There were now inside the mansion and Emma could not stop looking around. They were in an open space, which was where the party was going on, there were a lot of people walking and standing. The males were all on suits and while the females were on gowns.
"You two, stay close to me." Michael said to Tommy and Emma.
While following Michael, Emma kept on looking around. There were stewards walking around with trays, on the trays were glass of wine.
Michael finally stopped so did Tommy and Emma.
"We are here to represent out branch of the company, and some of the people here are like me. The rest of the people are friends of the founders and company owners that have connections or collaboration with the company." Michael explained.
"That explains it, I kinda feel intimated here." Tommy said.
"Yeah, to be honest me too. I might be all high and mighty as your boss back at the branch but here, well I can't be compared with any of these people here." Michael said.
"How long do we have to spend here?" Emma asked.
"Well first we need to do what we came here to do. Anytime now the founders will come and start to greet the guests which includes us. Then after that they will formally greet everyone and say some few words."
"After that we would be able to go?" Emma asked.
"Yes, by then we would be able to go. I know you are eager to leave here so am I honestly, but for someone like you who plan to climb and reach higher, this kind of events would be normal." Michael said.
"Over there." Tommy said. "That is them, the founders of the company, Gabriel and Rachel Stones."
"Yeah there they are and also their son Julian is with them." Michael said.
Gabriel and Rachel with Julian were busy greeting the guests one by one.
"So they are going to greet all the guests?" Emma said.
"Not exactly but most of them." Michael replied to Emma.
A steward was about to walk pass them but Tommy stopped the steward and took a glass of wine. "Thank you." He said to the steward.
The steward walked away and Tommy took a sip of the wine, "Well this is good." Tommy complimented the wine.
Emma turned to Tommy, "You seem really comfortable here. Do you normally come to events like this?"
"Me? Not really but like the boss said, with our aims we should expect to come to this kind of event often so I am getting used to it." Tommy replied.
"You are quick learner." Emma said.
"Well here they come." Tommy said in a low voice
Gabriel and Rachel walked up to them but Julian was not with them, he left them a while ago.
"Nice to see you could make it to the party." Gabriel said to Michael as they shook hands.
"Thank you sir." Michael said.
"Your branch has shown the best results over the years, it's safe to say that you played a significance role in the milestone we have reached and you have my upmost gratitude." Gabriel said.
"Well I couldn't have done it without my companions." Michael faced Tommy and Emma.
"Oh, I see, this two work in your branch?" Rachel asked.
"Yes, Tommy Reynolds and Emma Cartwright, they are the two brilliant minds in my department."
"I extend my gratitude to you both." Gabriel faced Tommy and Emma. "You two are the backbone of the company and Emma Cartwright, you recently joined the company right? And you have already done a lot for the company. Stay on this path and you will go a long way." He continued.
"Thank you sir, that means a lot." Emma said with a warm smile.
"Your son, he is not with you?" Michael asked.
"Oh, forgive him, he had something he had to deal with." Rachel replied.
"Again, it is good to see you here, we will continue with the events so make sure to enjoy yourselves." Gabriel said.
Gabriel and Rachel left them and went on to greet other guests.
"They seem like a really pleasant and nice couple." Tommy said.
"Well there are I guess but you can never know the real characters of these kind of people, they always seem to have something big to hide. But there is no reason to bother about that." Michael said.
Tommy faced Emma, "Emma, good for you. The founders of the company recognized you, you deserve it."
"Yeah, I guess so but I am just doing my job." Emma replied.
"As humble as always." Michael said.
"So can we leave anytime soon?" Emma asked.
"No not yet, the founders still need to make an announcement." Michael replied.
This party was totally different from the one she was at yesterday but she still did not feel okay being here. At the other party, people there are just having fun but in this party you do not really know what they want, they were people with different ambitions.
Tommy was also in his head. He did not care much about the party, all he cared about was the fact that he was spending time with Emma.
He wished he could be alone with her but he was okay with what he was getting. The thought of telling her about his feeling for her came to his mind but he decided to tell her when all this was over.
After a while of waiting and drinking, Gabriel and Rachel finished with the greetings and now they were in the middle of the room. They were in the spotlight and Julian was not with them.
Gabriel raised the glass he was holding and used a fork to hit it. The guests heard the sound and they stopped talking to listen to what Gabriel was about to say.
"First of all I want to thank you all for coming, we are glad you could make it." Gabriel said. "We all know why we are here, we are to celebrate the recent achievement of Omnicore, we are now the second in the world and we are not stopping here, our aim is to be the first and nothing else. So let us celebrate the hard work that has been put to get to his point and hope we work harder to get to the highest point."
The guests started to clap and so did Emma, Michael and Tommy. Now Omnicore was second, it was only reasonable that they aim to become the first.
"Enjoy the party everyone, we celebrate today, and tomorrow we continue to work." Gabriel said.
Now Gabriel was done talking and the party continued.
"Well that was short." Tommy complimented on Gabriel's speech.
"Yes, it's best to keep it simple and brief." Michael said.
Emma watched Gabriel and Rachel as they left the room after the speech.
"They are leaving, where are they going to?" Emma asked.
"I guess they are going to rest, they will be back soon." Michael replied. "So if you want we can go now." He continued.
Everything was finally over and now Tommy wanted to tell Emma about how he feels about her. He wanted to do it quickly before he changes his mind.
"Hey Emma, I want to talk to you about something important." Tommy said to Emma.