5

When Bella next set foot in the busy A Pack once more, five years had passed.

She had been away for almost two thousand days and nights. It was not a very long time, but it was not nothing either.

Back then, she had been pushed about mercilessly by destiny. She had been completely powerless!

Now, she just wanted to use her own strength to take control of her life with her own hands.

It was morning.

“Bea, over here—” Nancy wound down her car window and waved at Bella , who was walking out of her suburb.

Time had passed. Five years later, the two of them were no longer clueless girls of eighteen or nineteen.

Bella and Jackson had returned to the pack together yesterday, and Nancy had been the one to pick them up from the airport.

That night, Jackson had taken Bella back to the Deanshanger s’ place for dinner.

Alpha and Mrs. Deanshanger were more than happy with Bella as their future daughter-in-law.

That morning, Jackson had wanted to go to the interview at the company with Bella , but something came up and he could not join her.

Bella got into Nancy ’s car and sat in the passenger’s seat, wearing her seatbelt.

“Do you know what my mom said last night after you left with my brother?” Nancy asked.

“What did she say?” Bella was worried that Jackson ’s parents would not like her.

“My mom said, ‘Look at Bella ! She’s fair and beautiful, gentle and sweet. Now look at you! Why are you two different? You lay about at home, you’re rough like a man, and you swear like a sailor!” Nancy could

not help but touch her friend’s soft face as she said that, clicking her tongue. “The air out there sure is good for your skin.”

“As if! You’ve never left home before, so you don’t know how tough it is.” Bella smacked her naughty hand away. “Focus on the road.”

The two of them chatted on the way.

It was more than forty minutes past eight when they reached T Corporation.

“I hope my brother isn’t late. The boss is a heartless tyrant, you know!” Nancy muttered to herself as she lowered her head and hurried her brother on WeChat.

A heartless tyrant? Nancy was making Bella nervous now too.

She turned on her phone and went online, searching up information on the boss of T Corporation again. She was hoping that she might find something that could help her during the interview.

Most of the stuff she found online was nothing more than baseless rumors about the rich and famous.

The president of T Corporation, part of Craig Industries, was a man called Alpha Lucian Craig . He was 29 years old this year, but no one knew if he was single or married. No members of the press had yet to find out anything about his private life all this time.

Actually, the Craig name still held a little significance for Bella .

However, those were just her innocent childish fantasies from her past. By now, she had long since buried those dreams in the deepest corner of her heart.

The news also reported that there was a huge incident five years ago when the two Craig sons fought over the family business.

Daniel Craig , the legitimate heir that the outside world had acknowledged, was suddenly removed overnight.

On the other hand, Old Master Craig suddenly adopted another unknown heir to the Craig name, Alpha Lucian Craig , and the latter successfully took over the family business, eventually inheriting the dying Craig Industries.

An unknown heir to the Craig name…

The author of the article was subtly hinting that Alpha Lucian Craig was, to put it bluntly, an illegitimate son of the wealthy family.

Bella looked at her phone thoughtfully.

…

The T Corporation tower was so tall that it immediately intimidated anyone the moment they stepped into it.

Jackson was in a rush to get here. He had read up on the company’s history before, and when he saw how huge the building was now, he grew inevitably worried.

He did not want to embarrass himself in front of Bella .

That was why he was not allowed to fail this interview!

In a workshop somewhere in the tower, there were five executives on the interview panel. One of them was none other than the highest-level boss here at T Corporation— Alpha Lucian Craig .

After yet another graduate from a famous school completed their interview, one of the other interviewees glanced at Alpha Lucian , trying to read his expression for some of his thoughts.

However, he soon noticed that the boss’ attention had somehow shifted to the surveillance camera screen. What was he looking at?

“Next,” said one of the other interviewees.

The camera was showing the footage outside, where all sorts of men and women looking for a job were waiting for their interview. By watching how they behaved outside, the interviewees could clearly deduce how the candidates were like in private.

Alpha Lucian ’s gaze was deep and complicated as he stared at one of the girls.

No, she was a woman.

Bella was twenty-three now, and she no longer had her initial childlike innocence. She had developed spectacularly well, be it in her figure or her small smiles. Everything about her exuded a unique femininity.

Alpha Lucian ’s mind was abruptly brought back to that time five years ago, when this woman moaned and cried out as he made love to her every night.