Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

My words were sharp, and I knew it. But I intentionally chose to speak this way.

"I really want to transfer those shares to you, Ms. Chloe. After all, moving forward, I hope to have a long-term partnership with Tanum. I've carefully weighed the pros and cons, and Tanum is more than capable of meeting my requirements. So, I find that my previous blind investment was quite naive."

"There's no need for me to correct your mistake," I said bluntly.

"I don't want you to do that. But I think you'll have some ideas for Ardora." Melvern was trying to convince me.

Who did he think he was? Did he think I was a fool he could manipulate at will? Even if I were interested in Ardora, this wouldn't be how I acquired it.

Ridiculous! What was he thinking?

"I don't know what you're thinking, but I know myself! I believe you also know I've never been interested in anything that belongs to someone else, especially Ardora. I don't intend to work with Liora."

I spoke candidly, "It seems as though there's a reason why you're doing this, Mr. Melvern."

"You're overthinking it, Ms. Chloe. I've weighed my options, and I

chuckled and scoffed. "You've weighed your options? Since when did Tanum become so attractive to

like your character. You never hide what you're thinking, which allows us to have frank discussions. So, that's one of the reasons why I see potential in working

up his words with

always targeting you. It's unsettling!" I said bluntly.

have considered Ardora before

Ardora is taboo for me.

"My apologies, Mr. Melvern, but you can't

Melvern forced

didn't

ever consider

we can discuss it then.

a hurry to

no one