Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

As their displeasure grew, I maintained my composure. "What's wrong? Did I say something inappropriate?"

Martin's face darkened. He was quite unpredictable.

Jeremiah felt compelled to intervene. "Ms. Chloe, this is Bourdamun, not Foswood. Don't—"

Before he could finish, Martin slammed the table. He yelled at Jeremiah, "Who do you think you are? Do you have the right to speak here? Don't pretend to be something you're not!"

I shivered at his sudden outburst and involuntarily looked at Martin. I could tell that his words were actually aimed at me. Martin was quite arrogant.

The room fell silent. The other three dared not breathe, and my heart raced.

I chuckled, breaking the tension. Leaning back in my chair, I glanced casually at Martin and remarked, "Looks like you have quite the temper, Mr. Martin."

He raised an eyebrow and looked at me. "Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you. He's short-tempered."

I forced a strained smile. "It seems dinner isn't coming."

The unidentified man immediately gestured to lower the tension. "Martin, don't be so angry. Ms. Chloe is a young lady, and you might scare her off. Jeremiah, hurry and check on dinner!"

Chloe, please don't mind him. Mr. Martin's temper isn't great, especially today. Grandpa was upset, and he was a

"Let me introduce myself. My last name is Jake Lawson. I'm Martin's uncle and

in this play, with one playing the good cop while the other played the bad

the development of

smooth talker, and he had clearly handled

"Bourdamun has been lagging

due to its

have worked hard to change this. Finally, there's a good

comes

has big plans. All Bourdamun residents, particularly Martin, share the desire to see their hometown develop. So he's eager to find a breakthrough. Mars

reaction. I had to admit that Jake was a skilled speaker, adept at handling situations

actual situation and was

when he saw I didn't object, he glanced at Martin.

Chloe, if you want to take on this project, you might need to take

were genuinely curious. "Mr. Jake, you're right.

you must be kidding. There are no set

walked over to me, and