Beyond the Divorce

Atlas paid no mind to Navi's attitude. He strode over and pulled me into his arms. "Are you hurt?"

Navi's men raised their guns, and the atmosphere tensed up. Millard stepped forward, pointing at Atlas. "Back off!"

Atlas ignored him completely, his eyes filled with concern as he looked at me. I gave him a reassuring squeeze and shook my head. "I'm fine."

Our eyes met, and we shared an unspoken understanding. It seemed he knew Millard's men had turned against him.

"Hand over the notebook!" One of Navi's guards demanded, pointing his gun at us.

Cane immediately bellowed, "Step back!"

The guy glanced at Cane, noticing smoke rising from the notebook's edges.

Startled, he took a step back, aiming his gun at Cane. "Give me the notebook, or I'll blow your brains out!"

threats mean nothing,"

dare to defy me on my turf?" Navi was furious, his

with fear as he

group swiftly aimed their guns at his head. Tristan deftly snatched the gun from one of Millard's men, shifting his aim toward Navi's head. Chaos erupted in the hall as Tristan roared, "I dare you guys

realizing he had hinted at his intentions twice before. Those people truly

at his men who had turned against him,

men, the situation appeared evenly matched. However, the notebook was still in Cane's hands, its edges smoldering, on the brink of bursting into flames. Atlas pulled me back to the sofa, lazily sitting down and

over Rory," he demanded,

Navi's head with

with anger, glared

the notebook a bit more, its edges

stood up abruptly. "Stop

want to

Just then, a person emerged from behind the screen in the hall. It was none other than Stella, who had supposedly returned to