Beyond the Divorce

I wasn't pleased by the way Arnold questioned me.

"At the very least, he's righteous enough to report it. Such things cannot be tolerated," I asserted with a sense of justice.

Arnold looked disdainful and said, "Nonsense! Don't admire him blindly. What's the matter with you? You're the classic example of a blind follower!"

"You just praised me a moment ago, and now you're making me feel worthless."

I glared at him in displeasure, but truth be told, I admired Arnold. He was fearless of anyone and spoke his mind freely.

His words, particularly those directed at Melvern earlier, opened my eyes to a new perspective. He seemed to hold everyone in contempt.

"Some things can't be judged based on surface actions to determine good or bad. Sure, Atticus released his anger at that time, but have you seen the chain reaction since then? Did he really gain an advantage?" Arnold asked.

I frowned, thinking. I believed that Atticus became involved with Liora as a result of this incident, ruining his life for over a decade.

bluntly said. "If you ask

I'm sure he wouldn't make the same choices as back then. It was too

you mean by

child under Atticus's name isn't

I was even more shocked. This

"Is the child Melvern's?"

his child, how could the Thompson family have no chance of winning?" Arnold said. "Liora is just

nodded noncommittally. It was somewhat

was no surprise he didn't dare to take the initiative. I thought

in his career, but his love life was defeated. So,

you know so much? Aren't you always abroad? How come you're so knowledgeable? Aren't you supposed to

younger than me. On the surface, he looked like a kid, probably because he was the youngest in the Beringer family

had a very mature