In just two days, Miss Rhein had been thrust into the eye of the storm.
The series of events that followed, along with Jonas's dismissive, evasive attitude, left her gritting her teeth in hatred.
She had to admit that ever since she had crossed swords with Jonas, nothing had gone right for her. If Miss Rhein could go back a few months, she would find some way to stay as far away from him as possible...
Unfortunately, there was no undoing the past. The gap between their abilities was simply too vast, and all Miss Rhein felt now was defeat.
Whenever she thought about how Jonas had been bought off by the other members of Senna Life's Board of Directors and sold her out without hesitation, Rhein felt frustrated enough to kill someone.
So much so that when the Board of Directors decided to throw her out as a scapegoat, Miss Rhein barely had any will to resist left... With things having come to this, she could only give up trying.
It wasn't that Miss Rhein had such a fragile mindset... When the trouble first started, she had tried to break out of the situation. Only after trying did she discover that Jonas had already sealed off every escape route. There was no way out alive now. The resources in her hands weren't enough to support a desperate last stand, and choosing that path would only undermine the support she had from other members of her family.
Under these circumstances, Jonas had locked down every last avenue of retreat, leaving Miss Rhein with nothing but despair.
What else could she do? Just as Jonas had said during their final negotiation, she could only leave District 25 with her tail between her legs.
Fortunately, Miss Rhein enjoyed considerable support within her