Chapter 149

Tara grabbed the envelope and rushed back to the second row. As she moved, Jonah seemed to glance her way. However, he quickly looked away. She slipped back into her seat. Her coworker, Alice Clark, leaned over and whispered, "Let me see that big envelope." Tara didn't refuse and showed her the envelope. Alice let out a soft gasp, measuring the envelope's thickness between her fingers. "I'd say that's about eight thousand dollars," she said. Tara took a quick look herself, but she couldn't really guess the amount. David overheard them and quietly chimed in, "It's ten thousand dollars." Tara stared at him in surprise. "Is it really that much?" David nodded. "Of course. In previous years, the bonus for outstanding employees was ten thousand dollars." Still, this envelope looked even thicker than the ones from past years. David figured he might have misjudged. Tara quickly tucked the envelope into her bag, amazed at how generous the Pearson Group was, even with their annual gala