Beyond the Divorce

Lauren burst into laughter but immediately clutched her chest, wincing.

I looked at her nervously, "What's wrong? Does it hurt? You shouldn't laugh too hard."

She waved it off. "Anyway, since he's shared his thoughts about divorcing Liora with you and you two have a mutually beneficial agreement, it means he trusts you completely."

I acknowledged that. Atticus was a formidable figure in Foswood's construction and development industry. He occupied the top position, at least for now.

Someone like that wouldn't talk about their private business easily, especially when it was about family and marriage. When he first discussed his marital issues with me, I had some doubts as well.

Lauren continued, "Because he trusts you, he chooses to work with you. It might just be a mutually beneficial cooperation, but you two should still communicate about the information on the shares and resources."

I nodded. "You make a valid point."

"You can already guess that Atticus's desire for a divorce from Liora is related to Melvern. If you reveal this information to him, he should respond accordingly. After all, you two have mutual goals." Lauren's words shone a light on the situation. It seemed I needed to communicate with Atticus.

quickly, trying to form

a thought crossed my mind. I looked at Lauren and asked cautiously, "Lauren, what if... Melvern is

"Are you suggesting that Liora and Melvern have their own motives? Liora wants to use Melvern to eliminate Matthew, and then, Melvern plans to enter the construction industry using this half-finished project to seek revenge against Atticus. Liora will gain a company for free and

our special understanding of each other. Our thoughts always

speculation left both of us

I became even more confident that if this were true,

some kind of secret between him and

what you said was right, Lauren. I should

was eagerly anticipating the gathering of the big shots tomorrow. I wanted to

set the stage for the next

finally received a message from Atlas,

place was empty when they

me, "Don't worry. Now that we know he's alive and around here, I'll find him even if I have to turn this place upside down."