Reborn to Marry My Best Friend's Uncle novel Chapter 145

Annie carried the garment bag back to the company. The design department was already buzzing with activity.

She put the gown away properly. The moment she sat at her desk, Linda stepped out of the director's office.

Everyone's attention shifted over without thinking.

Linda walked straight to Annie's desk.

"All three projects wrapped up smoothly," Linda said. "Congratulations, Annie. You're officially a full-time employee."

As she spoke, she handed Annie a new employee badge.

It came with a blue lanyard and a silver card holder, printed with Annie's photo and name.

Warmth rose in Annie's chest, and her eyes stung a little. She reached out and accepted the badge with care. "Thank you, Ms. Lopez."

Linda looked at her, and for once, her stern expression softened. "You earned it."

With that, Linda turned around and went back into her office as briskly as she had come out.

When the door shut and the sound from outside was cut off, the quiet in the room lasted exactly one second before it shattered.

A few coworkers rushed over immediately, swarming Annie's desk.

"Annie, come on! Tell us!"

"Yeah, we heard that at the banquet last night, Sean was bragging about being Suzanna's future husband. Then it turned out he didn't even recognize her, and he got called out right there.

"Everyone's been talking about this since early this morning. Come on, Annie! Tell us exactly what happened!"

They all talked at once, barely able to contain themselves.

Annie looked at their excited faces and couldn't help finding it funny.

She slipped the new lanyard over her neck and lightly ran her fingertips over the cool surface of the badge. Then, she lifted her gaze, a teasing curve in her smile.

"Don't you guys have anything better to do? Aren't you afraid Ms. Lopez will walk out and dock your pay?"

The second the words left her mouth, the crowd scattered like startled birds.

Each of them snapped back into their seats, sitting up straight and pretending they'd never cared about gossip in their lives.

"This is EVL's expense report for the month. It needs to be delivered to the finance department at Parker Group headquarters for a signature right away.

"But I've got a bunch of urgent paperwork I can't step away from. Could you..."

The plea in her eyes was obvious.

Annie happened to be free, so she took the file and smiled. "Sure. No problem. I'm heading to the fabric market anyway, so I can drop it off on the way."

The admin assistant's eyes lit up, and she thanked Annie repeatedly. "Thank you so much, Annie! You're a lifesaver!"

"You're welcome," Annie said, not overthinking it. She turned and walked out of the office.

EVL and the Parker Group headquarters building were right next to each other, only a short walk apart.

Annie completed the visitor registration, entered the building, and found the finance department. She handed over the file, got the signature, and wrapped everything up in just a few minutes.

When she left the finance department, she noticed the marketing offices were right next door.

Annie couldn't help wondering if Christian was in his office.