Chapter 249
Sage opened up the album Tammy gave to her, and it was filled with photos of them from college.
It was a precious gift. “We are best friends, that’s how!
Other than my own photos, the rest of them are mostly yours.” Tammy said as she looked at Avery lovingly, “Cheers to the friendship forever!”
Avery raised her glass and cheered, “Friendship forever!”
She took a sip and put the glass down.
Someone patted her shoulder.
It was Benlooking blushing red.
“Comes it with us, Miss Tate!”
Ben pointed at the table next to hers and said, “Tell your staff to behave themselves, we are getting hammered by any minute now.”
Benlooked pitiful.
“You’re kidding Ben, you are a master at drinking!”
teased Tammy.
Bensighed and said, “That was all in the past.
I’m getting older now…”
Avery got up and followed Bento the next table.
Bensignaled for her to be seated on Mike’s seat. It was next to Elliot’s.
She glanced over at Elliot and saw him staring sharply back at her.
She satdown as he was making her uneasy.
“Miss Tate, have some juice, “Ben said as he poured her a glass of juice and asked Elliot, “Doyou want some?”
No one was trying to make Elliot drink in her presence.
Elliot raised his liquor glass and drank by himself.
Benawkwardly putdown the jarof juice.
“Miss Tate, Happy Birthday.
Cheers to you,” a manager stood up and raised his glass at her.
“It’s not my birthday today, you don’t have to drink with me.”
She sipped on her glass of juice as she said it.
The manager felt embarrassed as the glass of liquo r was stil linhis hand.
Elliot stood up and raised his glass with a hoarse voice, “I’ll drink with you guys!”
Avery took a deep breath and looked past Elliot with her eyes laid sight on Ben.
Why blame it on her staff when Elliot was the one asking for drinks from everyone?
Bendug out his phone and sent Avery a text.
I t read, (Hetook a glance at your chest. I guess he didn’t expect to see you dress sexily.
) Avery replied and said, (Ican wear whatever I like. If he doesn’t like it, he may leave!]
Ben replied, (Idon’t mean it that way, Miss Tate.
Lethim drink if he wants to. Just ignore him.
) Avery placed her phone on the table.
Elliot glared first at Aver y,then Ben. He meant that he knew they were texting about him behind his back.
He raised his glass, took a sip, and said, “Doyou guys know, what’s them ost important thing about running a company?”
The supervising managers were dumbstruck.
Where did that come from?
We re they suddenly looped into a free semi nar?
Avery looked stunned a swell.
She couldn’t tell whether it was her or Elliot who was drunk She looked at him as his face now looked surreal.
Elliot felt hotand he tugged at his collar ajar with his fingers.
“To start a company is easy.
But to maintain it is another story.
To keep the company afloat, you got to have some manageme ntskills…”
Elliot opened his mouth again.
The managers all put down their glasses and listened to him attentively.
Ben sent another text to Avery say ing, (He’s trying to warn you. He’s worried that you will go broke.)
Avery read the text as her face blushed red.