Johann, on the other hand, was livid.
Hannah was deliberately humiliating her!
As soon as they reached their floor, Johanna burst into Hannah’s office and demanded, “Why should I be a mere staff member? I am Byrum White’s granddaughter! How dare you assign me to such a pathetic position? Do you realize that this is going to make people look down on me?”
Hannah walked casually to her desk and sat on her chair.
“So,” she said as she leaned back and intertwined her fingers on her lap, “which position do you think I should appoint you to, then?”
Johanna sighed and rolled her eyes.
“I already told you, a project manager. And don’t just place me anywhere. At the very least, I should be put in the design department. I studied fashion design, after all, and my end goal is to become a design director in the future. This shouldn’t be too much to ask, right?”
Instead of arguing with her, Hannah extended her hand.
“ALL right. If you are confident in your abilities to become a design director, please show me your track record.”
But of course, Johanna didn’t have one. In the two years since she had graduated, all she had done was to mooch off the allowance provided by the White family. She had never even set foot in the company until today.
When Johanna kept silent, Hannah leaned back and raised her eyebrows.
“Okay, let’s forget about your track record. You can just tell me- have any of your design projects received awards? Have you yourself received any offers from companies looking to hire a fashion major?”
Johanna had no answer to those questions, either. In truth, someone else had done her graduate thesis, thanks to her family’s connections.
She pressed her lips in a tight line, unable to utter a single word.
“I’m talking about the most basic requirements here,” Hannah said, a faint smile playing on the corners of her lips.
“And you can’t even comply with a single one? All you have is a bachelor’s degree, without any significant body of work to show for, and you have no experience in a workplace setting. What makes you think you’re qualified to become the design director of the White Group? Your incredibly thick skin?”
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“Hannah Moore! Do you really have to rub it in my face?!” Johanna sneered at her, her eyes filled with bitter resentment.
“I am a member of the esteemed White family, and you expect me to work as a lowly employee? This is an insult to Grandpa!”
Hannah’s smile widened.
“Please. The real insult would be if I made you the design director. It wouldn’t take long for everyone in the company to realize that the White family has raised such a useless and incapable offspring. Worse, still, she is sitting on a director’s position despite her glaring lack of skills.”
Hannah leaned against her desk and perched her chin on her tented fingers.
“That would be so embarrassing, don’t you think?”
“Tom”
Johanna’s lips trembled with emotion. In just the blink of an eye, her earlier arrogance faded into thin air.