Sweet Divorce

Rita’s line brought the bustling office into dead silence.

Everyone looked over to Jason in unison.

Jason lifted his gaze to meet Rita, fingers tapping the tabletop, as if considering something-

Tap.

Tap.

Everyone remained quiet, and the tapping against the table was especially crisp.

Rita and Jason stayed there, testing each other to see who would be the first to crumble and speak.

The room seemed quiet, but undercurrents roiled.

Especially those who’d had their eyes on the assistant general manager’s position for a long time – they really had it in for Rita now.

“The responsibility of the assistant general manager’s position is too great, Mr. Snow. I feel like it should be left to someone more capable.” Matthew spoke first, prodding Charlie with a nondescript gesture. “What do you think, Mr. Powers?”

“That’s right. Assistant general manager is an important spot. You can’t hand it over to someone with an unknown background just because they resolved one crisis for the company!”

Charlie shot a glance at Rita, then muttered to himself, “Much less a young girl like this.”

Jason ignored the two, turning to Connor Trent, who’d maintained silent throughout. “What do you think, Mr. Trent?”

“I’ll leave the decision up to you, Mr. Snow. I have no opinion on the matter.” Connor gave up his say.

Charlie glared at him. “Brownnose!”

Connor smiled, as if he hadn’t heard that.

The position had been one that Charlie and Connor were competing over. Now that Connor had given up, Charlie was obviously slated to be the one to get said position.

As his personality went, of course Charlie was feeling resentful as all heck.

He looked coldly towards Rita, leering, “Listen, girlie…”

“Rita Brown.”

Halfway into his sentence, Rita interrupted him with two words.

“W…what?” Charlie jolted.

Seriously, Rita replied, “My name, gentlemen, is Rita Brown.”

Hearing that, everyone paused for a second.

Other than a bit of disquiet flashing across Jason’s eyes, the rest of them didn’t seem to register anything. At least, they didn’t connect that name to the Brown family.

Rita didn’t have Amelia’s favor, so she’d never been let into the company.

Furthermore, none of the Brown family had ever been allowed to mention Rita’s existence in the bloodline.

So it wasn’t strange that people here didn’t know her.

“You say you solved this issue for us, but where’s the proof?” Charlie cocked an eyebrow, putting the ball in Rita’s court again.

“Yeah, this was all Mutt’s exposure piece at work, what’s it got to do with you?” Hearing that, Matthew chimed in. “Show us proof that you were responsible, and we’ll hand you that position.”

Matthew’s doubts resonated with the other managers of the company, who started talking amongst themselves.

“Mr. Powers and Mr. Gray are right, Mr. Snow. We have to have Ms. Brown prove that she did resolve this issue and it wasn’t a coincidence.” Connor spoke as well.

pressure on her,

that they weren’t good people, but he’d

promised Rita that she’d have the assistant general manager’s position, but now

band of

do you mean proof; you’re just going back on your word

expression turned fiery. “Quit speculating wildly. I feel like my

“You…”

wanted to say something else, but Rita stopped him with a hand. “They’re right, their request was

Nathan jolted, looking

she lost her

Charlie and gang didn’t want

for what Charlie and the rest

wouldn’t budge so

also expected everything to

panicking or losing her nerve, her eyes scanned across Charlie, Matthew and Connor as she said mildly, “Since

Connor laughed out loud. “You sold the video to Mutt? But Mutt is saying on social media that it was

everyone else checked Mutt’s

outright that he’d bought the

everyone looked

out the lie

expect Mutt to give up his source like that, did you,

only looked mildly

have ask Isabelle over, and we can

with the lie,”

tucked his glasses and chuckled. “What a coincidence. After I saw Mutt’s post, I had someone get in contact with Isabelle the reporter. She’s on her way to

efficient as always, Mr.

he’s the best bet

on Connor, who simply remained as

and bearing were all mild-mannered, but to Rita, he hid daggers

to Jason, he was probably

to play it like that, she wasn’t

Matthew glanced at her and mocked. “You

you can still salvage your reputation.” Charlie looked at Rita, his tone

have nothing

that moment, the door

walked in from

walked up to greet her, all smiles. “Hello, Ms. Anderson. I’m Connor Trent. I asked you

Trent,” Isabelle

exchanged some pleasantries and returned to the subject at hand. “So as far as my knowledge goes, you sold the information to Mutt, which is why we have the tabloid headlines for today, and

went,” Isabelle

Connor’s

throat and placed the focus straight on

up the info

her lose her temper, some of the people there grew even

had her back to Isabelle all the time, and turned her forcefully over to face Isabelle. “How would you explain it away this

turned, facing Isabelle with her back straight. “What…

and Isabelle feigned

the “no” she’d been in the middle of saying and added

Boss?!

Connor froze. “!!!”

him was froze to the

at Rita, still

That was some twist…

called her…?” Unwilling to accept it, Connor confirmed it once

spoke, Isabelle took out a Starpath investor’s sheet from her pocket and handed it to Connor. “Rita Brown, investor in Starpath Workshop, is