Chapter 2

When I saw the name on the screen, I felt my world turn upside down.

How was it possible? There were more than one hundred employees. How did I get picked twice in a row?

Seeing my name highlighted in red sent a chill straight down my spine.

Vincent grinned. “Chloe, you’re unexpectedly lucky! It looks like this is going to be your lucky year!

“Our company will rely on you this year!”

The boss immediately took a pile of cash and put it in my hands.

What everyone else saw as a blessing felt like a sentence of death to me.

Instantly, I just felt I was one step closer to death.

I looked at Cathy, who was below the stage. She looked very happy. It was not like she was happy with me winning the prize, but it seemed like she knew what was going to happen.

When Cathy lost her job in the past, she cried and begged me to refer her to our company.

I knew her skills alone weren’t enough for a position like ours, but I insisted on referring her to the company.

During her first week, Cathy was always yelled at by her department manager because of the quality of her work.

If I had not begged Vincent to give her chance after chance and secretly taken over most of her work, she would have been fired by the company a long time ago.

Even half a month later, Cathy’s ability and the quality of her work had not improved. It affected me as well since I was not able to complete my own work because I shared her workload.

That day, Cathy begged me to finish an urgent task for her again.

When I was working hard, she was eating snacks and watching TV to relax.

At that moment, the anger I had kept bottled up for a long time exploded.

“Cathy, I’ve been exhausted because I was for you for weeks, and you’re just here… chilling at work?!

“If you really want to stay, you focus on your work more!”

Cathy’s eyes welled up in the face of my anger.

“Chloe, I asked for your help only because I thought you were my best friend!

“Don’t worry, I won’t treat you unfairly. When I get my salary at the end of the month, I’ll give you half of mine. Is that okay?”

I let out a bitter laugh. I was doing the work of two people for the pay of one and a half, but somehow it felt like I owed Cathy a favor.

As soon as she finished speaking, she turned around and continued watching TV. She completely ignored my words.

I felt like I had wasted my time talking to her. Watching her look of defiant indifference, I let out a heavy sigh.

I could not be bothered with her. This was her choice. It was also her own problem if she could not pass the examination.

A month later, Cathy, who had been slacking off, managed to pass the examination of the company!

Cathy excitedly stood up. “Chloe, you’re really the luckiest person in the world!”

As she said that, she faced our colleagues and egged them on. “Guys, Chloe is so lucky! Shouldn’t we get to share a bit of her luck as well?”

“Yes!”

“Shouldn’t Chloe treat us with her prize money today?”

“Yeah!!!”

The noise at the scene was so deafening that it made my ears buzz and my vision go dark.

I instinctively refused. “The prize money is so little! If I treat you all to a meal, doesn’t that mean I might have to pay extra out of my own pocket?

“Since that’s the case, anyone who wants the prize can have it!”

Right after I said that, my excited colleagues instantly fell quiet.