Chapter 3

My voice message sent the entire company into an uproar.

The group chat went silent for a full minute. Then, a commotion erupted in the direction of my workstation.

I looked up and saw Robin, clutching her stomach, being helped by a few female colleagues, her eyes red as she walked towards me.

"Stella!"

Her voice was sharp, tearful, as if she'd suffered the greatest injustice.

"How can you be so malicious? What did I ever do to you that you have to humiliate me like this?"

"I'm carrying a boy! He's the only child our family has, can't you just let him be?"

The female colleagues around her immediately grew indignant:

"Stella, you're beyond cruel, aren't you? Robin just started working here, and you're bullying her like this?"

"Exactly! Don't you plan on having kids yourself one day? Would you want your own child cursed like this?"

"Picking a fight with an unborn baby, aren't you afraid of karma?"

Robin continued to gag, acting the part perfectly, tears flowing freely as she leaned weakly on a colleague:

"I'll kill you... you ruined my reputation... I'll kill you..."

Her shrill cries grated on my ears, and even more, they triggered the memories of my past life.

The thought of being brutally murdered by this gender-bending lunatic made my body tremble uncontrollably.

Hearing her say she'd kill me, I couldn't hold back anymore. I shot up from my seat, shoved the colleague next to her aside, and grabbed Robin by the collar.

"Kill me? You already killed me once in my last life!"

"Act! Keep acting for me! Where's your belly? Where's your ultrasound scan? Show it to me!"

Robin was stunned by my aggression, freezing for a few seconds. Then, suddenly, she lunged at my face, claws extended.

I quickly dodged, then precisely tripped her with my foot.

With a *thud*, she fell face-first to the floor.

Recalling the searing pain of boiling water poured over my head in my previous life, a wave of pure fury washed over me.

I stomped on her back, grabbed her smooth wig, and slammed her head against the floor.

"Let's see you act now! Let's see you pretend! Today, I'm going to see exactly what you are!"

Robin was pinned under my foot, only able to let out pig-like squeals:

"Ah! Help! Stella's gone crazy! She's trying to kill me! My stomach... my baby..."

Her piercing screams attracted more colleagues.

Everyone rushed forward, trying to pull us apart.

I was held back by two male colleagues, my breath still ragged.

By my count, I'd only been reborn for half an hour.

Meaning, just half an hour ago, I had been murdered by this monster right in front of me!

How could I stay calm?!

But after they pulled me away, everyone pointed fingers at me, yelling:

"Stella, are you insane?! This whole thing started because of your foul mouth, and you dare to hit a pregnant woman?!"

"I never knew our company had such a vicious woman!"

"I've already called security! If you try to lay a hand on her again, we're calling the police directly to deal with you!"