Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

Chapter 15 A Chance Encounter

Johnson was our company’s Marketing Director. He greeted us warmly and playfully pinched Ava’s cheeks when he saw us. In a way, Johnson took my role by taking charge of the company’s marketing department.

I was the one who brought him into the company, and he worked under me for over a year. Back then, the marketing department focused mainly on sales, consisting of just five people.

Johnson was a quick–witted college graduate who was a natural at marketing. He had a silver tongue that could convince anyone of anything. He took over my position when I got pregnant while Matthew nurtured him.

I knew Johnson frequented this place because he arranged a private room for us with the restaurant manager’s help. It was evident he was much more considerate than Matthew..

Melanie was also familiar with Johnson as the two exchanged glances while Johnson ordered the food. Meanwhile, I didn’t pay much attention to the order and went straight into the private room since I knew

Matthew wouldn’t let me or Ava down in that aspect.

Soon after, Johnson followed us into the room. Since it had been a while since I last saw him, I gestured

for him to sit and chat.

I asked him how the company was doing, and he discreetly responded while glancing at Matthew

occasionally, I knew the Johnson in front of me differed from the one I had recruited long ago.

Indeed, times had changed, and it was no surprise since Matthew was now the boss. In Johnson’s eyes, I

was just a former boss past her prime and inferior to the current company president. I didn’t fault

but seeing

antique in the Tanum Corporation. It was flattering whenever people called

respectful form of address. I figured people would stop

I parted ways one

already forgotten about all my contributions to the company. Who would

started Tanum Corporation and bled for it? It was a depressing

worked nonstop back then.

long ended, and the fruits of my

people continued singing praises, no one knew my pain as it was my burden

realized how fickle the world was.

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would look out for me, so I needed to care for myself. I thought it was better to be safe than sorry, which made my heart

hope for the difficult times we shared. I only wanted him to remember what we

would like to believe he wasn’t that

Johnson discreetly excused himself when the food

one call where he glanced at

to the restroom and saw Matthew talking on the phone in the corridor, constantly responding

coming out and hastily told the person on the other end, “All right, let’s do it that way then.

material isn’t a problem.

I

the phone, I walked past him and went to the bathroom. Although it sounded