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.

on her,

good people, but he’d never thought they

have the assistant general manager’s position,

band

mean proof; you’re just going

turned fiery. “Quit speculating wildly. I feel like my suggestion was

“You…”

but Rita stopped him

Nathan jolted, looking at her,

lost her

and gang didn’t want her

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

knew they wouldn’t budge

everything to play out this

Connor as she said mildly, “Since I was the one who’d sold the video to Mutt, I’m

the video to Mutt? But Mutt is saying

words, everyone else

course, Mutt had admitted outright that he’d

that, everyone looked

round out the lie now,

to give up his source like that, did

didn’t speak, only looked mildly at

didn’t panic. “Then why don’t have ask Isabelle

with the

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

efficient as always,

best bet for

lauded praise on Connor, who simply remained as outwardly humble

but to Rita, he hid daggers behind that

to Jason, he was probably the one who least wanted her

wanted to play it like

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

if you leave now, you can still salvage your

chuckled. “I have nothing to

moment, the

walked in from

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

Mr. Trent,” Isabelle

the information to Mutt, which is why we have the tabloid headlines for today, and why Nathan’s

it went,” Isabelle

that, Connor’s confidence

on Rita. “But this

the info myself!” Hearing that, Isabelle grew

lose her temper, some of the people there

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

straight. “What…

eyes met, and

she’d been in the middle of saying and added

Boss?!

Connor froze. “!!!”

was froze to the

looked at Isabelle, then at Rita, still not registering

That was some twist…

Anderson, you, you just called her…?” Unwilling to

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