Sweet Divorce novel Chapter 46

A week later.

The design competition began today. Invited by the sponsor, Liam went to the competition with Rita.

Their car slowly came to a halt outside the venue

Rita didn’t rush to get off, instead, she handed a kraft bag to Liam.

“What is it?” the man took over the bag with puzzlement.

He tried to see what was in the bag but Rita stopped him. “Open it after the competition.”

What’s with all this mystery?

That made Liam so curious.

But he resisted the temptation since Rita asked him to open it later.

The competition was going to begin in a few minutes anyway.

They should better enter and get ready for it.

Putting the bag aside, he entered the venue with Rita.

As the elevator ascended, Rita took a look at the man beside her. “I want you to think it through after you read it, alright?”

Liam frowned, intrigued.

The elevator opened with a jingle.

Rita stepped out. She paused and turned around to look at Liam, said discreetly. “Give me a reply after you read it tonight.”

“I’ll wait for your reply, no matter how late it is.” she added.

The man nodded. “Noted.”

“Thanks.”

She relieved at the man’s approval, and then went to the competition.

In the elevator, Liam watched Rita as she vanished in distance. The clang of the elevator doors threw him back to reality.

What’s happening to him lately?

He just tripped out watching someone’s back.

The flickering number on the Led displayer somehow nagged at him.

***

9:30 a.m.

“Contestants, please design a diamond ring with the theme “Crazy in Love”, you will be given four hours to finish your design. Everyone drops your pen and leaves your seat when the bell rings.”

The voice of the judge reverberated.

All contestants, including Rita, sat down and grabbed the pen before them as a clang onset the competition.

Crazy in Love, the phrase put a bitter smile on Rita.

She had a profound understanding of it.

But she struggled to decide where to start with to design a diamond ring to convoy the notion.

The clock kept ticking. By now, all contestants except for Rita had started their designing.

“It’s been half an hour, what is Rita waiting for.” Sitting on the stand on second floor, Jacob was filled with concern.

He asked the man sitting next to him. “She won’t hand in a blank paper, will she?”

Liam lowered his eyes to glance at Rita. Abruptly, he squinted.

He appeared to be calm. But after all these years Jacob spent with Liam, he knew better than to believe that he’s really calm.

He stepped aside so Liam wouldn’t vent his feelings on him.