Chapter 263 - Out Of All Applicants (1/2)

Liam left with his cousins as scheduled, and Lana coped with the vacuum created by his absence by drowning herself completely in her new office establishment. She already had appointed a secretary and was now going through interviews for paralegal applicants that day.

”Vilma, how many more?” Lana asked on the telephone.

”Only one male applicant remaining, ma'am,” her secretary informed.

”Alright, let him in.” she instructed through the telephone.

Lana sighed while she once again scanned the bio data of previous applicants. None of the applicants met her desired requirements yet, or maybe she was just too picky because the paralegal would be her sidekick, so she wanted someone who was dedicated and up to whatever challenges came their way.

Her hiring method was not too formal, unlike big companies. She even accepted walk-ins as long as they would submit the papers she required.

She heard coughs, so Lana said, ”Please sit down.”

She closed the files before tilting up her head to look at the last applicant.

Her eyebrows creased at the familiar man before him. ”We meet again, ma'am.”

”Oh, you're that guy from the hotel!” Lana burst at the man smiling brightly at her.

”Yes, at your service…” the man answered and handed her his bio-data.

”I passed by and saw the sign posted outside yesterday. I just moved to this area recently and I'm still looking for a job. I guess I'm lucky to walk past the area yesterday and saw you were looking for a paralegal…” the man explained.

Lana nodded and looked at his credentials. ”Oh, you already have a lot of experience and mostly under the Department of Justice…” Lana muttered. She was quite impressed with his portfolio.

”If you don't mind me asking, why did you leave your current job, Kyle?” Lana asked.

”It's because of family problems. The pay was not that much as well…” Kyle said.

Lana narrowed her eyes and said, ”Hmm, how can you be so sure that my pay will be more than what you used to get before?”

Kyle chuckled and bluntly said, ”Ma'am can I ask how much will be the pay?”

Lana then told him about the scale of the starting pay. She wanted a candid paralegal who had no inhibitions, so it was a plus point for her already.

”That's already better than what I get.” Kyle uttered with a smile.

Lana asked a lot more questions before she went into the last part… ”Can you fight well? You see, I may take up a lot of crime cases so I may need someone who can defend themselves well if the need arises.”

Kyle had a wide smile on his face as he proudly said, ”I built my muscles for nothing, ma'am. Do you want to see a sample?”

Lana unconsciously laughed but nodded and stood up from her chair.

”Come here…” she said as she positioned herself in an open space.

”You mean I will fight with you?” Kyle asked. Hesitation was written all over his face as he looked at Lana from head to toe.