Beyond the Divorce

I knew exactly what to expect from him. Using him might benefit us in the short term, but he might become dissatisfied and resentful in the long run. That worried me, which was why I had spoken out earlier.

I couldn't risk planting seeds of trouble for the Huffman family.

As the car reached the gate, we entered the village without running into any obstacles, since Millard was with us, and headed straight to the main building.

I saw Atlas's car parked there, so I knew he must be in the hall right now.

When the car stopped, Millard cautioned, "I might be harsh to you later, Mrs. Chloe, so I'd like to apologize in advance for that. You need to give me a chance to find your father." "Don't worry about that. Finding him is the priority," I reassured Millard.

I had taken a risk from the moment Millard claimed to be a member of the Huffman family. I was gambling, taking a chance.

But at this point, I had no other choice.

walked inside. Millard had a triumphant demeanor, striding in as if he owed no allegiance to anyone. The atmosphere in the hall was somewhat "peaceful" and not as tense as I had imagined, but I could still

when Millard "ushered" me in, Atlas's expression

filled with hostility. "You sealed your fate by attacking my car, Navi. And now you're even going after my people?" Navi glanced at me with a smirk, casually saying, "My

let her go." Atlas's tone

he set down his teacup and looked at Atlas indifferently

you want to take Mrs. Chloe away from

fear and glared at Navi. "What about my

Mrs. Chloe. You're already in trouble yourself, but you still care about that half-dead man?"

heart tightened. What did he mean, "half-dead

I demanded, about to charge

me, and