Sweet Divorce

Connor stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking down at Rita on the ground floor through his gold glasses. A savage envy came on him at once.

He had spent ten years in the company. Over the years, he had been conscientious and dutiful. He considered himself a shoo-in for the vice-General Manager. But to his surprise, Rita, a girl of twenty, got the position.

Connor thought that was a big humiliation for him. He glared at Rita and his fists were clenched.

“You seemed so upset, Connor.” Suddenly, a familiar voice came suddenly from outside. Connor looked taken aback. He turned his head, and noticed Ralph Watts smiling at him.

Next second, Connor went very pale, and asked, “What are you doing here?”

“I…”

Before Ralph could say another word, Connor interrupted, “Wait, wait!” He stepped out of his office to check that they were alone.

Ralph sneered. He settled himself comfortably in a chair and crossed his legs. “Don’t worry. No one took much notice of me. Everyone is talking about the new vice-General Manager.” Ralph’s voice was thick with disdain and contempt. “You failed me, Connor. The scandal between Nathan Murphy and Bella Colt didn’t ruin SF. Brown at all. Tell me now. What is up with Mutt’s words?” Ralph said with a smile, but his eye-expression was cold.

Connor panicked and explained quickly, “It has nothing to do with me. At first things were going smoothly as expected, but a girl stepped in and solved the crisis. And worse than that, she got the position of vice-General Manager!”

Ralph frowned and sneered, “That’s ridiculous, Connor. I did not expect that you might lose to a girl!”

“Oh, you can relax, Ralph. She is not going to be laughing for long. I will get the position back. Then, together we can take down the Brown Group,” said Connor.

“That’s great! I’ll be waiting for you. Once you have succeeded, you will become the president of P. Group,” Ralph said with satisfaction. Then he stood up and started for the door.

But it seemed something suddenly occurred to him. He stopped and turned to Connor, “I have sent someone to teach your new vice-General Manager a lesson. I think she may need to stay in hospital in the next few days. So, I recommend that you use this time to get the position.”

the same time, Liam appeared

and asked, “What are you

the bag in his hand. “Look, I have gone food shopping. Mommy will make more delicious food for us. Come on. Let’s

her lips. It seemed her mother went to great lengths to fix her up with Liam. Very reluctantly, Rita walked

they walked on

nearby. Rita knew it was Oliver’s voice in no time.

a terrific speed. It all happened so quickly that

the truck by inches! But for Liam, it was too late to avoid being

Liam lying utterly still, Rita’s face became very white. She stood frozen, her hands over her

second, she darted forward, but she was stopped by Oliver. Oliver held her arm and asked anxiously, “Are you hurt,

at school. So, he had no choice but to follow her

face was grey, and her eyes looked empty, dead. Her

beside Liam. She held his head and shouted anxiously, “Liam, it’s okay, wake up, wake up!” Sadly though, Liam remained unconscious. Immediately, tears

Oliver. “Oliver, help me! Take him to the

a pitying expression on his face. In his view, Rita was always calm. But, by this time, she

he felt a sense of sadness, he brought Liam to a hospital without any

his face. He fixed his eye on Rita, and a wave of anger came over him. He couldn’t stand it anymore and shouted, “You again, Rita! He hurts pretty bad,

and said nothing. Jacob was right. Liam had done so much for her. But she seemed totally indifferent

mountain for you, but it didn’t make any difference. You still insisted on a divorce. He loves you, Rita. He loves

words. Liam had pushed her away and put himself in

it,” she

at the empty corridor, and a wry smirk lifted a corner of his lips. “Don’t blame me, Liam. I