“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 froze. 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.
Ruka exhaled slowly. She had made up her mind, and even though she really wanted to stay in the Translation Department, she knew that she had to earn herself a place by taking the entry assessment the next time the department was hiring. Victoria would never let the matter of her getting in through connections rest otherwise.
More importantly, her decision to quit the internship was to keep anyone from accusing Ren of abusing his power. Caspian noticed Ruka packing up her things and asked anxiously, “What are you doing, Ruka?”
She smiled and said, “I hope you’ll make your mark here, Caspian. I have to leave because of, well, personal reasons.”
“Will we see each other again?” he pressed, standing up. He had every intention to pursue her romantically, and he didn’t want to miss out on her.
“I guess that’s up to fate, huh?” Ruka flashed him a grin, then waved goodbye to everyone as she said, “Bye, everyone.”
Inara and Michele looked decidedly cheerful to see that she was leaving, and their tones were considerably warmer as they sang. “Goodbye!”
Ruka slung her bag over her shoulder and made her way over to Victoria’s office. She knocked on her door, and heard Victoria say, “Come in.”
Ruka did just that, and when Victoria saw her standing there with her bag, she immediately realized what was going on. “Leaving already?” she asked, raising a brow.
“That’s right,” Ruka answered unaffectedly, but her tone was firm. “But I’ll try my luck to get in next year if the opportunity presents itself.”
Victoria smirked. “I’m going to be frank with you, Ruka. For as long as I’m here, you’ll never get into the Translation Department.”
