The company's dinner

I was already seated inside the plush and luxurious private room of Oakwood restaurant with a few of the employees from our office, waiting for the others to arrive.

We were supposed to all leave work together but some still had works to cover before they left.

My attendance at the company dinner was not willingly, I had to because Miss Ashley made it compulsory for everyone to attend.

It angered me that we had to welcome that brat who had wormed her way into our office against our will but there was nothing I could do about it.

I could not go against the company's order.

"Valerie did you also notice how the president seems to be extra fond of Anne, do you think she might be his rumored mistress?" The office chatterbox Cynthia said as she scooted over to where I was seated so the others would not hear what she was whispering to me.

"I don't know but what I do know is she does not deserve to be working with us, she's completely unqualified." I spat out angrily, trying to keep a calm ex