A Successful Career After Divorce

Upon hearing this, Amiya’s face turned dark. Shannon felt satisfied that she had achieved her goal and immediately put on an innocent expression, saying in a coquettish tone, “I was just talking casually. Don’t think too much about it.”

“It’s you who shouldn’t think too much! Take care of yourself well. I won’t let Brendon bully you anymore!” After comforting Shannon, Amiya saw Holly returning and she curiously asked, “Mom, what were you guys talking about? Is there something I can’t hear?”

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“Mom, what are you hiding from me with Shannon? What does it mean when she said Ranita is pregnant? Is it true?” Holly got excited at the possibility of Ranita being pregnant. “It could be possible! Otherwise why would my brother suddenly not divorce her?”

“Who knows if Ranita used this to tie down my brother?” The more Holly talked the more excited she got. “No way! I have to go ask!”

Holly left in a huff and disappeared without a trace while Shannon laughed inwardly at the thought of Holly causing trouble for Ranita.

“… should we stop Holly?” Shannon pretended to ask concernedly. “She’s so angry and if something happens, how will we deal with it?”

“Don’t worry,” Amiya replied calmly as she wasn’t concerned about anything happening since they had bodyguards following them around all day long. “You should rest now!”

“Remember to keep Brendon by your side; I’ll handle things with Ranita as soon as possible!”

Amiya kept this matter in mind and quickly found out what happened. During lunchtime that day, Ranita took a nap after receiving Chris’ call asking for help; then accompanied him for three hours of meetings which made her legs weak when they ended.

“Do you want to go eat together tonight? You worked hard today!” Chris apologized for suddenly summoning her which resulted in prolonging their meeting time.

“I have plans tonight!” Ranita waved her hand dismissively. “Thank you Mr. Webster but maybe next time.”

“That’s fine; let me send someone to drive you home.” As soon as Ranita got into the car ready to call Jedidiah, she received a call from the property management office.

“Miss Bowman… when are you coming back? There is a woman with two big men shouting outside your door scaring your neighbors!”

Upon hearing this, Ranita furrowed her brow and asked, “What does she look like?”

“Well, she was wearing nice clothes and driving a nice car, but she was pretty aggressive! We tried to get her to leave, but she just yelled at us!” the property manager said helplessly. “Are you getting involved with some shady people? Should we call the police?”

Ranita knew exactly who it was.

“I haven’t been home for a few days! If these people are causing problems for the residents in our community, I suggest you call the police,” Ranita replied.

Just as Ranita ended the call, Shannon called her.

After hesitating for a moment, Ranita answered. Shannon’s sweet voice immediately came through on the other end of the line. “Ranita? It’s me.”

“We were supposed to meet today at noon to talk about something important. But I suddenly didn’t feel well and had to cancel,” Shannon said softly. “You know I’m pregnant now and my body is weaker than before. Brendon insists on staying here with me even though I don’t want him to worry.”

“I’m really sorry,” Shannon continued.

Ranita felt sickened by what she heard.

She didn’t sense any sincerity in Shannon’s apology; instead there was an overwhelming sense of showing off and smugness.