Beyond the Divorce

Liora was visibly shaken, and all eyes turned toward the source of the commanding voice. It was none other than Atlas. He walked into the crowd with his dominating presence. His intense gaze was fixed on me as he approached and pulled me into his embrace.

I noticed that Madison turned even paler, and she instinctively took a step back.

"You're Madison, aren't you? It seems that the Ballard family's real estate business is thriving." Atlas's eyes, sharp and piercing, focused on Madison. His words were laden with meaning.

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the crowd. An elderly man pushed through, walked up to Atlas and said with a smile, "You're a great man, Mr. Atlas. Don't lower yourself to her level. She... she's just talking nonsense."

"You feel like you're on top of the world, huh, Mr. Gary? How about you check your taxes? I heard that's under someone else's control, isn't it?" Atlas's chiseled and stern face turned icy, which caused the atmosphere to plummet.

"No... Mr. Atlas, my daughter's just talking nonsense. You..." Mr. Gary kept trying to appease Atlas.

Madison, who had previously been disdainful and arrogant, now appeared to be frightened as she looked at Atlas. Even Liora, who had been standing nearby, took a step back.

"Mr. Atlas, I'm really not... it's not me..." Madison tried to explain what she said earlier. Her eyes kept darting toward Liora.

the one who started

Madison panicked, feeling a mixture of anger and embarrassment. "That was all because you instigated it. Why are you pretending to be innocent now? You're the one who's been conspiring

forward and slapped Madison hard. "How dare

told me to come hold her in check? All of you... speak up, didn't she ask us to come?" She screamed at the group of

said, "Why can't

to frame me, you need to think carefully about who you're dealing with." Despite the warning, Liora maintained her bold

good either, Ligra! You promised me that if we

and pretend

a

"Mr. Atlas... this woman has done many

composure crumbled. Gary was accusing her of reneging on her promise, and the situation was

nonsense!" Liora was on the verge of

she knew that Atlas's influence was formidable. He had already targeted the weakness of the Ballard family. Liora felt the pressure when Gary threatened to expose