Chapter 60
Love at the Wrong Table
Chapter 60
âMilaniâs family, of course.â Alessandra explained, âHer
mother, Melody, had come to me directly to invite me
to a celebratory dinner, as her daughter had been
promoted. She was so enthusiastic about the prospect
that I could not refuse, especially since I knew that
Melody would call me petty if I did not accept the
invitation.â
Emmanuel rolled his eyes.
Mom is naive. It is obvious that Milaniâs family is up to
no good. Nevertheless, I had gone on a blind date with
Milani before and worked alongside her on a project.
Now that the project is complete, it would be
inappropriate for me to refuse to attend a party sheâs
holding to celebrate. Mom has agreed to be there,
anyway. I donât want to go against her wishes.
At that moment, Beatrix and Lexi were seized by a
sense of panic in the office of Terence Group.
To their horror, they discovered a mistake in the
strategic warehouseâs logo!
One of the details was supposed to have four
horizontal lines, but only three lines were present.
This discrepancy did not abide by the initial design,
making it an unacceptable error.
âHow could Cloud Construction make such a stupid
mistake?â Beatrix demanded angrily.
When Beatrix began her new job, Mackenzie tasked her
with a very important project. She couldnât believe that
her efforts were foiled by an unforeseen error.
âWhat is wrong with Cloud Construction? Ms. Quillen
will definitely fly into a rage if she discovers the
mistake!â Lexi was troubled, too.
Cloud Construction is a highly respected and
successful business with a longâstanding reputation
for producing quality work. Why would they make such
a crucial mistake?
This mistake would have minimal impact on Terence
Groupâs longâterm action plan as the logo had little
functionality. However, it would have a significant
effect on their reputation.
The opening ceremony of the strategic warehouse
was scheduled for the second day of the following
month. However, if there was an error in the logo, it
could lead to public humiliation as well as give their
competitors an opportunity to criticize them.
âI know Mackenzie well. If she discovers the logo is
incorrect, sheâll definitely yell at me. What should we
do?â Beatrix was about to lose her mind.
Despite their close bond, she couldnât shake her fear of
Mackenzie.
Everyone in Terence Group feared and admired
Mackenzie.
âMs. Beatrix, this has nothing to do with you. Iâll go find
Emmanuel and solve the problem as soon as
possible,â Lexi comforted her.
Ms. Beatrix might be my superior, but she doesnât have
experience in handling such matters. Iâll have to take
the matter into my own hands.
âThanks, Lexi!â Beatrix sighed.
She wanted nothing more than to punish the person
who made the mistake at Cloud Construction, but they
still had no idea who it was.
Meanwhile, Milani was blissfully unaware that she had
made a serious blunder. She was ecstatic to have
received Walterâs verbal promise.
She wanted everyone to be aware of the fantastic
news that she was to receive a substantial bonus of
three hundred thousand and her promotion to a senior
executive position in Cloud Construction with a yearly
salary of three hundred thousand.
The Zimmerman family felt proud of her achievements,
too. In Yeringham, the average annual salary was
seventy thousand, so Milaniâs success was an
impressive feat.
At seven sharp, Emmanuel, Alessandra, and Roselynn
arrived at the restaurant to attend the dinner.
They were wellâdressed to show their respect for the
occasion.
At the door of the VIP room, they discovered that the
Zimmerman family had invited over thirty guests to
join the celebration.
People started talking when Emmanuelâs family of
three showed up.
They mostly talked about him being Milaniâs blind date
and that he earned eighty thousand annually.
After the blind date fell through, his entire family made
the trip to Milaniâs familyâs home in an attempt to ask
for her hand in marriage but was unfortunately
rejected.
Emmanuelâs brows knitted when he heard them gossip
about him. It looks like Milani has set up a trap for me
tonight.
Indeed, Milani led Emmanuelâs family to a table in the
corner adjacent to the restroom.