Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

Ryan sprang to his feet, shielding me as tea splashed onto his back. He let out a muffled groan.

There were gasps in the conference room. I quickly checked on Ryan, relieved that the water wasn't too hot.

I pushed Ryan away, slamming the table and startling everyone. Even Nelson trembled, his eyes flickering as he looked at me.

"This is outrageous! I did not expect such uncivilized behavior from Bourdamun managers. It's no surprise that Bourdamun has been stuck in the past. It is stifling Orlinda's entire economy. It's all because of people with narrow minds like you!"

My words left everyone in the room stunned, especially Nelson's people, who turned pale.

Nelson had acted like a tyrant and became the unquestioned ruler.

little brat? You've gone too

control," he barked. "Unbelievable! Tell me, where did she come from? She couldn't have had a good

yelling echoed in the conference room, and even his people dared not breathe. Some were

Nelson did not scare me. I just didn't think his methods were right. He

an uneducated person!" I retorted, turning his words against

someone showed him, the more arrogant he became. He was convinced that he was right and that he could control everything. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the Find_Nøvel.ɴet website on

tolerate this uncivilized behavior. I know how to treat the elderly with

your arrogance because of your age, but resorting to

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development."

Noah, subtly questioning, "Does Bourdamun or Orlinda take precedence? Is he more important to you than