Sweet Divorce

Chapter 44 I Can Not Help

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.

had actually refused to

His eyes narrowed slightly with curiosity.

... I didn't

the contract, the major wholesalers

hit 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. What's the big deal? Did they have to cancel the

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

you gave the wholesalers was still the same.

money on a bunch of outdated clothes. It's going to be a waste of money." Rita

was right. Liam was surprised. It seemed

so

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

at his elder brother Noah. "Look at her! This is the daughter you raised!

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of the

her gaze away from Rita and then nudged Grace. "Mom, don't

She was no longer the stupid woman whose mind was

the good impression her grandma had had

to

This is the first time we have asked for your

wouldn't budge, Grace cried louder. "Rita, you should know that if you

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

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