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.”

was surprised and asked, “Are you suggesting she’s sidelining Atlas

with ATL

I mused

v over th

step in now.”

it’s going to get rough. Thankfully,

won’t be affected, but we have a three–year agreement with ATL Empire. Any disruption during this time could hinder

thought of Atticus. I had a

dismissed the thought. I shouldn’t get too close to him.

for a while, I went back to my office. I pondered

between our companies.

confidence in Atlas. His decision to attend Echelon

give in to him?” he asked on the phone the other day.

gap in my understanding of ATL Empire’s internal situation. I debated if I should ask Grayson or have him investigate. However, since Atlas had sent me Grayson, I wasn’t

any lines.