Chapter 24 Why are you here!?


    VICTORIA’S POV


    “Ma’am, will you join us this evening for dinner?” My new assistant, Daniel, asked me with his big


    doughy puppy eyes.


    He is the sweetest in thepany. A new guy of my age. A little clumsy but a sweetheart. I took


    interviews for my assistant, and at first nce, I knew who to pick.


    If I had a little brother, I would like to have someone like Daniel. In just a few days, he proved his loyalty


    to me.


    And somehow, he seems to realize that he could get through anything with those puppy eyes and is


    now tricking me.


    “What if I say no?” I arched my brow at him. Though I had already decided on the answer, I teased him


    a little.


    Immediately his face fall. “Please, ma’am, don’t say no. Everyone wants you there.” He mastered the


    most adorable puppy eyes this time, and I couldn’t help but chuckle at him.


    “Fine, I will.”


    His face lit up as his grey eyes shone. “I will let others know about it!” He said, and as he was about to


    sprint out of the room, I stopped him.


    “Wait there, Daniel. I want the new designs ready on my table before we go out for dinner. Or else,


    there will be none.”


    He scratched his neck with a coyed smile. “You will get it soon!” And he was gone, making me chuckle


    alone.


    A few hourster, I got all the designs collected on my desk. While keeping the file, he showered me


    with a victorious smile. More like saying, ‘now stop if you can.’


    Huh, he is really childish.


    Soon, we all are out for dinner. Everyone took the bus together, and I followed them. People have


    different opinions about me; most of it is that I am arrogant and yed tricks to get the position.


    I really don’t care what they think of me, but to work with them, I need to give a good impression of my


    personality and work, and I guess joining them on the bus worked a little. They were stiff at first, but


    everyone slowly opened up, watching Daniel behave normally. I enjoyed it so much.


    Though I could feel a few jealous nces, it would be there no matter what.


    The dinner took ce in a steakhouse, where people could eat and have a singer on stage. The whole


    ce was booked by E Shine, so no one has to think of expenses tonight.


    I sat with Daniel and a few other colleagues in the design department. I spoke to them briefly about


    various topics, and then they began discussing the current rumors circting within thepany, and


    for the first time, I realized that Daniel is a huge lover of gossip! Well, not much surprised, though. His


    yful character somehow hinted in that direction.


    Unlike him, I am an absolute hater of gossip. I don’t really do well in that part. Still, one young girl


    cleared her throat and asked if Antonio had a girlfriend.


    At that moment, everyone was looking at me because I was aware that many of them believed I was in


    the position of his girlfriend, which is far from the truth.


    I shrugged politely and answered that I didn’t know if he had any. But to the best of my knowledge, he


    is still single.


    They all nodded. Only God knows if they believed it or not, but they did not ask anymore on this topic.


    I ignored their gossip and focused on the singer singing ‘Thank you, next’ by Arianna Grande. One of


    my favorite songs as I have started loving myself. This song is such a vibe.


    The singer sang it well. I enjoyed it.


    Soon, the food was served, and the meals looked delicious, ording to my taste. Because after


    getting pregnant, I tend to be a little picky eater recently.


    As we were about to start eating, Amber, the nning director, stood up and grabbed all our attention.


    “Ladies and gentlemen, like every year, E Shine held a dinner for the wholepany, and this time the


    new director of design of E Shine Miss Victoria, also joined us this evening. I would like to raise a toast


    to her. Wee, Miss Victoria.” She raised a wine ss and nodded at me.


    I know what this means. I need to drink out of respect. As for me, I have never been a drinker, and in


    this situation, I would never drink.


    I smiled at her and nodded. “Thank you, Miss Rose, for the toast. Unfortunately, I can’t drink. But, I can


    apany you with clear water.”


    For a split second, I sensed a glint of despise on her face, which was immediately suppressed with a


    smile.


    I didn’t see anything wrong in this, did I?


    “Oh,e on, Miss Victoria, no one is born to drink; you only need to practice. You are young and


    certainly, have the age to drink. And as a design director, you inevitably have to socialize in the future.


    If you don’t drink, we will not be happy tonight.”


    I am a little annoyed now. I can’t show it, though. I was about to deny it again when the female


    colleagues next to me started encouraging me to ept the toast.


    “Yes, just drink it. A little won’t hurt.”


    At this point, I regret joining this dinner. I should have thought this through and note.


    “What do you mean, Miss Victoria? You don’t want to drink a single ss of wine with me?”


    Her tone seemed disappointed, and a little raged. I don’t understand why she must be so pushy about


    this matter. What does she want to prove out of this?


    I am doubtful of her motive now, but that never meant I would drink alcohol. I raised my head with a


    smile. “I understand what you are saying, Miss Rose. Still, I have to disappoint you. I am allergic to


    alcohol. I am sorry. I can’t take a risk on my health.”


    I stood up with a smile and excused myself to the washroom. As soon as I get inside the washroom, I


    let go of a sigh. It has always been a ce for me to release my frustrations. Especially in my three


    years of marriage, I have consistently recognized that my thoughts tend to gravitate towards the


    bathroom, as no one ever gets to know what is happening inside you.


    Frankly, it is one of the greatest ces, and I am sure many people would agree with me if they are


    introverts like me.


    I freshened up and washed myself. I was drying my face with the tissue paper, and Amber walked


    inside.


    I smiled at her, trying to walk past her, when she stopped me. I frowned, suddenly confused at her


    behavior.


    She folded her hands on her chest as her lips twitched in a cold smirk.


    “I didn’t imagine our design director was such a pretty young woman, huh?” She wracked her eyes on


    me from head to toe.


    My blood boiled in my veins. I wish I could smack her head on the wall! Wait... Ain’t I being too violent


    after getting pregnant? Maybe, I am! And I don’t fucking care!


    I need to calm down, though. I can’t use violence when most of them are against me.


    Clenching my fists, I replied to her with the cold Sam smile she sent me.


    “Why were you so hostile to me when I came to thepany?”


    “Why?” She stepped toward me angrily, not suppressing it at all. “Look at you! What else do you have


    besides your good looks? Why would you get Antonio’s favor as soon as you joined thepany?”


    Is this woman crazy? There should be a limit to jealousy. I wanted tough hard but controlled myself.


    “Oh, so this is the main reason, huh? Do you know why the president doesn’t like you?” With a smirk, I


    shook my head. “It’s because you only focus on others and not your work. If you focus on work, you will


    certainly get attention.”


    I removed the smirk from my face. “I have to go now.” Saying the words coldly, I walked past her,


    pushed open the door, and walked out.


    “Ah!” I gasped aloud as I bumped into the hard wall before me.


    But as soon as the cologne hit my nostrils, I snapped my head up to the person, gasping once again.


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    I did not expect him here at all!


    “Why are you here?!”