t of frustration. The same woman who once treated her as

, anger in his voice. Emma walked straight to the

here are no solutions left. Our wealth is gone, our friends have

h other," Harrison replied, taking h

ped. "Don't try to make me see something th

d a job, and I swear w

osal, but the arrogant little thing said it had already expired. And if w

e us anything. She has

e was your wife! W

that. I was cruel to her. I never made the effort to get to kn

this. We are going to accept her job offer, and once we're close to her, we'll take her down. You'll make

hed at his mo

given the circumstances and her lack of experience, we might not find any o

rrived. The family was finally complete. And although none of them were entirely con

asn't convinced. His exwife had changed so much that looking into her eyes again felt like a slow, pathetic death. Because now, more than ever, h

y. I'll reach out to my contacts, maybe someo

im up and down, adjusted the kno

won't lift a finger for you now that you're broke. We don't even

d, then let's not go," Joshu

ole company when it was already bankrupt due to your mismanagement. The o

t what positions she could possibly offer them. She had never imagined that the same proud, imposing family

the same pride that always defined them. But when thei

around and leave, but his mother, who knew him perfectly well

that you accepted my offer." She looked them over without a trace of empathy, cleared her throat

ust left them there, standing in front of

he hadn't known her body so well, he would have thought she was someone

complete silence until Emma cleared

her with cold contempt. "We've been waiting quite a while. If yo

brow and flashed the

I'm dealing with it. I'll be with

Olivia," Emma insisted, whi

ned her focus to the laptop screen. She wasn't doing any real work; she was simply savoring the moment, watching the Martens squirm in discomfort.

mma muttered sarcastically. Missing this o

o maintain appearances, but couldn't bring himself to speak in front of his wife. Megan, the youngest, sim

sed before Olivia closed he

inted to the chairs arranged in front of her desk. Emma wan

l that time? What the hell is wro

asked, stretching her hands out and

ly suffocating from the tension. He wasn't

adjusting his jacket and locking eyes with her. She hesitated for a moment, but quickly composed he

for a job interview-how do you exp

vily and sat up stra

ust started college. I'm an administrator-I used to be the CEO of our old company

," Emma interjected proudly. "But I consider myself more

an endorsed certification. If they don't have it, then I'll have to place them in the available posi

what's in it for us?"

ted pacing around the office, causing the tension to thicken between them. She fixed her