---- Chapter 146 Tara held an umbrella as she walked to the security booth outside the villa. She sought temporary shelter from the rain. Her clothes were soaked through, and a sudden gust of wind made her shiver uncontrollably. She quickly pulled out her phone to search for nearby hotels. Since the original host had been fired, she had received triple pay as compensation . There wasn't much money left from her, but thankfully , the compensation was enough to get Tara by for now.

She booked a room and immediately called a ride. Tara was drenched to the skin, and the wind and rain were growing fiercer by the minute. She knew she couldn't afford to linger. Catching a cold would only make things worse. The ride arrived promptly. Tara climbed in, feeling awkward in her soaked clothes. She offered the driver 50 dollars to help cover the cost of cleaning the car. But the driver, sensing she was going through a rough time, waved it off with a shrug. "No worries ," he said.

"I'll grab a towel from the trunk and wipe it down later." ---- Tara thanked him sincerely , though she still felt it was only right to compensate him. Soaking someone's back seat wasn't nothing , and she knew how hard it was for people just trying to make a living. When the car pulled up to the hotel, Tara got out and grabbed her suitcase. Unfortunately, the Uber app's tipping function was capped at 25 dollars.

By the time she completed the payment , the car had already driven off, so that was all she could leave. Dragging her suitcase behind her, Tara stepped into the hotel lobby. Noticing she was drenched, the receptionist quickly handed her the room key. Once inside her room, Tara locked the door and opened her suitcase to pull out some dry clothes. She then hurried to the bathroom to change and take a hot shower. Later, as she lay on the hotel bed, she felt completely drained.

Between the aftereffects of transmigrating and the downpour, exhaustion and drowsiness took over. Tara quickly fell into a deep sleep and didn't wake up until noon the next day. The first thing she did was touch her forehead and found it to be at a normal temperature. Relieved, she let out a deep breath. Thankfully, she hadn't fallen ill. After a good night's rest, ---- the heaviness in her head from the previous evening had cleared up considerably.

While rubbing her temples , she pieced things together . After the system failed to expel her soul, it must have tossed her into the timeline where the original host had just been kicked out. Thinking back to the moments before her transmigration, Tara sighed. Lance and Shawn had regained their memories. Given their personalities , there was no way they would let her go willingly. She couldn't imagine what they might do next.

Even if Jonah still loved her deeply, he would likely be overwhelmed by the chaos that would follow. She felt a pang of reluctance to let him go, but just the thought of them fighting made her headache worsen. Maybe this was the best outcome for everyone. The situation wasn't looking good. News of the original host's attempts to seduce the four male leads had spread far and wide, completely destroying her reputation.

Forget about a corporate job; even if she applied to a coffee shop, no one would hire her out of concern for their brand image. With only the compensation sitting in her bank account, Tara knew she had to find a job quickly. If she didn't, her ---- savings would run out in no time. As that thought triggered a dull ache in her head, she grabbed her phone and ordered takeout. After her meal, she sent her resume to every suitable opening she could find, hoping for a bit of luck.

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From morning until night, she waited. But every resume she sent seemed to vanish into the void. Tara had expected as much, but still, she slumped over the table and let out a frustrated sigh. According to the original story, the original host's life became miserable after she failed to find a job. Now, Tara could confirm it really was that bad. However, she didn't give up. She kept sending out applications , this time without even waiting for replies.

Tara needed to find a place to live as soon as possible. The hotel was far too expensive. She could only afford to stay another two or three nights at most. But despite searching online all evening, she couldn't find a single place that felt right. It wasn't that she couldn't handle a downgrade in lifestyle; it was a matter of safety. After all, this was a place she needed to stay long-term.

The next morning, still groggy and half-awake, Tara stayed in bed and started scrolling through her phone. A notification from a job app flashed on the screen. She ---- clicked on it, and to her surprise, a company had actually replied to her application. Tara was both excited and shocked when she saw the notification inviting her to interview at the company. She held back her excitement , wary that it might be a scam. To be safe, she quickly looked up the company.

Her surprise grew even more when she realized it was one of the subsidiaries under Pearson Group. For a moment, she thought she must have misread it, but the company profile confirmed its connection to Pearson Group. Tara remembered that when she sent out her applications, she had deliberately avoided companies tied to the four male leads' families. But she had sent out so many that it was inevitable she had missed one. Unexpectedly , it was that very "miss" that brought her a response.

Tara recalled the original story. After the original host was kicked out, she did the same as Tara. She avoided sending resumes to any companies owned by the four male leads' families to prevent causing more trouble. The original host probably never expected that Jonah's company wouldn't block her from applying. As she sifted through the original host's memories, Tara ---- realized they matched the story's events.

The original host had never stopped seducing the four male leads until she was finally fired last night. That was why she had been so shocked when Jonah had someone hand her an umbrella. After thinking it over for a while, Tara decided to go ahead with the interview. It was just one of many companies under Pearson Group, and the odds of actually running into Jonah were incredibly low. Besides, the salary and benefits were excellent.

This was a rare opportunity , and she wasn't about to give it up just because of Jonah. With her takeout order placed, Tara finally had the mental space to sort through how the original host ended up getting kicked out of the villa. The one who had actually fired her was Lance. Apparently, the original host had gotten into several arguments with Stella, and Lance had witnessed more than one of them. The final incident came when the original host tried to push Stella down the stairs.

Lance couldn't tolerate that kind of behavior, so he told Terence to have her dismissed. As for Jonah, Shawn, and Soren, they didn't have the time or interest to concern themselves with matters between the housekeepers. At most, they treated it as a bit of ---- entertainment. At this point, none of the male leads had developed feelings for Stella. If they had, the original host's downfall would've been far worse. Tara was still deep in thought when her food arrived. With the hope of a job on the horizon, even her meal tasted better.