The party officially started after the celebrant arrived at the venue; the man dressed in a black suit should be in his fifties. He walked with the old businessman; his wife and son were walking on both sides. He was just one of the directors of FF in Que city. many of the people present were representatives from prominent families and companies, and only small companies' CEOs were present. The hall was full of cheers as many people walked over to the family of three to congratulate him. It must be said that most of these people wanted to leave a good impression on the man.
The director was delighted to have the sitting CEOs of Sky and ABM group at his party. After all, it will make him appear more prominent. So he walked over to their table. "Mr Sky, Mr Brown, I am honoured to have you attend my birthday party," the director was very polite to the two. Although he held a significant position in FF group, that was nothing before the two men. These men could directly communicate with the founders of FF and be said to be on the same leave as the founders of FF.
"happy birthday," the two men smiled; they acted very politely. The celebrant was delighted with this treatment. He was pleased with Emily for coming to his party with Samuel. As the celebrant, he knew he did not invite Sky group.
"happy birthday," Emily took the opportunity to interact with the director. She needed to build some social connections if she would survive in the business industry.
"you must be miss White, CEO of Steam," the director smiled.
"you are right, sir," Emily was happy to be recognised. She knew that this was the effect of coming with Samuel. The director chatted politely with Emily before looking at Eric; he could tell that there was tension on the table. as a man that has been in the business industry for more than twenty years, he knew that the three people could not be in a cordial relationship. so he could only pretend not to notice. he turned his gaze to the lady beside Eric.
"happy birthday, sir," Olivia, who has been treated like air all the while, was happy to be noticed. "thank you," the director smiled. He looked at Eric to introduce her, but Eric had his gaze fixed on Emily and Samuel. he was not in the mood to introduce Olivia. When the director saw his attitude, he concluded that the lady was unimportant, so he did not waste his time on her.
Olivia felt more unwilling when Eric did not bother to introduce her, even when she knew their relationship was not something that should be made known. "Excuse me, I would like to use the restroom," Olivia had no choice but to leave. She knew it would do her no good to sit there and frown her face.
Eric nodded his head; he took a sip from his glass and watched how Samuel took the wine from Emily. "Since you have already wished the celebrant, you should stop drinking," he offered her fruit juice instead.
"Thank you," Emily was very please; she was happy that he was present to remind her since it was best if she did not get drunk on such an occasion. Seeing the two act like old lovers irritated Eric, so he decided to leave the table.
He was scared that if he continued to sit there, he might say something out of line. No matter what kind of relationship Emily had with Samuel, it had nothing to do with him.
....
Olivia stayed in the restroom for so long, she could not tell if she was hiding from the truth or if she could not just step out.
"Ahh! I am happy to leave that table; the smell of gunpowder between the two men was scary; I was scared of being pulled between," Olivia heard a female voice.
"What table?" Olivia heard the second voice. From their interaction, she could tell that the two must be waitresses.
"Table five," the first waitress said.
"Wait, is that the table prepared for the CEO of ABM after his unexpected arrival," the second waitress wanted to confirm.
"You are right, Mr Eric was not the only one who came unexpectedly, the CEO of Sky group is also present, since they were both not expected and only table five was left in the VIP section, the two were arranged to sit together," the first waiter explains.
"Oh, you are so lucky to serve important people," the second waitress sounded jealous.
"Lucky, I would rather not have such luck. The two men seem to be in some sort of cold war. I was scared out of my wit," the first waitress sounded scared.
"Cold war? Well, I guess it's normal though; the two can be considered revivals," the second waitress reasoned.
" Are you joking? If it were about companies, they would have at least pretend on the surface. If you ask me, I will say the two are love rivals," the first waitress declared with a smug look.
"Girl... Your imagination is wild. It would help if you stopped watching so many romantic movies, " the second waitress mocked.
"You are so serious, I saw it with my own eyes; Mr Brown kept looking at the beautiful woman beside Mr Sky while he glared dagger at Mr Sky," the first waitress defended.
*tas you are just a hopeless romantic, you better keep your voice down. We can not afford to offend any of the two men. Besides, why should Mr Brown be interested in another woman? I saw him arrive with a female companion; she is gorgeous," the second waitress reminded her friend.
"You think this way because you did not witness it with your eyes. Miss White is so beautiful she would smite any man. Don't even mention the lady with Mr Brown. When peered in the same picture with Miss White, she looks like a wild flower," the first waitress argued.
Her friend rolled her eyes at her. "Do you now have a thing for women?" She asked. she knew her friend admired beautiful people, so she was not surprised to hear her praise, Emily.
"No," the first waitress denied.
"Oh, I would have thought you did, seeing how you praised her. You even learned her name," her friend mocked.
"What do you mean learn her name? As a young lady, I have to learn the names of all promising women in the business circle so that when i join in the future, i will have the right role models. Miss White is the CEO of Steam. How can I not know her name?" the first waitress defended herself.
"Whatever, keep your voice down; the fact that the women have such backgrounds means you should not gossip about them," the first waitress said.
"Only Miss white has an important identity, as for the other woman, I think she's just one of Mr Brown's... Her friend covered her mouth.
" our break is almost over. I still want to eat something," the second waiter pulled her away. She was scared that her friend's mouth would get them in trouble.
Olivia clots her fist in frustration. She was so angry that even the waiters dared to look down on her. she wanted to go out and give the waiters a piece of her mind, but she was lucky they left before she made a fool of herself.