Beyond the Divorce

Millard looked at me calmly as I sat back down.

I spoke again, asking, "Millard, do you understand the phrase 'turn over a new leaf"?"

"Don't believe her!" that guy shouted. "Take her away, Millard, and you'll earn a big reward. Do you know she's the boss's best leverage? I've known for a long time. She's Atlas's weakness! Millard, listen to me!" I looked at Millard, feeling uneasy. This guy seemed cunning and insightful. It was now or never. If this scoundrel won, I was done for.

Tristan chuckled sarcastically, saying, "Mrs. Chloe, there's no need to convince him anymore. When you go back, don't mention this. Just pretend you didn't see anything. It's useless to reason with such people. "They're content being lackeys and don't care about being the head of anything. They're not interested."

The scoundrel smirked. "You want to go back? Dream on."

Hearing his words, I glanced at Millard. "It looks like I was right about you being a coward, letting this scumbag manipulate you."

I cursed at the scoundrel, but my words seemed to sting Millard.

to kill you!" the scoundrel said menacingly

him, and he continued to stare

scoundrel lunged

me, but the dozen or so

tension in

me today, Anson will be done with him for good, and I'll have done a good deed for the Huffman family. Even if I die here, Anson will soon get the news, and my death will be

with a complicated expression, indicating his

gambling, and if I miscalculated, all

you make another mistake, there will be

I could finish, the scoundrel

listen to her nonsense!" he shouted, then quickly lunged at me again. "You think you'l get a free pass just because you have something from the Huffman family? Today, I'll show But before he could finish, a horrifying scene

warning, Millard's dagger pierced through the scoundrel's