Sweet Divorce

Rita stared at the poached spicy slices of pork in her bowl. She didn't expect Mason to mention the past. He even almost cried. Well played!

She swallowed the food in her mouth and looked at the Browns sitting opposite her.

Liam, her parents, Amelia, Charlotte, and Mason were all staring at her, waiting for her answer.

The Browns expected her to help them make it through. But why was Liam staring at her like that? What did it mean?

"Well ..."

All the Browns were eager to hear the answer they wanted. When she paused suddenly, everyone was in a panic. Some even began to worry, looking at her with disappointment.

"Rita, what are you hesitating about? This is your chance to please Grandma. If you can help Grandma out, maybe you can be back to the genealogy again!" Charlotte whispered in her ear, feigning concern.

Rita smiled, but she knew what she was up to. Charlotte had never been kind to her. This was just another setup.

Rita looked up at Mason and said, "Mason."

"Yes, fire away," he replied happily.

"I can't help you with this," Rita refused solemnly. Immediately, Mason's smile froze.

More accurately, all the Browns' smile disappeared. Even Liam turned to her curiously.

refused to help her

have a hard time? His eyes narrowed slightly with curiosity. He would

just say? I ... I didn't hear you clearly,"

in the contract, the major wholesalers got the new goods more than ten days later than usual. That's why they

the nail on the head. Mason looked uneasy and awkward. "They purchased too many goods. The workers couldn't make them in time. The time was too pressing. What could I do? Besides, I was only ten days late.

business is different from the others. It must keep up with the trend! You may miss a trend when you're a dozen days late. Then the goods

the price you gave the wholesalers was still the same.

spending money on a bunch of outdated clothes. It's going to be a waste of money." Rita pressed her lips, sounding serious. "This is business. The Wilsons

right. Liam was surprised. It seemed that he had underestimated her

to be so

don't want to help me." Immediately, Mason's face darkened. "Rita, I loved you for nothing. You let me down, and you failed our family! Now we are in trouble and need you, but you just

"Look at

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of the room turned

gaze away from Rita and then nudged Grace. "Mom, don't just sit there. Say

admit that Rita had been smart lately. She was no longer the

the good impression her grandma had had

opportunity to stir more things up, until her grandma's patience with Rita

amends. Rita, we have never begged anyone before. This is the first time we have asked for your help, but you just turn us down?" Grace looked at

that Rita still wouldn't budge, Grace cried louder. "Rita, you should know that if you don't help us, maybe tomorrow, your grandma and your parents

don't care about me and your aunt and Charlotte, but don't you care about your grandma and the others?" Mason pressured Rita again.