Beyond the Divorce

Seeing Mia, both of us remained as composed as ever. I waved for her to come over and sit down. She came over gracefully and sat across from me. I chose a quiet window seat with a good view.

"I thought you were at home resting and nurturing the baby?" After setting her bag aside, Mia sat down and drank some of the tea I had poured.

"Hey! I'm not that delicate," I said indifferently. "I'm in excellent shape. No need for rest."

"You truly are a winner since you managed to snag the most influential man and get into the most esteemed family. Your pregnancy is remarkable without a doubt!"

Mia looked at me, her tone filled with envy and jealousy.

"Actually, what's meant to be will be. For me, luck always seems to favor me." I said it with a smile while looking at Mia. "You're not bad either. You act quickly by aiming for a big project, but isn't it a bit rushed?" "What do you mean?"

I saw a hint of surprise in her eyes.

"The Old Bourdamun project!" I said bluntly.

briefly became icy before returning to her usual smile. "It seems you have

contrary, I'm quite happy!" I looked at

She pretended to

"I've arranged the dishes. I don't know if you like them or not. Take a look. If you don't like them, you can order something else. I'm ready to eat

doesn't matter," she said, as if waiting for me to

not so narrow-minded. Otherwise, I wouldn't have told you about my plans Sofrankly. Good projects naturally have competition! That's what proves the value of the

joke, with a hint of disdain in

and said to Mia, "I'm prepared to compete with you. After all, if you haven't signed a contract, I still have

faintly. "Are you sure you want

"I

"You're too greedy! You've taken over New Bourdamun, and now you want to take over

greedy?" I reached for a tissue, dabbed at the corners of my mouth and said, "After all, I've been preparing for this too long. I just didn't expect you to

stiffened for a moment, and finally relaxed and smiled again.

hard and give in to each other. You've done this quite