything that relates to nuclear weapons. Sort the records chronologically, and if anything is not in English, translate it to English. If you hit security issues don't proceed without consulting me first."

Sarah put her phone away and glanced at Aiden. His expression showed excitement and pride.

Since she only used her phone to send a text instead of using the laptop she has in her backpack, now Aiden was confident that she is using Eve. 'This will really be a good show to watch.' His excitement was growing with every passing minute.

Jeff looked at Sarah, suspicion showed on his face seeing that she is relaxed. 'I thought she will pull out her laptop or leave to start working. This is not a small task I gave her.' He cleared his throat and looked at Sarah. "Miss Hill, at this point I don't have any further questions for you. I will wait to see the report you come up with. While we wait for the food, I can answer any questions you might have."

Sarah's phone buzzed. "Just a second.", she said absentmindedly.

Jeff was fuming. 'I extend a polite invitation for her to talk to me, and she ends up playing on her phone? This girl is just outrageous!'

Sarah didn't pay attention to Jeff. She focused on her phone and saw that Eve reached a firewall. Sarah asked Eve for details, and then advised Eve how to proceed. When she finished, she looked at Jeff. "Sorry about that... Thank you, I don't have questions at this point. When you see my report, I might have some."

Jeff was a stunned. 'She looks overconfident. Probably fake confidence of a rich little girl who needs to learn her place.'

Sarah's phone buzzed again. She lowered her head and looked at her phone. Sarah instructed Eve on breaking through second firewall and then looked back at Jeff with a smile.

Jeff was getting irritated. 'Did she come to meet me or to send texts on her phone? What kind of a girl is this?' Out if irritation, he took his phone out and checked his emails.

Soon, Sarah was back on her phone again, and shortly after that, food arrived. Food was a good distraction for Jeff who was getting very frustrated seeing that she does not care about the task he gave her, or him at all. 'She is only playing with her phone. Aiden told me that she has an amazing skill set and that she is interested in the job. This does not look that she is interested! I wasted my time on this trip!' After few more quick interactions with Eve, Sarah received a report in English.

She looked at Jeff who was cutting a large mushroom stuffed ravioli with much more force than necessary. "Do you want an electronic format or paper?"

"What?" He was surprised by her question.

"Of the report..." Sarah clarified.

"Any is fine…" Jeff lost interest in talking with Sarah. She looks like she came to play and waste his time. Irritated, he decided that it's best to focus on the food than to give her any attention.

Seeing that he does not look interested, Sarah decided to go with the one that will give the biggest impact. She excused herself and went to talk to the waiter in the back. He called the manager, and Sarah went into the back office where she printed report that Eve sent her. She flashed memory of the printer, so that there are no records of her print job before leaving the office and returning at their table.

"Here you go, CEO White." Sarah kept the fifty two pages long report next to Jeff and took her seat at the table.

Jeff looked at the stack of papers that Sarah left next to him with a suspicious look. He flipped through it, and his eyes almost popped up with surprise. After flipping through it, Jeff looked at Sarah, and then went back to the report. He started from the beginning, reading it carefully. Seeing that she finally got his attention, Sarah put a smug smile on her face.

Aiden watched her enjoy and wanted to hug her, but he stopped himself. 'I need to keep my distance, otherwise my brother will snap. He is single, and he can't understand the pride I currently feel for my girl.' He cheered for Sarah on the inside.

After reading first page, Jeff looked at Sarah with disbelief. "How did you do this? It's less than half an hour how I asked you to get this. Is this real?"

Sarah shook her head lightly and shrugged. "How I did it should not concern you. You said that other than Aiden I can use any resource I want. Correct? And if the report is real, you are welcome to check."

"You were sitting right here, playing with your phone. So how can I not be doubtful about the validity of this report?" Jeff defended himself and hoped to get an explanation. He didn't believe that she could gather all this data in such a short time. And he didn't even see her work.

Sarah could guess his thoughts. "Yes, both of us were right here. You saw me working, right?" For a second, she flashed a smug smile showing her confidence before her face returned to a cold unapproachable one that gave her the nickname of Snow Queen.

"I just saw you texting..." Jeff's voice trailed off.

"Exactly." Sarah kept busy with her salad.

Jeff suddenly realized. "So you asked someone else to get the work done for you?"

"Let us say that your assumption is accurate, I didn't break any limitations you set for me from the beginning. Correct?"

Sarah saw Jeff looking suspiciously at her. She can tell that he didn't believe that she just achieved such a feat. Even if he did, at this time, there was no way to prove that the report contains accurate information. Sarah thought about how to overcome this challenge, and got an idea, "How about this... give me another one. Give me a task to do where you already know the result, so you can verify the data for yourself."

Jeff thought for some time before responding with a hint of malice in his voice. "Fine. Give me a report on projects that his department handled in last year." Jeff was pointing at Aiden. Now he was confident that he will catch her bluff. After all, it is easier for Jeff to believe that Sarah used some tricks and provided fake data than to acknowledge that she can do impossible.