"Hahaha! Have you tried looking for other jobs after graduation?" Avery asked with amusement.
"No. I was still thinking if I wanted to keep studying, but recently decided against it," Juliet explained. "I don't intend on getting married. I probably never will, so I'm definitely not getting a child. I can accept working overtime and highly intensive schedules..."
The smile on Avery's face froze. "Juliet, why won't you consider getting married? If you work here, we would never deduct your salary or fire you simply because you are getting married or because you want a child. We have a lot of women working here. If you don't believe me, you can ask them in person."
Juliet shook her head. "I'm not getting married because the person I love is dead."
Avery was instantly rendered speechless. "I'm sorry!"
"It's fine. He wouldn't have married me even if he was alive anyway." Juliet’s lips curled into a bitter smile. "He likes someone else."
"..."
Avery felt a lump in her throat as she struggled to find her voice.
"Miss. Tate, you must think I'm silly, right? He doesn’t like me, but I still love him. I feel like a fool as well," Juliet mocked herself to ease the tension.
"You can try to make more friends. If he didn't like you, that means he's not the right one for you," Avery said.
"He did like me. He was nice to me in private, but he has his difficulties. Miss. Tate, Ylore isn't as developed as Aryadelle and the people there are conservative."
Avery nodded. "If you managed to get away from Ylore, I hope you can let go of your unrequited love someday as well."
"I still can't do it now, but maybe somewhere down the road! People always say the time would take away the pain, right?" Juliet smiled.
"Yeah, so when can you start working?" Avery changed the topic.
Juliet stiffened and thought, 'so I can work here? Avery is offering me a job? I thought there are a lot of people applying for this position? Avery decided to give it to me that quickly?'
She felt as though she was dreaming and flushed in excitement. "I can start working anytime. I can even start right now."
Avery chuckled. "You don't stay in Avonsville, right? You will need to rent a place near the office if you are going to start working here. How about you start next Monday? I will inform the human resource to send you the offer letter."
"It's not hard to rent a place. I can settle that today."
"Start tomorrow, then."
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