Chapter 1230
Ruka remembered how flustered and jumpy she had been when they first met. To think, she had gone
from that to missing him even though they had only been apart for less than a day. Now, the idea of
being together with him did not seem half as scary as not having him in her life at all.
She wanted to text him, but she didn’t want to bother him at this hour, knowing that he was probably
working
At that moment, she pulled up their photos, taken while they were strolling around while window
shopping. She zoomed in on the photos and memorized his features through her screen. Gradually, a
blush crept up her checks, and a strange heat coursed through her as her heartbeat quickened.
Unbidden, the memory of his lips on hers, fiery and demanding, flooded her mind.
She burrowed into the covers, blushing madly, and decided that it was dangerous to dwell on the
thought for too long
The next morning, she went to work carlier than usual. She was reinvigorated after a weekend’s worth
of rest, but lightning struck when she walked into the office and realized that the results of thcir last
assessment were relcscd.
She hurriedly searched for her name on the list, and her heart plunged to her stomach when she saw
that she had failed. She wasn’t sure if Victoria’s outward dislike toward her was the sole cause of this,
or if the results were based on actual discrepancies in the materials she submitted.
“Ah! I passed!” Michelle exclaimed happily, clapping her hands over her mouth in disbelief.
“Me, too! Did anyone fail to make it?” Inara looked up and swept her gaze smugly over the others in the
department. She grew suspicious when she caught the uneasy look on Ruka’s face, and she called out
bluntly, “Hey, Ruka. Please tell me you’ve passed! This is just the first assessment, for goodness’
sake.”
At once, everyone turned to look at her. Caspian was the only one who showed her any sympathy
while the rest eyed her condescendingly. They were all thinking that this was what she deserved for
pulling strings to get into the department. In any case, the assessment only proved that she had no
right to be here save for her connections, otherwise she would not have failed.
Ruka took the onslaught of judgment in stride and nodded. “Yeah, I guess I just need to work harder.”
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