Hearing that of course made Lisa dumbfounded. Maria wanted to take her to an important dinner even though she was still a new employee at the company?
Oh, that woman will surely try to embarrass her there!
"Dinner? You want me to attend the dinner?" Lisa asked after a long silence.
"Yes," Maria replied quickly. Before Lisa could reply, the woman took a deep breath and answered in a rather loud voice, "I said that I invited you to attend the dinner with me!"
For some time, Lisa was taken aback and looked at Maria with disbelief. She didn't know what made her suddenly have the thought of taking her to dinner that night.
Also, Lisa was never invited or attended dinner with important people. She couldn't imagine what would happen if she accepted Maria's invitation. She might embarrass herself and her company for wearing the wrong attire or other mistakes.
Or maybe that's what Maria wants.