Beyond the Divorce

The hall was littered with countless corpses, devoid of the luxury it had when we first entered. It was now drenched in blood.

Those who could stand up against the attackers were few. We were outnumbered, facing a dangerously precarious situation.

Cane leaned against the pillar on our side, gasping for breath. He looked toward us and said, "Mr. Atlas, I'll cover you. Take Mrs. Chloe out through the rear hall." Before Atlas could respond, we heard Stella's triumphant laughter echoing in the hall.

"Are you guys trying to leave? Forget about it. Chloe, how does it feel? Exciting, right? Today, you won't be leaving here alive. Do you regret everything you..." Before she could finish her words, Atlas fired a shot, and her scream abruptly ceased.

I clenched my teeth in frustration, cursing myself for not having a gun.

Atlas tightened his grip on my arm and murmured, "Hmph. Today, her fate is in her own hands."

Suddenly, the gunfire outside intensified, while the shooting from inside seemed to decrease significantly.

Atlas's tense muscles relaxed slightly, and he let out a sigh of relief against the pillar.

"Reinforcements?" I asked Atlas.

to

he nodded toward the

the corner of my eye, I saw Navi who had crawled to the wall, suddenly stand up. He swayed

stared in disbelief at Atlas, who also seemed surprised. But he

he trying to escape?" I

move toward the wall when a crisp gunshot rang out. Navi's body staggered, froze in place for a few seconds, then fell backward with a loud thud. The

raise her hands with a gun, staring blankly. It was obvious that she had fired

Seeing Anya stupefied, he rushed over and tackled her behind a row of sofas. Gunshots followed, and I

had finally avenged her parents

I heard Millard shout, "Ms. Stella, hurry

gun and fired a