Chapter 238: Brooke York Is Isolated

It wasn’t until she asked a question and was completely ignored by everyone that she finally realized this group seemed to have a problem with her.

She idled away the entire morning. It was only when she went to the pantry to wash her mug right before the end of her shift that she overheard the PR department staff gossiping about her behind her back.

“I really can’t stand her. Out of all the departments in the whole company, she had to choose ours. What? Does she want to make a joke out of us?”

“Exactly. Our department used to clean up her messes the most. We often had to run back to the company in the middle of the night to work overtime. And now she has the nerve to parade around right in front of us.”

“The so-called fake daughter has already gone abroad to study as an exchange student. Yet this real daughter scored zero on her exams and even stole someone else’s spot to go to school. How shameless.”

“If you ask me, Chloe York is much better. If only Chloe York were the true daughter. When Chloe York was the young lady of the York family, we never had to clean up her messes, and we basically never had to come back to the company in the middle of the night to work overtime.”

“Exactly! If Chloe York inherited the company, I’d totally agree.”

“Haha, I’d agree too.”

“What, do you want Chloe York to be your CEO that badly?”

The sudden remark made everyone in the pantry pale. Turning around, they saw Brooke York standing at the door with a dark expression. Although they felt what they were saying was true, they had still been caught badmouthing someone behind her back, which was quite embarrassing. No one intended to answer Brooke York; they were all getting ready to slip away.

“Where are you going? Why is everyone leaving? Weren’t we in the middle of a conversation? Didn’t you say you wanted Chloe York to be your CEO? Didn’t you say you’ve never cleaned up her messes? Let me tell you, you will be cleaning up my messes for the rest of your lives because Chloe York will never be your CEO! Her household registration was removed from our York family a long time ago!”

As soon as these words came out, everyone’s expressions underwent another drastic change. This time, it wasn’t just shock—it was mostly fear. They had spotted Miles York standing right outside the pantry, currently hosting a business partner. Naturally, the business partner had also heard Brooke York’s outburst.

“What, are you scared?” Seeing everyone’s terrified faces, Brooke York thought her words had successfully intimidated them. She became even more smug.

“Brooke York!”

At the sound of this furious roar, Brooke York’s smile froze. She turned around to find Miles York with a livid expression, and the man standing next to him looking equally displeased.

“Mr. York, I think we should put our partnership on hold for now!” The man standing beside Miles York dropped this sentence and walked away.

Trembling with rage, Miles York pointed a finger at Brooke York. “Go home right now! From today onwards, you don’t need to come to the company anymore.”

“No, Dad! You promised to let me come to the company! I’ve only been here for one morning, how can you just send me back like this?” Brooke York grabbed onto Miles York.

“You still have the nerve to speak? You’ve only been here for a morning, and you’ve already ruined things and lost me a contract! If you stay any longer, my company will be gone! Pack up and get out of here, immediately!”

After roaring at her, Miles York hurried off to chase down the client. Seeing this scene, the other employees in the pantry didn’t want to get caught in the crossfire. They quickly slipped out, leaving Brooke York standing there all alone.

“Why? Why is it that even after Chloe York left, her shadow is still here? Why does she still affect me?” Enraged, Brooke York swept all the fruit on the table onto the floor with a loud CLATTER.

Within half an hour, everyone knew that Chloe York had been removed from the York family’s household registration. The news even made it onto the trending searches. Because of this, many companies that had initially collaborated with the York family purely for Chloe York’s sake began withdrawing in droves. Those who had been preparing to collaborate dropped the idea altogether. The York family’s stock prices went into a continuous tailspin.

Meanwhile, Chloe York, who was far away abroad, had no idea what was happening back home. After she and Stella Winters finished the meal Ms. Miller had prepared, Stella Winters took her out shopping, saying she wanted to show her what the foreign country was like.

“How is it? The scenery abroad isn’t bad, right?”

“It’s really nice.”

“Let me tell you, I used to stroll around all by myself in the past, and it was so boring. All I saw were foreigners; I rarely ran into people from our own country. You have no idea how many times I actually thought about packing up and moving straight back home.

“But it’s better now. With you keeping me company, I don’t feel lonely anymore. Plus, we have Ms. Miller at home. Today, when I tasted the familiar flavors of our home-cooked meals, I almost wanted to cry.”

“There, there, it’s okay. I’ll always keep you company from now on, and Ms. Miller will always be here too. You’ll always have meals from home to eat.”

“Okay! Hearing you say that makes me feel much better.”

Just then, Chloe York turned her head and spotted a little boy playing by the river, while his mother was busy setting up camping gear. The little boy was a foreigner with large eyes and bright golden hair. He seemed to be trying to catch a dragonfly, but the dragonfly acted as if it were teasing him. It would fly to the bank, and just as the little boy was about to grab it, it would dart away to a rock in the middle of the stream.

As if unable to stand the dragonfly flying further out, the little boy leaned his body dangerously forward in an attempt to catch it. Sensing something was wrong, Chloe York immediately rushed over. Sure enough, the little boy lost his balance and toppled straight toward the river. His mother happened to turn her head and see this scene. Her scream was still caught in her throat when a hand appeared out of nowhere, grabbing her son by the collar and hauling him back up.

If she had been a second slower, her son would have fallen into the water, and it was hard to say what would have happened. The woman hurriedly pulled her son into a tight hug, babbling something in a foreign language.

“Chloe, your reflexes are incredible! How did you manage to save that child so quickly?” Stella Winters ran over at this moment.

She hadn’t even processed what was happening before Chloe York, who had been right beside her, darted out with a WHOOSH and rescued the kid. Hearing Stella Winters’s praise, Chloe York felt a bit embarrassed. She hadn’t realized she was this capable now. Even though the System had already left, she could still use the benefits it had given her.

After comforting her child, the foreign woman approached Chloe York and expressed her most sincere gratitude. It was only after conversing with her that Chloe York learned this woman was actually the queen of this country, and the little boy she had just saved was the prince. The queen also mentioned that she would inform the king about Chloe York saving their son. Coincidentally, their country was about to host a grand banquet, and she insisted that Chloe York and Stella Winters must attend.

They had never attended this kind of banquet before, so of course they were going to go.