Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 21 Identity Discovered

The meeting lasted for two hours.

Erin went back to her office feeling awful. She had not only received criticism from her supervisor but also needed to work overtime to complete the 20 designs because of the lengthy meeting.

Her hatred for Chandler grew deeper.

Shortly after she went back to work, it was lunch time. Dana and the others came to invite her to eat together.

“You guys go ahead. I won’t have lunch today. I still have work to finish…“ Erin stared listlessly at the computer screen.

Dana pulled her up. “Erin, do you think you’re a robot? How can you work without eating? Although we’re office workers and not manual laborers, our job has high mental demands! Besides, you just recovered from a cold. Do you want to get sick again by damaging your body like this?“

“Yeah, Erin. We know you’re not in a good mood, but we’ve decided to treat you to a big meal. Eat to your heart’s content, then come back to work!“ Even Milly, who was usually stingy, spoke up to invite her. Erin’s heart wavered.

Ella chimed in too. “Let’s go. We’re running out of time, and we all have a lot of work to do. Erin, don’t disappoint us.“

Seeing everybody so eager, Erin gave in to their requests. “Alright, let’s go.“

Since they had agreed to treat Erin to a meal, they went to a restaurant nearby instead of the staff’s canteen. The restaurant had a 300-dollar minimum spend per head.

After ordering a few dishes, they began chatting as they waited.

Dana looked at Erin sympathetically. “Don’t blame me for being nosy, but I always feel like our director is targeting you. If you’re late for a meeting, he threatens to deduct your year-end bonus. He’s not even from the HR or finance departments. Does he really have the power to deduct staff bonuses?”

Sipping on her water, Ella hesitated for a moment before saying, “I have some inside scoop. My husband’s uncle used to collaborate with Frost Corporation. Rumor has it that Mr. Grant and our president are related, so he does have that power.”

she couldn’t afford to offend. Since Ella mentioned the president, she immediately asked. “Do you know who our president is? What’s

know the president’s name? His electronic signature was on our employment contract

still make out

the name. “His name is quite unique. It sounds domineering and ruthless! As expected of the top

Chandler Frost…

some of the clues she had. She recalled

Chandy…

of Frost Corporation made her so scared that she accidentally knocked

their dresses wet, the three girls instantly jolted up

“Waiter…”

wet, they had to move to another one. When they were seated again, Erin apologized immediately. “Sorry, I was too careless just

hand. “No worries. Besides, we managed to avoid

the dishes arrived soon. Since they were pressed for time, they focused on eating. Half an hour later, they had finished most of the dishes and

waiter came over and respectfully asked, “Hello, do you need anything

to pay. She took out

has already been paid. It was paid by this young lady.” The waiter pointed

Dana complained, “Erin, when did you

treat me next

so generous

“Thank you, Erin!”

didn’t say anything more. They returned to their respective

in the pantry to get some water,

pulled Erin aside to the hallway and whispered, “Erin, let me tell you something. You know I work with Janette, so I might know more information than you. The three head designers in the design department not only handle main designs but also businesses. She previously had some problems negotiating with a company’s president, but she didn’t want to lose that business. Recently, she picked two female designers to go negotiate with her, and you’re one of them. I heard some rumors saying that the president is a lecherous old man, and Janette might

“Dana, thank you for letting me

company and need to help each other out

“Okay, I will.”

to their seats and worked the

when it was already 6 pm. Her fingers were sore, but she

meeting, Caleb said that the company would soon hold a design competition, and the top three participants would be able to participate directly in a new project. If the project went well, each

participating designer could receive roughly 100