Claire Sinclair took a quiet breath. "I know my current achievements don't really measure up to Mr. Quincy's. It's not just his family that thinks so, and people online think so too. Deep down, you all probably feel the same way, but I don't care."
At her words, all the trainees fell silent. Some were reflecting on what she said, while others simply didn't know what to say.
Claire Sinclair took out her phone to check the time. It was still early, so she decided to offer them one last piece of encouragement.
"I'm not much older than any of you—I'm 23. I've faced endless doubts and had more mental breakdowns than I can count. Yet I've made it to where I am today with no one to guide my path and no one to open any back doors for me. I got here all on my own, one step at a time. I won't get into the hardships, but I can say that I've done right by my own efforts and haven't let down the people who believed in me.
