By 9 AM, the office had started to fill up.
Seeing everyone return, Scarlet beamed, “Morning, folks! New year, new coffee—my treat!”
Ryan and Mike immediately cheered, “Woohoo! Scarlet’s the best!”
Scarlet laughed and turned to Ryan. “Hey, can you check what everyone wants and let me know?”
“Sure thing!” Ryan replied, grinning.
Then he added, “Scarlet, you’re always buying us coffee and snacks. You’re spoiling us!”
“Stop it, we’re all colleagues, it’s no big deal,” Scarlet said, brushing it off with a wave, a bright smile on her face.
At 10 AM, the company held its monthly senior management meeting. Only those at the level of Investment Director or higher were eligible to attend.
Grace Li was surprised to see Scarlet Harris at the meeting. But she wasn’t too shocked—after all, in t
