Chapter 53

Tasha’s POV

A loud buzzing took over my head. I could see the CFO's mouth moving, but the words couldn't reach me over the tsunami of sound. It built to a roar, and I shook my head. 

Finally, I could hear my stuttering attempts at speech. 

"I'm sorry, what did you say?" I asked. The CFO smiled as if it was one big joke. 

"I said that as junior executives, you are automatically shareholders in GroGreen. With the astronomical sales and our current projections, you and Rainer are now billionaires." 

"No," I said, shaking my head again. He had to be kidding. It was all just an office prank. That would explain the sudden appearance of Rainer and his flirting with me. 

Men like him hardly ever noticed me, and when they did, it was just to make lewd suggestions. 

Rainer had been interested. It made more sense now that I suspected it was a joke. I turned to look at Rainer and was shocked to find I was clutching his hand