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!"

me. "Ms. Chloe, please don't mind him. Mr. Martin's temper isn't great, especially today. Grandpa was upset, and he was a bit agitated. I can see that you

chuckled and continued, "Let me introduce myself. My last name is Jake

in this play, with one playing the good cop

here. You're right. It's about the development

talker, and he had clearly

"Bourdamun has been lagging

due to its location,"

"Many people have worked hard to change this. Finally, there's a good opportunity

Bourdamun, but this comes with

may not be pursuing a formal career, but he has big plans. All Bourdamun residents, particularly Martin, share the desire to see their hometown develop. So he's eager to find a

admit that Jake was a skilled speaker, adept at handling situations like this. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ

that he was about to reveal the actual situation and

didn't object, he glanced

want to take on this project, you might need to take a

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

no set customs! It's just that

walked over to me, and poured a cup of