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.

place pressure on

weren’t good people, but

general manager’s position, but now they were trying to squirrel

a band of

you mean proof; you’re just going back on your word and don’t want to

speculating wildly. I feel like

“You…”

stopped him

jolted, looking at her,

she lost her

gang didn’t want her to

for what Charlie and the rest of them thought, of course Rita

knew they wouldn’t budge so

to play out this

mildly, “Since I was the one who’d sold the video to Mutt, I’m not bothered by

Connor laughed out loud. “You sold the video to Mutt? But Mutt is saying on social media that it was the Starpath reporter Isabelle Anderson who’d sold him

else checked Mutt’s

had admitted outright that he’d

everyone looked contemptuously at

scoffed. “Can’t round out the

“Probably didn’t expect Mutt to give

didn’t speak, only looked

with their doubts, Rita still didn’t panic. “Then why don’t have

the lie,” Charlie

coincidence. After I saw Mutt’s post, I had someone get in contact

as efficient as always,

if anything, he’s the best bet for

other staff in the office lauded praise on Connor, who simply remained as outwardly humble

mild-mannered, but to Rita,

was leaving it up to Jason, he was probably the

to play it like that, she wasn’t

at her and mocked. “You can still back

salvage your reputation.” Charlie looked at

“I have nothing

that moment, the door

in

all smiles. “Hello, Ms. Anderson. I’m Connor Trent. I

Trent,”

sold the information to Mutt,

went,” Isabelle

Connor’s confidence grew

in his throat and placed the focus straight on Rita. “But

I dug up the info myself!” Hearing that, Isabelle

of the

up to Rita, who’d had her back to Isabelle all the time, and turned her forcefully over to face Isabelle. “How

turned, facing Isabelle with her back straight. “What… do you have something to

and

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

Boss?!

Connor froze. “!!!”

him was froze to the spot,

looked at Isabelle, then at Rita, still not

That was some twist…

just called her…?” Unwilling to

her pocket and handed