A Night To Remember novel (Diane and Norman) novel Chapter 18

Chapter 18 The Mid-Year Cocktail Party

Stella froze for a moment before she burst into fits of exaggerated laughter.

“Ha! Have you gone nuts, Diane? How could you say something like that? Who do you think you are? You’re just a helpless little staff member who has to feign politeness in front of me. How are you going to kick him down from his spot? You’re going to do it in your dreams, right? Haha!”

Diane stood up tall in front of her; she stared right into her eyes and said, “Just wait and see—you’ll know what I really mean. Also, don’t think that I’ll be threatened by some silly rumors that your minions have spread. Let me tell you again—you can have that moldy bun all you want. Norman is already dead to me. I wish you happiness with him; just make sure you don’t choke.”

Immediately after that, Diane whirled around and stormed out furiously without another look at Stella.

Stella did not disclose their dispute in the supervisor’s office to the others; she was great at pretending, and she acted all normal and amiable on the outside. In the dark, she allocated a generous amount of difficult tasks for Diane to be completed on a tight deadline.

Fortunately, Diane’s work productivity was higher than average. Even though she had to work endlessly without a moment to rest or breathe, she was able to hand in all her work on time.

Soon, it was almost the end of the week. Just like before, Christopher was nowhere to be seen the entire week. Nevertheless, Diane wasn’t curious about the women he was staying with either; she was only interested in what would happen on Friday.

Friday came in the blink of an eye. When the clock hit 5.30PM, the office started bustling with life.

“Quick! Wrap it up, guys—it’s time to go. Rumor has it that the CEO’s son will be there, so hurry up! Let’s head over to see what he looks like!”

One of the younger female staff members—who was usually energetic and full of life—jumped to her feet as she squealed in excitement. Then, someone else chimed in from the side and said, “Yeah, yeah! He graduated from Oxford and he’s from a rich family. Apparently, he’s taking the opportunity to come forward at the mid-year cocktail party before he takes over the company. Oh, one more thing—he’s an eligible bachelor! That’s the most important part!”

“What does that have anything to do with you?” Someone butted in with a chuckle. “Don’t you already have a boyfriend?”