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Chapter 54
Everyone went dead silent at that comment
White some might have had similar thoughts, nobody would be gutsy enough to actually say it out loud
Thus, they’d just femembered that Anastasia was the one who’d been trending all over Twitter recently for that jewelry competition plagiarism mess.
Though she’d been completely cleared in the end.
still, that didn’t necessarily mean she was some design prodigy-
The design department was loaded with serious talent, after all.
Having Anastasia walk in as a senior designer right out of the gate definitely pissed some people off.
Hearing Narissa go too far, Barbara’s expression turned stone cold. “Ms. Caldwell, we’re all professionals here. Let’s keep it that way.”
Narissa put on a fake apologetic face. “My bad, Barbara. You know how I am–sometimes my mouth runs faster than my brain”
She shot Anastasia a nasty look right after.
Anastasia thought the whole thing was absurd, but she knew office drama could get vicious
-Anyway, to welcome our newest team member, we’re doing dinner tonight after work.” The moment Barbara finished, everyone started cheering.
Hell yeah–another company dinner they didn’t have to pay for.
Anastasia appreciated Barbara’s gesture–it would definitely help her click with the team faster.
Since it was day one, Anastasia mostly just learned her way around and got familiar with the company’s design philosophy and product lines.
Near quitting time, Anastasia shot Cassian a text about the team dinner.
Cassian was stuck in a meeting when he saw it and just texted back “Have fun”
Then he immediately had Philips book the design team at one of Manhattan’s most exclusive restaurants, everything on the company tab.
When everyone found out where they were headed for dinner, they completely lost their shit.
None of them had ever set foot in a place that fancy!
yone was joking that they were totally riding Anastasia’s wave.
Everyone
Narissa responded with obvious attitude. “Please. Upper management obviously noticed how hard our department busts ass and wanted to show some appreciation.”
Nobody bothered arguing with her spin.
Though they all thought it was bizarre–this level of treatment was definitely unprecedented
The restaurant was absolutely incredible–every plate looked like something from a cooking show and tasted even better.
Anastasia was
blown away too. Rhody’s Corp really didn’t mess around when it came to employee benefits.
was pretty h
Everyone was having an amazing time.
Turns out Cassian was also at the same hotel for a business dinner.
Definitely not a coincidence.
Dummed Today. Married Tomorrow. My Overnight Wedding to a Tycoon
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Knowing Anastasia was obsessed with seafood, Cassian had Phips and over some premium catches to their private dining room
Maine lobster, king crab, fresh oysters–the whole nine yards.
When Philips rolled up with servers carrying all this incredible food, everyone’s jaws Inerally dropped.
“Mr. Rhodes is here tonight for business and heard about your team dinner welcoming a new colleague, so he wanted to send over some seafood. He appreciates all your hard work,” Plulips delivered the line perfectly.
Nobody questioned it–they were just completely stunned.
The fucking CEO had personally upgraded their dinner! The notoriously private, mysterious hoss man
Narissa’s eyes were practically glowing as she hit her lip, clearly plotting something.
The whole room exploded with excited chatter.
“Holy shit. Mr. Rhodes personally hooked us up! That’s Maine lobster–we never get to eat seafood this bougie!”
“I know, right? He’s usually so intimidating and unreachable, but he’s being so generous to our department. I’m honestly shook”
“For real! Anastasia must be our lucky charm–we’ve never gotten VIP treatment like this before
Everyone was talking over each other, completely hyped.
Anastasia felt her stomach tighten, worried people might connect the dots about her and Cassian.
e’d just started this job and wanted to fit in naturally with everyone
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