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

that, but seeing it was still

Tanum Corporation.

it was just a respectful form of address. I figured people would stop

I parted ways one

about all my

for it? It was a

worked nonstop back

and the fruits of my labor were not

knew my pain as

fickle

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would look out for me, so I needed to care for myself. I thought it was better to

I was still in disbelief and held some hope for the difficult times we shared. I only wanted him to remember what we had gone through together,

to believe he wasn’t that

himself when the food arrived.

business, but there was one call where he glanced at

on the

noticed me coming out and hastily told the person

The material isn’t a problem. You

I

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