Chapter 4

At noon, Jessica sent a message in the team's WhatsApp group.

Jessica: [Lunch is on me at the Iron Skillet to celebrate our "team optimization." Let's crush it in the new year.]

The group chat blew up with [Yay!], [Jessica is the best.], and the [Let's go] emojis.

The real reason for the lunch was to celebrate getting rid of me.

No one saw anything wrong with it.

Or maybe the ones who thought it was messed up kept their mouths shut.

Grace came over to my desk. "Emily, you coming? Jessica's treating."

Her eyes sparkled as if she were…