Discarded Project (2)

Alex Trimshaw was really being a stubborn man on this as he continued this. But both Jorge and Mirabel could see that he was saying the words that some of them were too afraid to bring up.

Mirabel steeled herself as she did not miss the sarcasm in the tone. She smiled sweetly, temporarily dazzling the men in the room. Some of them averted their eyes from her to hide their reaction to the smile. With her dimple lighting up her face, some of them thought that they understood why Jorge had taken to her.

"Of course, I can do that. I do have the qualifications, so I would be honoured to do this."

As she continued smiling beautifully outward, she was shaking and terrified inside.

"Well, in that case, is it doable in a three-month deadline?"

"What?"

'Was Alex Trimshaw kidding? This was supposed to be work that experienced veterans were not able to do, and he wanted her to do that within that short span of time?'