Beyond the Divorce

Atlas and I chatted a little longer before finally hanging up. Although he was influential, we were in Martin's territory. Still, I knew my chances of failure were nearly zero with Atlas's support.

With Atlas's assurance, I felt relaxed and visited Ryan's room. Indeed, Ryan was busy discussing contract matters with Adrian and the legal team. As expected, Ryan was cautious and meticulous regarding business.

After a short while, Arthur called, and I hurried back to my room to give him a detailed report. Of course, he gave me a few instructions afterward. I realized he knew everything about Nelson's misdeeds. When I ended the call with Arthur, someone knocked on my door. I thought it was Ryan and the others, but I was surprised to see Jeremiah instead. It seemed he was well-informed since he knew which room was in.

I asked arrogantly, "What brings you here?"

He noticed my hand was still on the door, not intending to let him in. He felt uneasy and looked at my hand several times. I figured I'd need to change rooms if I let him in.

Jeremiah smiled meaningfully but seemed hesitant about entering. He grinned and said, "Ms. Chloe, it's rare for you to visit Bourdamun. Since I'm a local, it wouldn't be right if I didn't show you some hospitality."

anyway. Firstly, we don't have social connections, let alone a partnership, so I have no reason to accept your hospitality. Secondly, it's inconvenient

said, "It seems you don't respect

an unyielding gaze, not bothering to explain myself. "You can interpret it

gaze became colder.

knew he didn't

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instead. After all, the latter wouldn't give on Bourdamun's new district, especially not to an outsider like me. I figured Martin was

would have been a different story if Martin wanted to invite