Joanna didn't like Charlie, but it seemed that he got along well with other colleagues. He was rich,
handsome and generous to his colleagues. Most importantly, he was capable. Charlie was a serious
man when it came to work. Thanks to these advantages, Charlie became more and more popular
among his colleagues.
But Joanna heard all these from Sherry.
Everything went well in the afternoon. At five o'clock in the afternoon, everyone got off work on time
and held a welcome party for Joanna. They were just ordinary employees, and some of them were
married. So they just chose a relatively ordinary restaurant. Joanna thought that these things don't
matter. The most important thing is everyone's mind.
"Sheena, it's time to get off work now. Hurry up. Everyone is waiting for you," Wang was older than
Manager Sheena, so he called her Sheena out of working hours. Now it was off duty.
Sheena tidied her table, took her things and followed Wang, "let's go."
Then they drove towards the restaurant. The restaurant was already reserved in advance. The owner
of the restaurant knew that they often came here, so he reserved the best seat for them.
"Let's make a deal first. I can't drink tonight. Please forgive me." Everyone was a little unhappy by
Joanna's words.
"Joanna, don't be so boring."
"How could you not drink?"
"How can we enjoy ourselves if we don't drink?"
Listening to their complaints, in fact, Joanna felt a little guilty. But she had to do it. She had promised
Wilson, and her physical condition did not allow herself to drink. Joanna smiled apologetically. "I'm so
sorry, everyone. You should have seen the previous news. I really can't drink now, and I have promised
Wilson that I won't drink any more. If I can't do it, I will not be able to join your activity in the future."
Although they all felt a little disappointed, after reminded by Joanna, they remembered that she had a
miscarriage not long ago. Therefore, they stopped persuading Joanna to drink. After all, they came out
together for fun. If anything happened to her, Helen and Wilson would not let them go.
"Now that Joanna has made up her mind, we won't force her to drink. Order her a glass of juice, and
we can still drink." No one opposed Wang's proposal. They all agreed that Joanna couldn't drink.
"Come on, guys. Raise your glasses. Today we are here to celebrate for Joanna's participation. Let's
relax and have a good time. Cheers! "
As soon as Wang finished his words, everyone raised their glasses. Manager Sheena was not good at
this kind of things, so naturally it was left to Wang to do it.
"Cheers!" The cups of the group clinked.
Such a little episode quickly passed. They were all familiar with each other, so they got along very well.
Therefore, they all had a good time together. Joanna was not a crazy person, except for those as mad
as Rita. So she just quietly watched everyone's interaction and occasionally discussed with Sherry
sitting next to her.
Sitting opposite to Joanna, Charlie looked at her quietly. It was not that Joanna didn't notice his
expression, she just didn't want to care. She didn't like the way he looked at her.
A group of noisy people went out of the restaurant to join in a karaoke. During this period, Joanna
called Wilson to report her whereabouts. Moreover, the others joked at her that Wilson was so worried
about her that she even didn't have her personal time. Embarrassed, Joanna hung up the phone and
went to the KTV with them. In fact, she didn't like such a noisy place all the time, but she didn't want to
disappoint everyone. Since nobody said they wanted to leave, she couldn't leave as the host.
To her surprise, Wilson didn't talk much this time. He just agreed and told her to pay attention to safety.
Hanging up the phone, Joanna felt a little confused. She was surprised that Wilson hadn't been
nagging.
"Why are you here? Are you not going in? " As soon as Joanna turned around, she saw Charlie, who
was looking at her with a teasing smile on his face. She was shocked, but she quickly returned to
normal.
'It was this man again.' She always felt that Charlie was not simple. 'I had better stay away from him.'
"Mr. Charlie, what can I do for you?"
Charlie walked closer and looked at Joanna with sincerity. "Joanna, we are now colleagues. You can
call me Charlie instead of Mr. Charlie."
"Well, it's just a name. You..." Joanna stepped back to keep a distance from Charlie, "stay away from
me."
But Charlie didn't seem to care about the alienation. He stood still and said, "it seems that you have a
good relationship with Mr. Wilson."
"Whether our relationship is good or not, I don't need your concern. This is our business. It has nothing
to do with you. "
With one hand on the wall behind Joanna, Charlie came closer to her and whispered, "Why don't you
have anything to do with me? Of course I have something to do with whether you are happy or not. It's
about my future."
Joanna laid against the wall, stiff. She had never been so close to anyone except for Wilson. For a
moment, her mind went blank.
"Well, this... This is... What does it matter with you? "
Hearing the stammering voice of Joanna, a smile appeared at the corners of Charlie's mouth. "Of
course it has something to do with me. If you are not happy, you can immediately dump Wilson and
come to me. If you are happy, I will take you away from him." He looked at Joanna with a snicker and
continued, "from now on, I will pursue you."
Hearing that, Joanna looked at Charlie with surprise, "I'm engaged to Wilson. You..." Joanna's face
flushed, and she did not know what to say.
"As I said, it doesn't matter. I don't mind."
Unable to answer him, Joanna tried her best to push Charlie away and ran into the bedroom. Seeing
her escaping, Charlie smiled.
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