Chapter 2The Echoes of a Prodigy

"Miss Harper, I'm here to apply for the assistant position."

Seeing me open the door, Chloe's face flushed slightly with excitement.

She tugged at her hem somewhat nervously, appearing both innocent and shy.

In my previous life, she used this harmless facade to deceive me.

I concealed the fierce light in my eyes and, meeting her expectant gaze, chuckled and shook my head:

"I'm sorry, I don't need an assistant."

"How... how can that be!"

This answer was completely unexpected for her.

The smile on Chloe's lips froze instantly.

Her face looked terrible, and the fingertips gripping the recruitment flyer turned slightly pale.

"Please, Miss Harper, I really need this job..."

She lowered her head, revealing a back soaked by the rain.

Her whole person seemed fragile and pitiful.

But I felt that I, who fell from the eighteenth floor with my brains splattered, was even more pitiful.

"Who is it?"

From behind, a large hand domineeringly wrapped around my waist.

A man's lazy and hoarse voice sounded in my ear.

Seeing Chloe blush under his aggressive scrutiny, I leaned into Ethan's embrace and smiled even more delightfully.

In my previous life, he always said that the people around me had impure motives, and I didn't think much of it.

Until the day I was pushed downstairs, I heard Chloe's hysterical roar:

"I already have your talent, why does he still love you!"

"The position of Mrs. Sterling belongs to me!"

...

"What's wrong, do you know her?"

"No, I don't."

My thoughts returning, I pinched Ethan's chin and pecked him on the lips.

Realizing she was being ignored, Chloe, with tears in her eyes, looked helplessly at the man.

"Sir, I'm here to apply for the assistant position, but Miss Harper doesn't seem to like me very much..."

The little white flower stood in the rain, hesitating to speak, shedding tears, looking utterly pitiful.

But no one paid attention to her.

Ethan passionately squeezed my waist, urging in a hoarse voice:

"I'm tired, hurry up."

"Miss, take care on your way out. I won't see you out."

With a smile on my lips, I ruthlessly slammed the door shut.

The last thing in my line of sight was Chloe trembling with anger.

Her small face was ashen, and the gaze she directed at me was filled with greed.

"System, I must get Harper's talent, and everything else she has!"