Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 319 My Dog

Justinasaid, “At the very least, you should treat everyone to a meal.”

Emelie nodded. “Sure, a meal together sounds good. I’m not familiar with restaurants in Weston, so why don’t you guys decide on the place and time, and let me know?”

With work not being too busy that day, everyone could leave on time, pastina eagerly came over to Emelie’s desc

“Ms. Hoven, let’s go ahead and fulfill that meal promise today. I’ve already let everyone know.”

Emelie wasn’t beverish or dizzy anymore, but her throat still throbbed a bit, and she wasn’t feeling up to it. She wasn’t exactly eager to socialize.

But seeing her colleagues‘ expectant looks, Emelie relented with a sigh, “Alright, let’s go.”

The seven of them piled into two cars and pulled up at a club called “Lovelight“,

The club’s décor rivaled that of Gapebatt City’s prestigious Westward Club. Emelie had a sharp eye, and she could tell from the exterior that dining here wouldn’t be easy on the wallet.

Het colleagues were equally astounded. “Lovelight. Isn’t this place crazy expensive? It’s probably the ritziest club in Weston. No main dining hall, just private rooms. I heard even the basic ones run over three thousand.”

“Yeah, and drinks and snacks are all extra. This meal could easily set us back a few months” salary”

paused and locked

who had pushed Emelie

Hoven. She’s

I’ve already covered the deposit for the private room. Ms.

to peer pressure or trying to keep up appearances by overspending Justina’s words didn’t rattle her in the least.

pick the place, Ms. Green, did you really think this through? Choosing place way out of our league and expecting me to foot the bill? Are

shot back, “If you had a budget in mind, you should’ve spoken up sooner instead of pretending like cost wasn’t a factor. Now that I’ve already made the reservation,

sure Justina was deliberately trying to provoke her for no good reason at

already weathered a tough night and wasn’t feeling ber best. Now, confronted by a subordinate’s provocation in the chilly air, she wasn’t mclined to let it slide. “This was clearly your idea alone, pustina. There was no need to drag everyone else into it. Did anyone here even know we were heading to Lovelight before we showed up?” Justina started to respond,

you’re acting irrationally. As an executive assistant, you should have better judgment. If you’re trying to embarrass me, be straightforward about it.

intervened to defuse the situation. “Places this often serve food that looks fancy but doesn’t live up to the hype. How about we switch gears and go for something comforting like

sound perfect. There’s a Five Guys just a few blocks away,

when we’re already

then, laid–back male voice piped up, drawing everyone’s attention.

now in a sharp silver–gray sut, sauntered over with his hands casually tucked in

someone

lost count of how many times he seemed