Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 214 His Birthday

Ryan called to check on my injury just as I considered heading to the office that morning.

When I arrived, he spotted me and rushed over to check my face. “Is everything okay? Will it leave a scar?

Does it still hurt?”

My face had improved quite a bit over the past few days. The deeper scratches had faded to faint marks, and the finer ones were barely noticeable. It didn’t look as bad as it did initially.

He then pulled me to sit on the sofa and updated me on recent happenings at the company. Celine had ordered the abandonment of the land, leading to the Echelon Group’s victory.

“Celine gave up?” I asked skeptically.

“It seems like she’s trying to slow Atlas’s growth.”

you suggesting she’s sidelining Atlas

ATL Empire isn’t

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“It looks like it’s going

construction won’t be affected, but we have a three–year agreement with ATL Empire. Any disruption during this time could hinder our growth.” He looked worried and said, “We should

spoke, I thought of Atticus. I had a feeling that he might be able to help.

thought. I shouldn’t get too close to him. Both

while, I went back to my office. I pondered about this three–way relationship

between our companies.

in Atlas. His decision to attend Echelon Group’s celebration party

in to him?” he asked on the phone the other day. I was sure he had a

the gap in my understanding of ATL Empire’s internal situation. I debated if I should ask Grayson or have him

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