After the meal...

    The butler handed some documents to Alaric.

    "This is information on the new applicants. I have already checked them earlier, but I found nothing suspicious." Lucas spoke after wiping off the grease on his lips with a napkin.

    Alaric nodded and took a quick scan of the portraits of the applicants.

    Hm?

    His hand suddenly stopped when he saw a familiar face.

    It''s her!

    Drawn on the paper was the image of a woman in her early twenties. She wore a joyous smile, the kind that would make everyone feel at ease. She didn''t have an impressive beauty and she had these freckles on her nose that made her look innocent and cute.

    Alaric struggled hard to calm his emotions.

    He would never forget this face for this was the very person who had poisoned his father in his past life.@@@@

    "What is it? Did you find someone suspicious?" Lucas raised an eyebrow when he sensed the sudden change in his expression

    Alaric put down the documents and squeezed out a smile. "It''s nothing."

    He stood up and bowed his head to the baron.

    "I should go to the guest hall. We can''t let all those people wait."

    Lucas frowned.

    He felt that Alaric was hiding something from him, but he decided to trust his son.

    Lucas waved his hand. "Let me know if you discover something suspicious."

    Alaric nodded and left with Elena.

    On their way to the guest hall, Elena asked.

    "My lord, why are we hiring a new maid for the baron?"

    "That''s easy... We just need to..." Experience more tales on My Virtual Library Empire

    Alaric already had an idea of how the assessment would be conducted, but hearing Elena''s opinion was important since she had a long working experience despite her young age.

    Her response gave him some ideas which he would add to the assessment process.

    There were a lot of applicants so Alaric brought them to an open space next to the main mansion.

    "Everyone, may I have your attention please?" Alaric raised his hand, signaling the applicants to keep quiet.

    The women stared at him and perked their ears.

    "For the first part of the assessment, I will be interviewing you one by one. I will only ask you simple questions so there''s no need to be nervous. Alright, let''s begin with you." Alaric pointed at someone randomly.

    Alaric interviewed them one by one. At first, everyone was extremely nervous, but when they realized that he was only asking them some simple questions, they became less nervous.

    Soon, it was finally the target''s turn to be interviewed.

    "What''s your name?" Alaric stared at her with a smile.

    "My name is Pamela, my lord." The woman responded confidently.

    "Where do you live?"

    "My parents grew up in Vale, but I left the city and came here to seek my own opportunities. I don''t want to rely on them. They are growing older so I want to earn some money and help them with the finances." She responded with a sigh.

    She''s a good actress. If I didn''t know anything about her, I would have believed her words.

    Alaric scoffed in his heart, but he pretended to sympathize with her experience. "I admire your courage to venture outside your comfort zone. Your parents must be happy to have you as their daughter."

    Pamela smiled shyly. "Thank you for your kind words, my lord."

    "Are you ready for the next questions?"

    "Yes, my lord."

    The interview continued and Pamela managed to answer everything without stuttering.

    "That''s all I need to know. Thank you." Alaric stared deeply at her.