Chapter 183 A Rigged Assessment?

Regina was also very nervous, afraid of losing the ring.

Their rings were personally designed by Douglas and held special meaning for them.

"Don't worry, I'll have the servant look for it now."

"We must find it," Regina murmured to herself.

As they ate, several servants went upstairs to the master bedroom to look for the ring.

Although it took some time, they eventually found it in a corner.

Seeing Douglas put the ring back on his finger, Regina finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After dinner, they went to the office together.

Regina didn't know how long these fulfilling days of going to and from work with him would last. Perhaps when her belly got bigger, she wouldn't be able to do this anymore.

Regina kept her head down, thinking about one thing.

She knew very well that she had a significant disadvantage in competing for the executive assistant position.

She was pregnant.

This was a very unstable factor.

After hesitating for a while, she expressed her thoughts to Douglas.

Douglas relied frankly, "You're right. The fact is, for you, for any pregnant woman, this is indeed a very unfavorable and unavoidable factor. Because of this, you could easily be passed over in the first round."

Hearing Douglas speak so frankly, Regina calmly accepted it all.

"But since you've submitted your application and want to try for this opportunity, don't think about anything else. Just do your best. Perhaps your abilities are strong enough to make everyone overlook this disadvantage."

Douglas wasn't the only examiner.

Regina had to go through multiple tests.

Maybe she would eventually get the chance to stand in front of him, or maybe she would be passed over before she even got there.

But that didn't matter.

What mattered was, as he said, since she decided to go for this opportunity, she should try her best.

Try fairly and justly.

The assessment was divided into a written test and an interview.

The written test lasted an hour.

Regina took only about thirty minutes to finish all the questions and then carefully checked her answers.

Regina had always been excellent in her studies. She was talented and hardworking, and she was admitted to Norman University with one of the top three SAT scores in Oriant City, which was solid proof.

At this time, Lucia, who was sitting not far from Regina, was still scribbling furiously, getting more and more into it.

Thanks to Alan's connections, she had managed to get some test questions in advance. In fact, some of the questions were really difficult, but fortunately, she had prepared in advance. This way, getting a perfect score would be no problem!

As expected, when the exam ended, only five people met the standard in this extremely difficult written test.

And only two got perfect scores.

She and Regina!

Lucia was half happy and half frustrated with this result.

She thought, 'Why?

'I've finally shone, but I have to share it with Regina!'

After passing the written test, the interview was next.

Five people, three women and two men.

According to the draw order, they entered the interview room one by one.

There were four interviewers, including Douglas, Janet, and two other executives.

Outside the interview room, Lucia took out a makeup mirror to check her look every now and then. She was dressed particularly beautifully today, even wearing a designer dress, as if she were the leading lady at a gala.

Actually, the reason Lucia dressed up so elaborately was Regina.

Regina had accompanied Douglas as an interpreter several times. Whether meeting clients or attending galas, she always dressed beautifully, standing next to Douglas like a leading lady.

"Lucia, it's your turn." At this moment, Dorothy reminded Lucia, who was still daydreaming outside the interview room.

Lucia was usually lively and outgoing in the office, but now she was inexplicably nervous.

Especially when she walked into the interview room and met Douglas' gaze, she felt her heart was beating violently.

Janet also looked up, glanced at the meticulously dressed Lucia, and frowned helplessly.

She thought, 'This is for an executive assistant position, not a beauty pageant. What is Lucia doing?'

Although the position required a good image, Lucia's outfit was a bit too much.

Following the procedure, the interviewers asked different questions.

Lucia adapted well. After a brief moment of nervousness, she quickly calmed down and spoke confidently.

Finally, it was Douglas' turn to ask a question.

Douglas's questions were usually very difficult.

When he posed the question to Lucia, as expected, a wave of nervousness surged through her again. In that brief moment, her palms were sweating.

Later, Lucia stumbled a bit as she answered his question.

After leaving the interview room, she was like a deflated balloon.

A colleague who also attended the interview comforted her, "Was it Mr. Semona's question that stumped you? Yeah, me too. His questions are really tough. I stammered for a long time and couldn't come up with a coherent answer."

Hearing that, Lucia did feel somewhat comforted. She thought, 'After all, I'veat least answered, right?'

With a blank expression, Lucia sat outside the interview room, waiting for the final results.

The last one to enter the interview room was Regina.

Today, Regina was wearing a white suit, simple and professional, without too many embellishments.

As soon as she entered the hall, Janet and the other executives all looked at her simultaneously. However, Douglas was uncharacteristically indifferent, not fixing his gaze on her as he usually did. When he occasionally looked up at her, it was with a cold and distant demeanor.

Janet and the executives asked Regina the interview questions unhurriedly.

For Regina, these questions were not difficult.

With her solid professional knowledge and work experience, she quickly provided answers that satisfied everyone.

According to the previous interviewees, the toughest questions came from Douglas.

Sure enough, Douglas was the last to ask Regina questions. He asked more than one question, and none of them was easy.

First, he set up an emergency situation, asking her to interpret for an unprepared and uninformed meeting.

Then, he continued with high-difficulty assessments in areas she hadn't previously encountered, such as PR and Marketing.

His questions came one after another with no sign of stopping.

The other interviewers were visibly shocked.

If the questions given to the previous interviewees were considered difficult, then compared to them, some of Regina's questions were extremely difficult.

They even wondered if Douglas was deliberately making things difficult for Regina.

Even Janet, who had always admired Regina, was a bit worried for her.

But one question after another, Regina answered them all like a high-speed, well-organized machine, responding calmly.

When Douglas finally finished all his questions, Regina's tense nerves relaxed a bit.

She discreetly slowed her breathing.

No doubt that she was nervous.

She knew the level of difficulty Douglas had set for her.

She also knew why Douglas was making things difficult for her.

Because she had a significant disadvantage, only by outperforming her competitors in every aspect could she have a chance at the opportunity she wanted.

For Douglas, she was undoubtedly the best.

But he wanted her to be the best in everyone else's mind as well.

After Regina finished her interview, she joined the other four interviewees outside to wait for the final results.

The interviewers were seriously discussing, while Douglas sat there casually, looking relaxed.

"Mr. Semona, do you have a preferred candidate? What's your decision?"

"You don't need to worry about my decision. Make the best choice you think is right. This position should go to the most capable person. The one with the most votes wins. I only have one vote." Douglas's choice surprised the others.

After all, this was for Douglas's assistant. It was natural to choose based on his preferences. Besides, Douglas had so much power that he could decide on his own if he wanted to.

After thinking it over seriously and weighing the pros and cons, they finally made their decision.

Janet took the final result and found the interviewees waiting outside.

Lucia took a deep breath, eager to hear the results.

During the waiting period, she had thought a lot.

She thought, 'Since everyone says the boss' questions were difficult, and no one performed well, I don't need to worry too much.

'My biggest competitor is Regina, but Regina is pregnant.

'With such a significant disadvantage, she has already lost before she even starts.'

This made Lucia feel a secret joy. A slight smile broke on her lips, and she looked at Janet, quietly waiting for her to announce the results.

"Based on the written test and interview assessments, we four interviewers unanimously decided that the winner of this assessment is Regina." As soon as Janet finished speaking, the expressions on the interviewees' faces varied.

The others, who had worked with Regina for a year and knew her capabilities, didn't say much.

Only Lucia was in disbelief. She couldn't help but grab Janet's arm, "Ms. Liam, are you sure?"

She thought, 'I'm also a top scorer in the written test.

'Was it my interview that didn't go well?

'But how excellent could Regina's interview performance have been?'

She didn't see it, so she wasn't convinced.

Lucia wondered if there was manipulation in the assessment.