Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 155 A White Lie

This was the most joyous dinner ever since I moved here. My parents hadn’t laughed so heartily in a long

time.

My dad even drank a can of beer. I was worried, but he insisted it was okay.

After dinner, Ryan stayed with us for quite a while before he got up to bid farewell. I offered to give him a ride home, as the apartment unit he rented wasn’t too far from my place.

As we walked to my car, Ryan asked, “Would you like to take a walk? I’m too full, and you can tell me what

Josh did.”

I said yes, and we walked out of Amethyst Apartments. I brought him up to speed. Since I brought Ryan into the company, I considered him my partner, so I didn’t want to hide things from him.

My phone started ringing in my pocket, and I took it out to see who the caller was. It was Atlas.

our walk, and talked about the company. That was what we had

rang again and Ryan looked at

and did so. Atlas’s voice rang out, “So lost

my tracks, I looked around. “Where are you?”

upset voice came from inside, “Get in the

being a dick. Couldn’t

and glanced at the car. Catching on, he asked, “You have

I was supposed to

made up a white

look after yourself and call me if you

a cab home, okay?” I said,. “And don’t worry about me.”

I better walk

I got into Atlas‘ car. I noticed the privacy partition

and I was suddenly pulled into

call? His voice was

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free from his arms and sat up. “Can you stop being a jerk about it?