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.

have happened. You're the one who started this mess."

feeling a mixture of anger and embarrassment. "That was all because you instigated it. Why are you pretending to

"How dare you try to blame

me to come

can't I hit you?

you shouldn't just carelessly say whatever you want. If you try to frame me, you need to

and accused, adopted a defiant posture. "You're no good either, Ligra! You promised me that if we tainted Tanum's name, all the unfinished projects would belong to me. Now, you're trying to

around and

be a good

Atlas, bowing. "Mr. Atlas... this woman has done many things. She's causing trouble

accusing her of reneging on her promise, and

you're talking nonsense!" Liora was

might not have been afraid of me, but 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