Ava did not mind it either as there were always bound to be more talented people.She did not feel jealous.
After about half an hour, the coffee that Ava ordered arrived.She did not just order one cup.She also generously bought coffee for everyone in the office.
“Ava, you’re so generous.My life is worth it now that I have a colleague like you,” the female colleague next to Ava joked as she held the coffee in her hand.
“I can win you over with just one cup of coffee? You’re so cheap, you little dummy.” Ava joked with her as well.She grabbed a cup of coffee while she was at it.
The colleague looked at Laura’s seat, and she understood why Ava was doing this.
Ava figured Laura might be in the restroom, so she would bring the coffee over to her.
After Ava placed the coffee down, she also placed a note under the cup.
After Ava was done with everything, she was about to go back to her seat.
However, when she was about to shift her gaze, her attention was attracted by a draft on Laura’s desk.She looked at the draft that was under a designing book.
After a few seconds, she reached out her hand to pull that draft out from under the book.
“Ava, why are you at my seat?” Laura’s sudden appearance interrupted Ava’s action.
Ava pulled her hand away.She knew it was rude to touch other people’s things without permission, but that draft under the book confused her.
“It’s nothing.I bought coffee for everyone, and I wanted to use this chance to congratulate you for successfully completing the project with Mr.Rogers,” Ava explained.
Laura seemed to smile after she heard that.
Then, she walked quickly to her desk to pretend to tidy the things on it.She said, “I see.Thank you for the coffee, Ava.Mr.Branson is asking for me, so I’]l head over now.”
After Laura said that, she grabbed the messy documents and papers on her desk before turning around to enter Bill’s office.
Ava stood in the same spot while looking at Laura’s back.
Then, she furrowed her brows.
When Maisie saw Laura entering Bill’s office, she walked over to Ava.
“Ava, what are you doing? Why are you standing here in a daze?” Ava came back to her senses after being in a trance.
“Maisie, I just saw something shocking on Laura’s desk.” Maisie blinked suspiciously.
“Something shocking? What is it?”
“The design I deleted earlier,” Ava answered decisively and looked up at the office in front of her.
“Ava, did you just say that you saw your deleted design on Laura’s desk? What does that mean?” Maisie frowned inexplicably.
Then, she raised her hand and scratched her ear lightly.
Just as she asked that question, Bill’s office door opened.
Laura followed behind Bill with a faint smile on her face.
“My fellow colleagues, Laura has just handled an incredible project for the company, so to celebrate this event, the boss will hold a banquet in the largest restaurant in Glendale tonight.All employees of the design department are invited to have a feast! Moreover, the bonus you’ll receive at the end of the year will also be a grand amount.”
“Wow, the largest restaurant in Glendale! We’ll be getting a year-end bonus too!”
Some of the employees were excited.
“Laura is so amazing! She’s our lucky star!”
“Mr.Rogers’ projects aren’t easy.I didn’t expect that Laura would be able to handle the order that Ava couldn’t handle after only three months of working here.How amazing!”
Ava heard what other colleagues said, and her expression was indifferent.She did not care too much about their words.
What she cared about was the design she had just seen.
Just as she was thinking about it, Bill walked up to Ava and said with a concerned look, “Ava, you’ve been in a bad state recently.I’ve already told the boss to allow you to take a few more days of annual leave.You don’t need to come to dinner tonight either.Go home and have a good rest.Laura will be responsible for your work for the time being.”
When Ava heard what Bill said, it vaguely seemed that he wanted to let Laura take over her work.
Laura also came over at this moment and smiled at Ava.
“Ava, you should go back and have a good rest.You can rest assured that I’ll] handle the work properly.”
Maisie, who was next to Ava, felt aggrieved for her.
When she was about to speak, Ava calmly agreed.
“Thank you, Bill and Laura, for such a considerate arrangement.I’ve not been in a good state for a while, so I’ll go home and rest now.You guys have a good night.” Ava smiled and turned around to grab her bag.
Maisie immediately followed her.
“Ava, are you going to leave just like that?”
“If I don’t leave now, I’m afraid I’ll get in the way of some people,” Ava said as she glanced in the direction of Bill and Laura.
Then, she smiled at Maisie.
“I’ll call you in a bit.Bye.”
“Hey, Ava.”
Maisie wanted to say something else, but Ava had already walked away carefreely.
After Ava left, Laura and Bill looked at each other.They looked like they were relieved.
After work, the design team came to Glendale Restaurant.
Maisie was the closest to Ava as she was Ava’s colleague and assistant.
When she joined the company as an intern after she graduated, Ava was the one who took care of her.
Maisie was not in high spirits now that Ava was not around.
At the table, almost everyone was congratulating Laura.
They were praising her flawless design.
When Maisie saw this, she did not want to join in.
However, when the colleagues said they wanted to look at Laura’s design, Laura’s eyes glinted all of a sudden.
Maisie found it a little strange, but none of the other colleagues noticed the change in Laura’s expression.
Thinking of what Ava had said earlier while standing at Laura’s desk, Maisie took a pensive sip of the juice in front of her.
“Laura, you’re really amazing.Mr.Rogers is very picky.He initially asked Ava to do the design for him, but he didn’t like her design at all.Thanks to you, our year-end bonus has increased.”
“Fortunately, Ava didn’t come today.Otherwise, everyone would be embarrassed.”
“Why should we be embarrassed? Ava is the one who should be embarrassed.”
Several female colleagues on the side sneered in a very unfriendly tone.
Maisie could not listen to this anymore.
“Fiona, Kendra, it’s not good for you to say that about Ava.Ava was so nice to buy everyone coffee today.Do you think it’s appropriate to say that about Ava behind her back?”
The two women named Fiona and Kendra immediately showed dissatisfied expressions.
They also rolled their eyes to show their disdain.
“What? Should we side with her after drinking her coffee? Maisie, why are you so cheap?”
“. ..”
Maisie was at a loss for words.She did not know how to respond.
Then, Laura immediately sympathized with her.
“We’re all colleagues, so don’t ruin the peace because o f me.Maisie, I know you’ve been following Ava since your internship, so that’s why you think I’m an eyesore.”
“I didn’t mean that.”
Maisie tried to explain, but Bill cut her off with a sneering tone.
“Stop talking.We’re celebrating Laura today, Maisie.If you don’t like it, you can go.No one will stop you.”
After Bill finished speaking, he happily toasted Laura with a wicked grin on his face.
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