ed the ad, Isabel was among the lucky fi

d begged her manager for an off day

e her the permit she needed, to

ne of Jasmine's hand-me-down tops, and a wide-legged

ss she could've worn was destroyed by Jasmine after she borr

now if it was from coffee or makeup, was impossible t

ng else, and although it didn't app

st for the entire family, then lied about going to work, a

w, and unlike how she'd expected it to be an

atrick's hospital that's renown as t

ering height of the building,

rst fifty candidates, but what if they look at how

match the standard

e must want the best for his future c

o should be lucky she got adopted into

ood traumas, and memories from her

refuse to have someone

driver asked Isabel, pulling her from

U

t about your interview?" The man

ming for an interview, but suspecte

sured her with a convincing smile,

ling a bit better after hearin

you. Believe that and believe in yourself." Th

is cab drive into the busy str

re returning her attention to the

it'll come to you, no matter what. B

, singing it as a mantra in her hea

interview was being held, and she was b

of intimidation that flickered in her eyes. The plush carpet seemed to swallow her footsteps, making her feel small amidst the grandeur. The elegant decor, the polished furniture, and the sea of unfamiliar faces all seemed to conver

ile the rest were draped in professional attires. They all appeared older and

idence level, pushin

oming here, Isabel. This is d

tuous glares from most of the ladies, as

hese ladies? Were you not thinking about the type

se ladies. She wanted to return to her world of mediocrity and comfort, but the thought of her adoptive father'

ng your life get worse than it a

conscience

like Bernadotte is never a bed of roses. That man regards no o

slave to everyone around him, and i

uck whatever inferior complex you're feeling compared

braced herself up and wai

was announced, she got up from her seat, and she sa

er as she walked past them, but

oing well enough for the interviewers. It was t

front of it, and she whispered a quick prayer with

ed to be a conference room, because o

two women. They should be in their early fifties too. They w

lond hair, addressed Isabel as she approach

she couldn't stop staring at the mirror behind them. Not because she was obses

was someone behind the mirror and whoeve

so called anon

lf, stealing another

ealed, he must've decided to stay

Wellsbury?" The second woman asked her, afte

her, taking her attention f

ere adopte

red the woman, keeping

your biologi

tone remained cool, despite the ugly memorie

e Hadid adopted you when

questions about her past, were leadin

oster care. I was moved from a few homes in two years

ou feel ab

d raised me like their own, when they didn't have to, or could've allowed me get pas

ere today if not

parents would allow their nineteen-year-old to consider this position, pu

the woman might insist she call her p

ering the position, but once they get within closed doors, they would tu

d I don't intend to tell them any

hy is

this because of the fulfillment it comes with. I want to put a smile on this couple's face,

ssed by her eloquent and well-str

or your time." The man said to her, and she rose

k at the mirror, before e

or smiled within himself, watchin

reason why she was aiming for the positio

ity intri

defenseless and naive, y