Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk by Melissa Johns

Chapter 120

Joshua furrowed his brows, lost in thought. "Seems like the powerful mastermind behind them is nothing to scoff at."

He tapped his fingers absentmindedly on the table's edge. "Did you check in with the Reynolds family?" John nodded. "I did. Their story hasn't changed. They insist that Mr. Leo Reynolds didn't know Sue was interested in you. They were claiming it was just a friendly relationship."

Lily, the head of the litigation department, sent out a message in the group chat.

Lily: [Hey team, we're having a departmental dinner tonight. It's totally optional. I'll drop the time and place in the chat soon.]

Shortly after, Joy messaged Allison privately.

Joy: [Hey Ms. Allison, you going tonight?]

Joy and Allison had become close ever since Allison saved Joy from a sticky situation. Joy was filled with admiration and gratitude; she was practically Allison's biggest fan.

Later, Lily assigned Joy to be Allison's assistant, and they became friends.

Allison replied: [Yeah, why not? Nothing else going on after work.]

officially

Allison's lawsuit for defamation. Once the court took the case, Elliott was too embarrassed to stick

liked

Joy quickly responded:

going,

settled on a low-key

suggested hitting a

recent chaos in her life, and realized she needed to unwind, so she was up for it. They

colleagues drank, chatted, and shared stories. Allison was in high spirits and joined

never good with alcohol, and after a few glasses, she was already

the Great! You should all bow to me!" Allison slurred, her cheeks rosy

equally drunk and passed

who could handle their drinks, chuckled and whipped

Joy was among them.

wasn't into drinking at all; she was just there to keep

Allison to get so hammered after just

started recording while playfully shouting, "All

me tell you, my husband... he's the best in the world. He's been in love with me forever,