Chapter 758
Thssa turned her gaze in the direction of the voice, spotting Betty waving her over.
Betty intercepted her even before she could approach, “I was just telling Mr. Ethan that you had ns
tonight and couldn’t make it, but he insisted on calling you. Proves that persistence pays off, doesn’t
it?”
Betty’s face held a warm smile as she chatted with Thssa.
Thssa listened as she maintained an estranged and courteous smile on her face, “I was first
nning to spend the evening with my Mom. But she literally pushed me out the door when she heard
the boss was calling.”
“Of course, bonding with colleagues over a meal doesn’t hold a candle to quality time with mom. Your
mom understands you and lets you attend thispany gathering, which shows you’re doing a good
job bncing your personal and professional life.” Betty’s sentences carried no reproach for Thssa
declining her personal invitation, but they alluded to it subtly.
Thssa’s response to that was a decent one as well.
Navigating office politics was like working through a textbook, with lessons hidden between every line.
“Ms. Everhart, you made it. Here, we saved you a seat.” A male colleague pulled out the chair beside
him, beaming as he weed Thssa.
Everyone was seated around arge circr table.
ncing around, Thssa noticed all present were her co-workers from the top floor. No one else from
any other department was there. It seemed to be a gathering exclusive to their floor.
Ethan was seated at the innermost chair of the round table, symbolizing his authority as the big boss.
The seat her colleague saved was on the outermost.
Ethan greeted her with an amused look upon her arrival.
“Thssa, have a sit quickly, so we can start the meal.” Betty guided Thssa to the seat that the male
colleague saved for her.
She then took the seat closest to Ethan; her gaze was filled with bothughter and longing as she
nced at him.
Thssa took note. She was already aware of Betty’s feelings for Ethan. It just surprised her that Betty
was so open about her desire for Ethan in public.
“Ms. Everhart, your silverware.” The man beside her kindly passed her clean utensils.
“Thank you.” Thssa responded politely.
She had seen this man around the office a few times. He was the head of procurement at senior levels,
responsible for providing Ethan with office supplies and personal items. She didn’t remember his full
name but could only recall him as Jason.
“Jason, you’re quite attentive to Ms. Everhart, aren’t you? You’re 28 now, right? And Ms. Everhart is 27.
You two are close in age. If you’re both single, there might be a chance, right?” Betty teased, eliciting
Caught in the yful banter, Thssa didn’t quite know what to do.
Jason, however, took it all in stride, “If it really happens, you all would be the witnesses. And don’t think
you can skip out on giving us wedding gifts.”
Ethan remained silent throughout, quietly sipping his wine while casting spective nces at
Thssa.
Lysander had never publicly acknowledged his rtionship with Thssa, not even in front of their
friends. He never rified what kind of rtionship he had with Thssa.
Ethan was curious to see how Thssa would handle the yful, half-serious teasing from their
colleagues. It was quite clear that Jason was interested in her and intended to pursue her.
‘As long as you two get hitched, I’ll be the first to give you a big fat wedding gift. And none of you here
can show up empty-handed, right?” Betty continued to lead the conversation.
Everyone at the table chimed in, “Of course, we won’t forget the gift. Hurry up, or our gifts will go
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stale.”
Thssa quickly became the target of the teasing, feeling ufortable and flustered.
“We have so many beautifuldies in ourpany, and I’m not the only one who’s 27. Lily is in the
prime of her life too.” Thssa tried to deflect the attention from herself.