Sweet Divorce

Nathan Looked at Rita with confusion in his eyes. “That’s what this is for?”

She could just apply for a job if she wanted to get into the Brown Group.

Why would she get herself in the swirl?

“Isn’t that a simple thing to do? Like, way to simple.” So simple that made him felt unrealistic.

Rita smiled, her eyes glimmering. “It’s not simple, not at all.”

“You’ll know.” Rita didn't elaborate, she raised her eyes at Nathan. “So, what do you say? Wanna give it a shot or not?”

Looking at Rita, Nathan felt like a lay of light just pried open the darkness he was in. He saw hope and warmness.

“I’ll give it a shot.”

He agreed resolutely after a moment of silence.

His eyes laid on Rita’s face again. “So, what’s your plan? And, what do I need to do? Why don’t we have a talk about that?”

“You need to prepare some popcorn… and some beverage to wash it down.”

Popcorn and beverage?

What?

Nathan blinked, puzzled, “Huh?”

“Just sit and lay back while watching me juggle.” Rita laughed lightly.

Nathan’s mouth twitched. Was he being stupid to believe that a young girl could save him?

Was it too late to regret his decision now?

Rita knew what’s going on in Nathan’s mind by the look on his face. And she knew he would despair if she kept teasing.

So she faded the smile. “Bella just held a press and pinned everything on you. The situation is extremely adverse for SF now, and more so to the Brown Group. I assume that you will get a call from the board, and they’d like to see you.”

“And then?” her analysis sounded reasonable, so Nathan asked for further part of her plan.

Rita squinted. “By then, I want you to take me with you to the meeting, and I’ll deal with the board.”

“Alright.” Nathan agreed. He didn't know why he trusted a girl he just met so much.

Nathan’s assistant called him soon, telling to attend a meeting at the company half an hour later.

The two of them headed to the company right away after the call.

Rita wore a mask to masquerade as Nathan’s assistant.

“Nathan, have you seen the press?” Jason Snow, a manager of SF, said as caught sight of Nathan.

Nathan nodded, and Jason sighed. “That pours gas on the fire for us.”

“Tell me about it. After the press, our company has become the sole target of attack, hail of abuse is aiming at us. We have barely sold anything for the past few days.”

The manager gesticulated at his assistant to dispatch the sales figures to everyone in the room.

Frowns emerged on everyone’s face when they saw the data.

instruction from the head office today,

was in

glanced over the folks in

even dared to look

Jason beckoned

Snow, I think the best thing to do now is

agreement echoed in

way to cease

up. she set Nathan up.” Another

“Do you have proof?”

saw how

surveillance tape of what happened to them in the fitting room that day. A lie what Bella said might be, she had evidence to prove it. She went to hospital and got a injury report the day they got

up with such

me about it. Hit after hit, we

turned into sighs at

The guy who suggested to

could only compromise no

Nathan, his eyes red. “Don’t blame me, Nathan. I have

But on the inside,

fists clenched tightly, fingers digging

he had anticipated such outcome, but it still hurt him to hear

yourself, you sell your colleague, who is innocent. The fans put Nathan’s head

Rita sneered.

flushed. But soon the embarrassment turned

an assistant have to have a voice here? Get

have so much conscience, why don’t you come up with a method to fix

she said slowly. “I do know how

every eye, except for

in their eyes when they looked

here had seen and fought wars in

could an assistant do when they

A man snorted and was followed by

why not just give it a shot. It could not get worse anyway.” Rita ignore the stares and laid her eyes

Jason frowned. “Well…”

never asked you for anything. For the sake of our friendship, give me a chance to prove my innocence. I just

Jason was shaken.

at Rita. “Are you sure

nodded, and then put off her mask. “But

do you

“I don't want money.”

“Then…”

the vice president

her requirement shocked

looked to Jason. “Don’t waste

we’ll

“Jason?”

Rita. “Deal. You are the vice president if you

to say to the head office then?

he stood up and

respect his decision

believed

to see you eat your

your little mouth can chew,