Beyond the Divorce

Ryan sprang to his feet, shielding me as tea splashed onto his back. He let out a muffled groan.

There were gasps in the conference room. I quickly checked on Ryan, relieved that the water wasn't too hot.

I pushed Ryan away, slamming the table and startling everyone. Even Nelson trembled, his eyes flickering as he looked at me.

"This is outrageous! I did not expect such uncivilized behavior from Bourdamun managers. It's no surprise that Bourdamun has been stuck in the past. It is stifling Orlinda's entire economy. It's all because of people with narrow minds like you!"

My words left everyone in the room stunned, especially Nelson's people, who turned pale.

Nelson had acted like a tyrant and became the unquestioned ruler.

"How dare you speak to me like that, you little brat? You've gone too far!" He yelled it while pointing at me.

her. She's out of control," he barked. "Unbelievable! Tell me, where did she come from? She couldn't have had a good upbringing if she's

room, and even his people dared not breathe. Some were subtly signaling

as Nelson did not scare me. I just didn't think his methods were right. He had become

a classic example of an uneducated person!" I retorted, turning his

him, the more arrogant he became. He was convinced

uncivilized behavior. I know

your arrogance because of your age, but resorting

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development."

or Orlinda take precedence? Is he more important to you

below. Even a young clerk secretly gave me a