I Quit Being a Stepmother (Cypress Gem) novel Chapter 482

Chapter 482

Lauren was in the middle of berating Carter at Solaris Ventures when a voice cut through the room.

“Quite a lively crowd here.”

At once, all the staff scattered and headed back to their desks.

The voice belonged to Damian. He had arrived.

However, Camilla and Annie stood watching–one at the project department entrance, and the other by the pantry door.

When there was no work, Damian never bothered them, so they were free to observe right now.

The moment Kate saw Damian, a spark of hope seemed to light up inside her. With a soft voice, she called out, “Mr. Frost…”

But her voice was so faint that it was drowned out when most people greeted Damian. He didn’t hear

her.

Everyone watching sensed that the situation was getting messy. They all fell silent, their breathing growing quieter.

Kate watched Damian with anticipation.

At 3:00 am last night, Sawyer, who was overseas on a business trip, had replied to her message and asked how she was doing.

She told him that she had started working at Solaris Ventures.

He replied simply, “Okay.”

Kate had assumed he would come see her that day. After all, Sawyer was friends with Damian, and she figured that visiting a friend’s company would be easy.

That was why she had stuck it out until now. She hoped that when Sawyer arrived, he would see Rhea bullying her and side with Damian against the Ravelle family.

Damian said, “I’ve been hearing all the commotion here.”

Relief swelled within Kate at those words. She figured that Sawyer couldn’t make it, so he had

Damian come instead.

She focused on Damian, forcing a gentle, friendly smile. But at that moment, she looked more like a forlorn ghost than a woman. Anyone who saw her would instinctively avert their eyes.

Just as she waited, hoping that Damian would intervene on her behalf, he said, “Ms. Ravelle.”

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At the same time, Rhea stood. “Mr. Frost.”

They greeted each other, but Rhea didn’t explain anything to Damian. He just said that he had been listening for a while.

“Mr. Frost…” Gisselle wanted to speak up for Kate.

Suddenly, Damian turned toward the shouting Lauren. Instead of being angry, he asked, “Which one of you is Kate?”

What?

Even Gisselle, who was usually slow to react, froze at Damian’s question. Last time, he might not

have noticed Kate in the rush. But now?

His gaze had clearly swept across everyone, but he still asked that question. So he really didn’t know Kate?

That couldn’t be.

Everyone at the Solaris Ventures branch in Dalea knew that Sawyer practically lived here. He and Damian were close, keeping in touch at least four days a week.

With a connection like that, how could Damian not know the name of Sawyer’s girlfriend? Even if he hadn’t met her, he would have at least heard the name before.

But now, Damian looked like he was hearing it for the first time. He was scanning the room for her.

Kate’s heart skipped a beat. She also realized what was going on.

She and Sawyer weren’t really connected yet, but she assumed that Connor must have shared some of her information with him. After all, he wanted to set them up.

And last night, she had told Sawyer that she was working at Damian’s company. Shouldn’t Sawyer

have asked Damian to look out for her?

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