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54 pages 1 hour read

Freida McFadden

The Coworker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

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Part 1, Chapters 23-44Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Part 1, Chapter 23 Summary: “Four Months Earlier”

Dawn emails Mia, explaining that Natalie has misinformed her about meeting times. Consequently, she has been late on several occasions and has sometimes missed meetings.

Part 1, Chapter 24 Summary: “Present Day: Natalie”

Natalie discovers from recent news reports that Dawn’s body was found in the woods. When Natalie arrives at work, the discarded turtle figurine is back on her desk. This time, Natalie disposes of it in the break room’s garbage bin.

Natalie receives a call from Dave Fulton, a health store owner. His customers have complained that Collahealth does not work and has nasty side effects. When Natalie denies that she offered Dave the product on a sale-or-return basis, he furiously calls her a liar.

Part 1, Chapter 25 Summary

Natalie confronts Kim and demands to know what she said to Detective Santoro. Kim says she told the truth—that Natalie bullied Dawn. Natalie orders Kim to stop incriminating her and threatens to tell Kim’s husband what happened at the bachelorette party. Natalie is relieved that she had the good sense to take photographs of Kim at the party.

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