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Chapter 66
Chapter 66
Claire Adams glanced at Autumn.
She was so young, so Claire couldn’t help but question her capabilities.
In their company, even entry-level hires typically held a master’s degree or higher.
Judging by Autumn’s age, she probably was still a grad student, right?
The rest of the team looked at her too, silently thinking the same thing-this one probably couldn’t handle
much.
But since she was brought in by the boss himself, no one dared to speak up.
All they could do was silently pray she wouldn’t make their already hectic workload even worse.
After Ethan left, Claire led Autumn to Ben’s former desk and gave her a quick overview of the tasks he had handled.
When he finished, he asked curiously, “Ms. Lewis, you look so young-are you still in grad school p>
“No,” Autumn shook her head.
“I started working in the finance department right after earning my bachelor’s. I didn’t pursue graduate studies.
That stunned the entire team even more.
Someone without a graduate degree had actually been hired on exception by their boss?
That was it.
Whatever hope they had instantly crumbled.
A bachelor’s degree? What could she possibly contribute? She was probably going to slow them down.
Claire looked equally shocked. “Can I ask why you didn’t go for a master’s? Was it that you didn’t get in? Or financial reasons p>
From the way Autumn was dressed, she clearly wasn’t someone who couldn’t afford tuition.
So maybe she just didn’t pass the exam?
A poor student too?
Great. That only meant more trouble ahead.
Claire deflated at the thought.
So, this was what they had been waiting for?
A walking disaster.
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Autumn picked up the stack of documents on the desk and shook her head. “Neither. It was for personal reasons.
Seeing that Autumn didn’t want to explain further, Claire didn’t press.
He simply pointed at her own workstation and said, “That’s where I sit. If you need help, feel free to come over p>
He said it nicely, but in his mind, Claire couldn’t stop grumbling. 1
The boss had brought in a bachelor’s graduate and from finance, no less.
He seriously questioned his judgment.
Why not just stick her in accounting? Why dump her here to make their lives harder?
“Thanks,” Autumn said politely, then lowered her head and got to work.
She worked with such focus that Claire couldn’t help glancing over several times, watching her act like she actually knew what she was doing.
Two hours went by, and Autumn still hadn’t come over to ask a single question.
Was she pretending to understand and just blindly working through everything?
Would Claire have to redo the whole thing later?
The thought made her curious enough to walk over and sneak a peek.
Well, judging by her serious attitude, Claire didn’t have the heart to say anything critical.
If she had to redo it, so be it.
Autumn was new-mistakes were part of the process.
Worst case, Claire would just work a few extra hours.
No big deal.
Autumn spent the entire morning reviewing the stack of documents.
Not only did she go through everything thoroughly, but she even left notes in areas she felt needed corrections, complete with detailed suggestions.
Right after the lunch break, she handed the files to Claire.
Claire was stunned.
He took the documents and stared at Autumn in disbelief.
“This was several days’ worth of work for Ben. You finished it in one morning p>
Was she bluffing? Just making things up to look impressive?
The rest of the team overheard and looked up in surprise.
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A bachelor’s graduate had pulled that off?
Was she just faking it the whole morning, pretending to be competent so she could hand in something half- baked?
The more they thought about it, the more their expressions turned dismissive.
To them, there was no way she got in without connections.
Without pulling strings, someone like her wouldn’t have even made it past the front door.