The Big Goodbye

Then came the day of the Office Christmas Dinner, which seemed like a good opportunity for everyone to pay him back.

Whilst Harry was gone to the toilet, someone took a look through his wallet, found his National Lottery tickets and noted the numbers one one of them. 

Then, a waitress was persuaded to walk past Harry's table with a note containing the numbers of his ticket, asking if anyone was interested in knowing the winning numbers. (Which was almost everyone because it was a 'treble rollover'.) Then she read out the numbers from the list she had been given, and then left the note on the table within Harry's reach.

Harry casually picked up the note, then slowly took out his wallet and compared his tickets with information he had just received. He suddenly went very quiet and returned the wallet to his pocket. Anyone sitting close to him must have noticed the beads of sweat appearing on his forehead and the acceleration of his breathing.

He furtively took out his wallet once again and rechecked the numbers, very closely.

Suddenly, he got to his feet and stood on his chair and said "Can I have everyone's attention please. I have a very important announcement to make. There's something I want you all to know. (pause) I hate working for this company and I always have. Our Director are nothing more than rogues and charlatans, interested in nothing but their own self interest. For a long time now I have been having an affair with my secretary, who is the employee in this company for whom I have any regard. I hate you all and you can all go to hell. I've just one a ton of money and I'm leaving right now. Happy Christmas everyone!"