Chapter 490 - Orion Enterprise annual meeting (3) (1/2)

As the event progressed, speakers took turns showcasing achievements of their departments and giving a glimpse into future plans and products.

Of course, only products which made good profits in last four quarters were featured. To the delight of his newly formed fan club, Felix made an appearance for every product from his department which made to company's top-profits list. And there was quite a number of them.

Edward was also one of the speakers, but he managed to club three products into one presentation. That allowed him to appear once instead of three times.

The event went smoothly. Sophia gave a closing speech and instructed everyone to look for people down the hallways, on their way out, who can point them to corresponding shuttles. Company provided shuttles for attendees to take them back to the HQ building where team events and food will be provided.

HQ building was organized similarly how it was for Christmas party. Main floor had seating, and food available, as well as music which blasted from DJ booth. Second floor also had food and seating.

People were organized in teams and some attended short meetings on the upper floors, there was company-wide scavenger hunt, trivia and many other activities. It was very lively.

In the back of the building there is a garden where employees can relax and take a break during work hours. But now it was lined up with stands offering beer on tap, as well as freshly made food which came out of large ovens and from the smoking grills such as pizza, kebabs and corn.

Sarah, Aiden, JoAnna and Jeff went to CEO's office to meet with Sophia.

”Bella!”, Sarah exclaimed as soon as she stepped in the office. She rushed to Isabella and gave her a big hug.

”Isi!”, JoAnna was half a step behind Sarah.

Jeff didn't get a chance to hold JoAnna back, and a second later there was a three-girl hug in the middle of CEO's office.

Aiden didn't mind much, but Jeff was on the verge of collapsing.

Jeff extended his steps and pried JoAnna's arms out of that hug, pulling her close to him. ”Hello, Isabella.”, he greeted her in his official chilling tone.

JoAnna pouted in protest, but her objection was ignored.

Isabella laughed, pretending not to see Jeff's hostility.

Jeff interacted with Isabella online, and he was always polite. Only when JoAnna was present Jeff became unfriendly. Isabella knows the reason, and there is nothing she can do about it at this point. She can't change the past, and even if she could… she probably wouldn't. She has no regrets.

Felix joined shortly after, followed by David and they all chatted.

Felix was the main topic of discussion, they congratulated him for all the achievements.

Sarah asked about battery charger which came in the backpack as part of the freebies, and Felix confirmed that it's a product which came out of his design laboratory. Sarah praised him and said that she will definitely put it to good use.

It was Felix's first time to attend such a big event. On top of it, he had to present in front of so many people. He was overwhelmed, but at the same time happy that it all ended well. Best thing out of all of that is that Sophia is proud of him. Felix had a sense of achievement and he could feel his confidence rising: he is worthy to be with Sophia.

Not long after, Sophia got first batch of reports related to the event. The attendance was record high, and so was people's satisfaction. Employees are optimistic about company's future and they have faith that their leadership is taking them in the right direction. Sophia beamed while looking at the numbers presented. Everything was great.

People voted for favorite parts of event, and it was glaringly obvious that most votes were given to Felix's presentations. Many employees provided additional comments expressing their interest to transfer to the department led by Director Martin.

”Great work, Felix!”, Sophia exclaimed. ”It is normal that people want to work for the department with highest profits, it gives them a sense of job security. But you made these profits possible. You should be proud.”

Sarah and JoAnna glanced at each other and giggled.

”What is it?”, Sophia immediately noticed that her sisters are acting strangely. They should be congratulating him, not laughing about it.

”Do you have statistics on the gender of employees who want to work… under him?”, JoAnna asked while trying to suppress her laughter.

Sarah gave thumbs up to JoAnna for her choice of words.

Sophia looked up details of report and her face darkened.

”How many are females?”, Sarah grinned.