"Milani's family, of course." Alessandra explained, "Her 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."
Emmanuel rolled his eyes.
Mom is naive. It is obvious that Milani's 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 she's
holding to celebrate. Mom has agreed to be there,
anyway. I don't 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 warehouse's 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.
"How could Cloud Construction make such a stupid
mistake?" Beatrix demanded angrily.
When Beatrix began her new job, Mackenzie tasked her
with a very important project. She couldn't believe that
her efforts were foiled by an unforeseen error.
"What is wrong with Cloud Construction? Ms. Quillen
will definitely fly into a rage if she discovers the
mistake!" Lexi was troubled, too.
Cloud Construction is a highly respected and
successful business with a long–standing reputation
for producing quality work. Why would they make such
a crucial mistake?
This mistake would have minimal impact on Terence
Group's long–term 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.
"I know Mackenzie well. If she discovers the logo is
incorrect, she'll definitely yell at me. What should we
do?" Beatrix was about to lose her mind.
Despite their close bond, she couldn't shake her fear of
Mackenzie.
Everyone in Terence Group feared and admired
Mackenzie.
"Ms. Beatrix, this has nothing to do with you. I'll go find
Emmanuel and solve the problem as soon as
possible," Lexi comforted her.
Ms. Beatrix might be my superior, but she doesn't have
experience in handling such matters. I'll have to take
the matter into my own hands.
"Thanks, Lexi!" 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 Walter's 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 Milani's success was an
impressive feat.
At seven sharp, Emmanuel, Alessandra, and Roselynn
arrived at the restaurant to attend the dinner.
They were well–dressed 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 Emmanuel's family of
three showed up.
They mostly talked about him being Milani's blind date
and that he earned eighty thousand annually.
After the blind date fell through, his entire family made
the trip to Milani's family's home in an attempt to ask
for her hand in marriage but was unfortunately
rejected.
Emmanuel's brows knitted when he heard them gossip
about him. It looks like Milani has set up a trap for me
tonight.
Indeed, Milani led Emmanuel's family to a table in the corner adjacent to the restroom.
It was obvious what this kind of treatment meant. "Mom, Manny, let's go!"
Unable to stand it, Roselynn wanted to leave even
before sitting down.
Although the Zimmermans would be paying for the
dinner, she could not care less about it after receiving
such treatment.
Alessandra grabbed her arm to prevent her from
losing her temper.
Even though her family and the Zimmerman family
were not related by blood, the fact that they could find
the same matchmaker indicated a connection
between them. Besides, they lived near each other, so
it was better to have one more friend than one more
enemy.
Milani shot Emmanuel a smug look.
Melody and Jacob also looked at him. Why is he still
here? He must still want to marry Milani. Haha. We
enjoy watching people who don't know their place
make a fool of themselves.
Right then, another man in a fancy suit walked in.
Milani immediately went up to him and gently held his
arm.
Her relatives in the room were surprised by the sight.
Alessandra was also stunned. I didn't expect Milani to
get a man so soon.
"Milani, is he your boyfriend?"
"Yeah, who is he?"
Milani, who had anticipated such responses from her
relatives, gave Emmanuel a triumphant glare before
introducing the man to them in a pretentiously shy
manner.
"Well, let me introduce him to you. This is my best
friend, Darren Chase. He's also my boyfriend–to–be I'm
currently getting to know. He's a doctor specializing in
internal medicine at Beacon Hospital with an annual
income of more than three hundred thousand. His
uncle is the deputy director of the hospital, while his
dad is a businessman. I heard that he owns assets
worth more than tens of millions!"
Whoa!
All the relatives of the Zimmerman family went wild
upon hearing that.
Frowning hard, Emmanuel looked at Darren and
wondered if he was the reason why Alessandra was
kicked out of the ward the other day.
Darren did not even spare Emmanuel a glance since
he arrived.
In his opinion, Emmanuel could not be compared to
him. Why should I show him respect when his position
in the hospital is lower than that of mine, and his
family is also far worse off than mine?
"Dr. Chase, you're such a promising young man!"
"I agree. Your medical skills must be very good since
you became an attending physician at the age of
thirty."
"Congratulations, Milani. You've found such an
excellent boyfriend! His qualities are simply
incomparable to those men you met through blind
dates before!"
Milani's relatives started showering her and Darren
with flattery. They had already considered Darren as
her man despite her claim that they had just started
dating.
Jacob and Melody, who were also being buttered up,
grew arrogant. They kept looking at Emmanuel and his
family while laughing.
Alessandra and Roselynn felt extremely awkward and
embarrassed as if they were being executed publicly.
Only then did they realize that the Zimmermans had
invited them over to embarrass them and Emmanuel
on purpose.
Emmanuel remained expressionless the entire time as
he watched Milani put on the show in silence.
Compared with Mackenzie, Darren is definitely not as
good. Neither is Milani. But I don't bother to compete
with Milani. I've never thought of showing off my wife!
"By the way, Milani, I heard that you're getting a
promotion and pay rise tomorrow, aren't you? Coupled
with the bonus of three hundred thousand, will your
income be more than one million this year?" Jacob
deliberately asked to elevate Milani's status.
All the relatives of the Zimmerman family gasped in
shock upon hearing his words.
"Congratulations, Milani! You're so capable!"
"That's right. You're making millions a year even though
you're only twenty–five years old. How impressive!
You've done your family proud!"
"You and Dr. Chase are both social elites, which makes
you a match made in heaven!"
"This makes me wonder why a man with an annual salary of eighty thousand would dare to go on a blind date with you previously."