The banquet hall was about to close and most of the people going to and from the bathroom were cleaning staff from Country C.
Seeing that there was no English around, Maribel became even more aggressive.
“Miss Huffman, I advise you to be more sober. Haven't you noticed that Addie has only used you as a tool for promotion from the beginning to the end?
“He has reached his current position step by step, all because of me!
“You've been married to him for three years and don't even have a child. Isn't it because Addie doesn't like your inferior genes? I advise you to divorce him as soon as possible and go back to England to work.”
Facing Maribel's unbridled humiliation, there was not a trace of sadness on Rosanne's face. She had become numb.
“Thank you, Miss Hudson. I will consider your words. I also hope that you and your Mr. Marquez will have a happy marriage and a baby soon.”
Rosanne left without looking back, leaving Maribel alone, shaking with anger.
Maribel did not understand why this woman was unmoved by her ridicule.
Didn’t she care about Addie at all?
Maribel was unwilling to accept this, since she was too jealous of Rosanne.
Obviously, the person who knew Addie best was Maribel and she was also Addie's childhood sweetheart. She was the one that Addie always said he wanted to marry.
She only studied abroad for a few years and was separated from Addie for a few years.
But why was it that the person Addie finally married was Rosanne, an unknown woman?
***
Capital International Airport of Country C, a flight from England landed.
As the Christmas was approaching, most of the passengers on this flight were English who were flying from England to Country C to visit relatives.
At the airport, Rosanne finally met her best friend, Geneva Owens, after three years.
The two hugged each other tightly, like most of the relatives who came to pick them up at the airport.
After calming down a little, Rosanne reached out his hand to Geneva.
“Do you bring the things with you?”
Geneva seemed to suddenly think of something and immediately took out a stack of white paper from her backpack and handed it steadily to Rosanne.
“Mission accomplished!”
A line of words was clearly printed on the white paper. Divorce Agreement.
Since the agreement was an important document, Rosanne could only entrust her best friend, Geneva, to deliver it to Country C personally.
On the other side, Addie sat in his office, worrying about the cooperation that had not been negotiated before.
He thought about the concerns of the politicians in Country C, thinking that maybe the two sides did not reach a consensus on the profit points given, or maybe they were worried that cooperation would affect the downstream industries in Country C and the people's lives could not be guaranteed.
The two parties agreed to discuss again in the afternoon.
A crisp knock on the door interrupted Addie's thoughts.
It was Rosanne.
“My superior wants me to accompany you to the negotiation meeting this afternoon.”
Rosanne's resignation application was still in the probation period, so as long as there was a need to attend events, Rosanne still needed to accompany Addie.
Knowing that it was his superior's intention, Addie could not refuse.
And facts had proved that the superior's decision was correct.
At the beginning, Addie's idea was in the interests of both parties, but after being translated by Maribel, many details were not expressed accurately.
Rosanne was experienced in the trading field and expressed England's position impartially, which enabled the two sides to reach an agreement quickly.
According to custom, both parties would have dinner together after the negotiation meeting.
Rosanne had already changed into suitable clothes, but her plans were disrupted by a phone call from Addie.
“Rosanne, at the dinner with representatives from Country C tonight, Maribel said she wanted to go there to study.
“You can stay at home tonight and cook the dinner yourself.”
This time, Rosanne no longer fought for it. She was already tired of it.
Ever since Maribel came to the Diplomatic Office, she had already taken over the job that she was originally responsible for and Addie never noticed anything unusual.
Therefore, her existence had long been dispensable to Addie.
Before leaving the diplomatic office, Rosanne placed the divorce agreement on Addie's desk.
She left a note. [It's my own will, I'm willing to accept the loss. Please sign it and bring it back to England and give it to Geneva.]
***
In the attic, Maribel watched Rosanne's car go away little by little.
She turned around, picked up the divorce agreement on the desk and hid it in her bag.
Maribel knew very well that it was not easy to get Addie to agree to divorce.
But she must make Addie sign this divorce agreement.
Any means would do.
