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!"

Grandpa was upset, and he was a bit agitated. I can see that you are from a big city.

man chuckled and continued, "Let me introduce myself. My last name is Jake Lawson. I'm Martin's uncle and the

one playing the good cop while the other played the bad

some project issues by inviting you here. You're right. It's about the development of the new district. Ms. Chloe, you're

like a smooth talker, and

"Bourdamun has been lagging

to its

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

this comes with increased scrutiny.

particularly Martin, share

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

the actual situation and was testing

when he saw I didn't object, he glanced at Martin. He chuckled again and

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

if I were genuinely curious. "Mr. Jake, you're right. I'm new to the city

laughed heartily. "Ms. Chloe, you must be kidding. There are no set

walked over to me, and