Chapter 1231
“And if you fail that one, you might as well forget about the rest of the assessment,” Inara pointed out
sardonically. She was never one to hold back on her candor, though it would help if she didn’t have
such a sharp tonguc. “If I were you, I’d pack up and go home right now before I embarrass myself any
further.”
“Can’t you just shut up for two seconds, Inara?” Caspian snapped, frowning
“Why?! Are we all treading on eggshells around Ruka now? You know I’m right,” Inara argued, then
scoffed as she dragged Michelle out the door with hier.
Caspian heaved a long sigh after those girls left, and he addressed Ruka curiously, “I don’t know why
you failed when you worked twice as hard as everyone else. Could something have gone
wrong along the way?”
Ruka pursed her lips and forced out a smile as she said, “Just bad luck, I guess.”
In truth, she was a little bitter over this. She had done all her research and submitted all relevant
materials for the assessment, confident that she would pass.
It was lunchtime at the cafeteria when Ruka turned into the hallway, only to accidentally bump into
someone. She looked up to see that it was none other than Victoria, who shot her a cold glare before
brushing past her.
“Miss Parfait, a word please?” Ruka spoke up boldly.
As though knowing what this would lead to, Victoria arched her brow and said, “I know what you want
to talk about, but any opinions you might have will not change anything.” With this, she had as good as
told Ruka that she could slave her days and nights away to make up for the failing grade and it would
not change a thing, because there was no way she would ever let her pass the assessment.
She’s holding me back on purpose.
“Miss Parfait, I was only hoping that you might drop this unfair treatment toward me,” Ruka pointed out
calmly.
“Don’t be so pretentious, Ruka. You want to talk about fair treatment? Fine. How about you share that
sentiment with Ren? He was the one who pulled strings to get you into the Translation Department, no
questions asked,” Victoria sneered.
Ruka sroze. There was no hiding Victoria’s hostility now.
“I’d get out of the department now if I were you. Wouldn’t want to end up in another humiliating
situation.” There was a jealous gleam in Victoria’s eyes as she gave Ruka a freezing look before
storming away.
After that, Ruka made her way back to the office absentmindedly. She never thought she would run into
such troubles here at the workplace, and while she would love to stay in the Translation Department,
she knew that she did not stand a chance for progress if Victoria continued being petty like this.
Upon returning to her desk, Ruka watched as everyone around her got the notice for the second
assessment while her inbox remained empty. There was no better proof of unfair treatment than that.
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