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 her, Nathan’s

but

she’d have the assistant general manager’s position,

a band of

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

Charlie’s expression turned fiery. “Quit speculating wildly. I feel like my suggestion

“You…”

say something else, but Rita stopped him with

jolted, looking at her,

lost her

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

the rest of them

wouldn’t

expected everything to play out this

or losing her nerve, her eyes scanned across Charlie, Matthew and Connor as she said mildly, “Since I was the one who’d sold the

to Mutt? But Mutt is saying on social media that it was the Starpath reporter Isabelle

Connor’s words, everyone else checked Mutt’s

Mutt had admitted outright that he’d bought the information from

looked contemptuously

“Can’t round out the lie now,

to give up his source like that, did you,

didn’t speak, only looked

with their doubts, Rita still didn’t panic. “Then why don’t have ask Isabelle over, and we can talk? See what the

the lie,” Charlie

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

as

he’s the best bet

in the office lauded praise on

all mild-mannered, but to Rita, he hid

that he was leaving it up to Jason, he was probably the one who least wanted her to

it like that,

silent treatment? Afraid?” Matthew glanced at her and mocked.

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

have nothing

moment, the door

walked in

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

Trent,” Isabelle

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

it went,”

Connor’s confidence grew

his throat and placed the focus straight on Rita. “But this person says

up the

her lose her temper, some of the

and turned her

Isabelle with her back straight. “What… do you

eyes met, and

in the

Boss?!

Connor froze. “!!!”

just him was froze to the spot, but

at Isabelle, then at Rita,

That was some twist…

Unwilling to accept it,

Starpath investor’s sheet from her pocket and handed it to Connor. “Rita Brown,