6 ：Rise (第4/12页)

inside，whereshewasintroduadam，ashrewdwomanwithakeealent.ThemadamlookedSukieupanddown，hergazepierg.

    “Whydoyouwanttoworkhere?”sheasked，hertoical.

    Sukiemethergazewithoutfling.“Ihaveskillsthatcouldbevaluabletoyourestablishment.I’mfidentIeainyourmostdisingts.”

    Themadam’seyesnarrowed，butshenodded.“Verywell.You’llhaveatrialperiod.Ifyouimpressme，you’llstay.Ifnot，you’reout.”

    Sukieagreed，arainingbegaely.Thedaysthatfollowedweregrueling，filledwithlessonsindance，musidversation.Sukie’sdeterminationneverwavered，andshequicklyprovedherselftobeafastlearheothercourtesans，initiallywaryofthenewer，begantowarmtohe