I Quit Being a StepMother Novel

Kate Pearson ( Translation ) : " Sorry , everyone . Did I grab the wrong room key ? It looks like I'm the only one on a different floor . " Gisselle Bowman ( Team Leader ) : " Everyone in the same group is on the same floor . Did you take the wrong one ? " Kate Pearson ( Translation ) : " I don't think so , Ms. Bowman . I saw everyone else head off . " Gisselle Bowman ( Team Leader ) : " No one checked on you ? " In no time , the colleagues who read the group chat messages began to think that Kate was being ostracized . Fiona Snow ( Translation ) : " This is straight - up isolation !

Even if only one member of our team is on the trip , isn't this taking things too far ? " Aubrey Kaplan ( Translation ) : " What's the deal here ? Don't they want their employees to get along ? There's no need to target someone like this , is there ? She's in a foreign country . What if something happens to her ? Who's going to be responsible for that ? " Kate Pearson ( Translation ) : " It's fine . I'll just stay on my own floor . " The implied resignation in her words made her seem beyond pitiful . The group chat erupted , with over 30 messages arriving within just a few minutes .

They either subtly or directly accused their colleagues on the trip of isolating Kate , or they tried to comfort her . Soon , a new message popped up . Gloria Phelps ( Secretarial Department ) : " Ms. Ravelle gave her room to Kate because she mentioned feeling unwell on the plane . This is also in accordance with Mr. Frost's instructions to ensure that Ms. Ravelle looks out for Kate . Does anyone have any other concerns ? " Gloria was Rhea's secretary . Lauren Thayer ( Translation ) : " People need to get checked if they have a persecution complex . Don't scare our business partners away !

And honestly , is there anything about a certain someone that would make us want to isolate them ? " Are we jealous of their nonstop lies , or maybe their stellar record of being so useless since starting the job that they couldn't even translate an invitation properly ? Talk about confidence - or just narcissism ! " Aubrey Kaplan ( Translation ) : " Who do you think you're talking about ? " Lauren Thayer ( Translation ) : " Whoever's picking a fight . Did I name you ? I'm starting to think that 1/4 Chapter 501 you're related to a certain someone , with the way you're defending them !

" +25 BONUS Back at the company , Aubrey nearly threw her phone in a rage . " What's wrong with that woman ? She's unhinged ! " Her other colleagues tried to calm her down . " Relax , relax . You know she's crazy . So , why poke the bear ? " Lauren was like a verbal wrecking ball that attacked everyone indiscriminately . Usually , behavior like this would result in a fine , but Heidi , the team leader , seemed oblivious to the messages in the group chat . Rhea had never even sent a message in the group chat . Lauren could go wild , and no one would stop her . " Ms. Bowman ...

" Aubrey looked at Gisselle . Gisselle's expression darkened . " They're probably ganging up on Kate . I'm taking screenshots of this chat and sending them straight to Mr. Olson ! " Even Camilla might not care about this mess , so Gisselle figured that going straight to Eden was the better move . Just then , a member of Heidi's team passed by and chimed in , " Oh , man . So , letting an employee have a nice room is now considered a crime ? Whoever booked the rooms should've skipped a certain someone , then . That would've been a real kindness ! " Another colleague added , " Tell me about it .

Ms. Ravelle went out of her way to give a certain someone her own room because she wasn't feeling well , yet now she's whining about being ' isolated ' . Some people are just so disgusting . " Meanwhile , in the group chat ... Ginny Klein ( Translation ) : " Ever since a certain someone joined the company , the translation team hasn't had a moment's peace . Is this person cursed or what ? " Lauren Thayer ( Translation ) : " That's where you're wrong ! She's not a curse , but a walking jinx . She jinxed her mom , her friends , and now , her colleagues .

I strongly suggest hiring a priest or something to exorcise the bad vibes . " Back at the hotel , Kate lost it when she read the message . She stormed downstairs to Lauren's room and pounded on the door while shrieking like a banshee . " Get the hell out here , Lauren ! " The door flew open , and Kate screamed , " Lauren , do you want to die or- " Her words cut off mid - sentence as she froze . Inside the room , a row of faces stared back at her . On the couch , from left to right , sat Rhea , George , Eden , and ... Damian . Their eyes were all on her .

2/4 Chapter 501 Eden and Damian , in particular , looked shocked and incredulous . +25 BONUS Damian began to question Sawyer's judgment . He couldn't believe that this was the supposedly refined , elegant heiress of the Pearson family - the model of all of Draventh's heiresses . Something felt ... off . Kate's blood ran cold . She was done for . Lauren smirked , her eyes glinting with malicious mischief . " Oops . It looks like you knocked on the wrong door . "