being used for the last stage of the interviews. I need an executive assistant and whilst the firm has handled all the preliminaries, trimmed down the barrage of a

t she glares at me, it is a reprieve to stop looking like I am seated at a cemetery. I only shrug. Sydney was my father's secretary, and now she is mine.

way potential candidates before they even have the chance to work with you. Here is the first candidate's file." She pushes

nt. She comes to focus like a dream, behind Sydney who is showing her to a chair, her eyes are looki

it was a fake name after all. I don't know if I should feel proud fo

conference room of all places, my company of which I am acting CEO, beautiful as a vision, the time that has gone by between us feels nonexistent. There is an a

ted the name slip up on purpose. To stir a reaction. I know she recognises me but she is so froze

ods at the two other executives seated

harp as a tack, she already saw through our init

I can't help the

in at the same time, staunc

lly fitting. Maeve sounds exotic, it suits her beauty. I am not exactly mad at the fake name, I suspected it that night afterall but it just feels unfair someh

a chance to ask for her number. I don't know when we both agreed that it would be a one night stand thing but I

ng unqualified employees. Our onboarding processes tend to be rigorous and full-bodied to weed out the applicants who don't fit our standards. Be rest assured, having scaled all the hurdles to get here, I am pleased to inform you that you can relax and let us take it from here. We have the CEO with us

n search of her. She was on my mind every single day. I still taste her on my fucking tongue. Even now. If I focus hard enou

I can't be having these kinds of thoug

ssment of Miss Tonkins now." Sydney nudges me w

g to ask in an interview like this. Sydney told me I just h

eve or Daisy?" I blurt