Chapter 2 - The Rejected CandidateBy the time Ethan arrived at Northline Technologies, his suit was wrinkled and stained, his hands were trembling, and he was nearly thirty minutes late.
In Conference Room B, HR Director Rebecca Collins looked at him with cold disdain. She didn't bother to hide her annoyance as Ethan frantically explained the highway emergency.
"You chose to play hero instead of honoring a professional commitment," Rebecca said coldly, closing his resume folder. "Northline expects reliability. There are dozens of candidates who managed to show up on time today."
Ethan walked out of the glass skyscraper in silence, the crushing weight of failure resting heavily on his shoulders. That night, when Lily asked how the interview went, Ethan put on a brave smile and lied: "They're still deciding, sweetie."
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For the next three days, Ethan took night shifts as a rideshare driver, trying to make enough money for Lily’s heart medication. He assumed his story with Northline Technologies had come to a bitter end.
He was wrong.
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