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, Nathan’s

but he’d

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

band

do you mean proof; you’re just going back on your word and don’t want to let her have the

speculating wildly. I feel like

“You…”

but Rita stopped him with a hand. “They’re right, their

looking at her,

lost

see? Charlie and gang didn’t want her to have the

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

wouldn’t

to play out this

and Connor as she said mildly, “Since I was the

“You sold the video to Mutt? But Mutt is saying on social media that

words, everyone else checked

that he’d bought the information

looked

round out

give up

only looked mildly at

Rita still didn’t panic. “Then why don’t have ask

with the lie,”

post, I had someone get in contact with Isabelle the reporter. She’s

efficient as

anything, he’s the best bet for assistant

office lauded praise on Connor, who simply remained as

and bearing were all mild-mannered, but to

he’d said that he was leaving it up to Jason, he was

play it like that,

treatment? Afraid?” Matthew glanced at her and mocked. “You can still back out if

salvage your reputation.” Charlie looked at Rita,

have nothing

moment,

walked in

the new arrival, Connor walked up to greet her, all smiles. “Hello, Ms. Anderson. I’m

Mr. Trent,”

knowledge goes, you sold the information to Mutt, which is why we have

how it went,”

Connor’s

the focus straight on Rita. “But this person says she was the one who

can’t be, I dug up the

lose her temper, some of the people there grew

turned her forcefully

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

and Isabelle feigned

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

Boss?!

Connor froze. “!!!”

just him was froze to the

Isabelle, then at Rita, still

That was some twist…

Unwilling to accept it, Connor confirmed it

Isabelle took out a Starpath investor’s sheet from her pocket and handed it to Connor. “Rita