Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 153 The Inside Story

Something felt off. Stella reached for a wet wipe and cleaned her hands before saying, “He always says

I’m his cousin.”

“You’re not?” I felt uneasy, thinking that Atlas had lied to me.

“Technically, I am. But I was adopted,” Stella said, smiling at me.

My heart skipped a beat. So she’s not blood–related to him! Not again.

I waited for her to continue. However, I regretted being indiscreet. Atlas wouldn’t have told me she was

his cousin if we weren’t close, would he?

“My mom is Atlas’s aunt. She’s a strong woman and the former CEO of ATL Empire.” Stella wiped her

slender fingers meticulously.

perfectly. Even her fingernails were

“Former CEO?” murmured.

ATL Empire. She had only just handed over the company

for quite

so, why would she give up control of the company? On what terms?

“Hand it back?”

his parents had passed away in a plane crash when he was little.” Stella paused and

questions. She then talked about other things until her phone

then went to pick up

attend to

together, and she drove off

little, but what she did say was informative. The Pierce family kept many

else knew about.

former position as CEO and the plane crash was new to me. I was

more stories I didn’t know about.

back, Benjamin walked into my office with a smile. “Mr. Ryan has done a great job. Based

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Now, I could finally

be honest, some of the previous suppliers weren’t bad. Surface Solutions, for example. Their reputation is as