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

known that they weren’t good people, but he’d never thought they

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

a band

proof; you’re

speculating wildly. I

“You…”

He’d wanted to say something else, but Rita stopped him with a hand. “They’re right,

looking

she lost

see? Charlie and gang didn’t want her to

Charlie and the rest

knew they wouldn’t budge so

everything to play out

mildly, “Since

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

everyone else checked Mutt’s social

course, Mutt had admitted outright that he’d

looked

round out the lie

didn’t expect Mutt to give up his

only

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

the

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

as efficient as always, Mr.

the best bet for assistant general

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

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

that he was leaving it up to Jason, he

if they wanted to play it like

silent treatment? Afraid?” Matthew glanced at her and

still salvage your reputation.” Charlie

“I have nothing to

moment,

in from

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

Trent,”

hand. “So as far as my knowledge goes, you sold the information to Mutt, which is why we have the tabloid headlines for today,

went,”

Connor’s confidence

placed the focus straight on Rita. “But this person says she

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

some of the people there grew even more

her back to Isabelle all the time, and turned her forcefully over to face Isabelle. “How would you

Isabelle with her back straight. “What… do

eyes met, and Isabelle feigned

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

Boss?!

Connor froze. “!!!”

wasn’t just him was froze to the spot, but

looked at Isabelle, then at Rita, still not

That was some twist…

you, you just called her…?” Unwilling

investor’s sheet from her pocket and