Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 69

Everyone froze for a moment.

Sure, they'd all had their doubts, but nobody else had dared to voice them so bluntly.

Then, as if on cue, the memory surfaced for them all-Effie was the same woman who'd been at the center of that plagiarism controversy during a recent competition, the one who'd trended on social media. The investigation had cleared her name, but that didn't automatically make her a star in their eyes.

After all, the design department was packed with talent; it wasn't easy to stand out. For Effie to join straight away as lead designer? Naturally, some people would feel a bit resentful.

The department head's expression hardened when she heard Nelly's words had gone too far. She said sternly, "Nelly, we're all colleagues here. Let's not say things that create division."

Nelly forced a sheepish smile. "Sorry, ma'am. I sometimes speak before I think." She glanced at Effie afterwards, her eyes full of disdain.

Effie felt exasperated, but she understood-this was just how the workplace worked.

"All right, to welcome our new teammate, let's go out to dinner after work," the department head announced. Instantly, the whole room broke into cheers.

Fantastic-another free meal.

Effie felt genuinely grateful to her boss. It would help her break the ice and get to know everyone faster.

of it familiarizing herself

the end of the day, Effie sent a quick text to Lyman, letting him know about the department

in a meeting, but as soon as he saw her message, he replied with a simple

told him to arrange for the

team found out where the dinner would be,

of them had ever been to such a fancy place

all laughed and joked that they were riding

up, "Well, the higher-ups must've finally noticed how hard

it odd this kind of treatment was definitely a

art and tasted just as good. No wonder The Etheridge Group was the industry leader-they certainly took

having a

entertaining business partners at the same

accident, or had he planned

seafood, so he'd instructed Luther to make sure their private room was treated to the best-lobster, jumbo

carrying platters of seafood, jaws dropped all around

department was having a welcome dinner for your new teammate, so he asked me to send over some seafood for you all. You've been working so

it; they