Chapter 465
Annie adjusted her clothes, leaned in close, and whispered, “What, are you going to kill her for me?”
Kate’s eyes widened. “W–What?”
Annie laughed softly. “Come on, the others are waiting.”
She strode into the restaurant first.
Kate watched Annie’s back for a moment. She felt that Annie was mocking her, as if thinking that she
was too chatty.
She drew a deep breath and followed Annie inside.
Inside the private room, the translation team was already waiting. When Annie arrived, everyone
stood.
“Ms. Levy.”
“Ms. Levy.”
Annie nodded. “Please, everyone, sit.”
Some of the translation team had worked with Annie before and were familiar with her. After a few casual greetings, everyone settled in and started chatting.
“Kate, thank you for treating us today.”
Another colleague said, “You’re new. So, technically, we should be treating you.”
“We’ll have plenty of chances to treat her in the future.”
Kate smiled. “This isn’t a big deal. I’m just happy to meet all of you. I hope we can be friends.”
Annie sipped her warm water quietly. Friends with Kate? She would need more than a few lives for
that.
“I’m mostly on my own these days. Even on days off, it gets a bit dull. If any of you are free, you can invite me along. We can hang out together. I’m quite familiar with Draventh,” Kate said.
One of the women asked, “Don’t you hang out with Ms. Ravelle anymore?”
Kate thought for a moment, looking a bit troubled. “I would like to, but Rhea’s been busy. Honestly, there have been some misunderstandings between us. I just wanted to clarify a few things now, so there won’t be any gossip later. And I hope you all won’t speak badly of Rhea, no matter what others
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say. She’s my lifelong friend, and I just want her to be happy.”
Everyone understood. They couldn’t help but feel that Kate was incredibly gentle and kind.
“Kate, did you have a conflict with Ms. Ravelle?” someone asked.
“Strictly speaking, it was a misunderstanding,” Kate replied, tucking a stray hair behind her ear.
“Back when Rhea was going through her divorce, I was worried about her. I wanted to help, so I contacted her ex. But she thought that I was… meddling. Ever since that incident, there’s been a rift between us.”
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