Beyond the Divorce

Atlas immediately looked at Pauline with a scholarly demeanor and asked, "When did the rescue happen?"

Pauline glanced weakly at the woman, and the bold, robust woman immediately stepped forward and spoke on her behalf. "Her husband's name is Coleman Darrell."

The emcee promptly extended the microphone to the woman, and her voice echoed through the microphone.

"He used to be a technician at Keller's Dairy. He rescued a little boy five years ago while traveling home from work. A car nearly hit the boy while he was crossing the street. Her husband selflessly rushed forward, pulled the child back, and pushed him out of harm's way, but he was hit and run over by the car."

"Oh... that really did happen!"

"It was controversial at the time. I can't remember the man's name, but he was a technician at Keller's Dairy."

People started whispering to each other.

ago. Everyone in Gerby knows about it. When her husband saved the child and pushed him away, he got scratched, and the child's parents sued him! Keller's Dairy said they wouldn't interfere because it was her

Dairy?" I asked, "Wasn't it called Chandler's Dairy five

It was the Chandler family!" The woman nodded

at the time. Everyone knew

they only bought them some fruit and never showed up again. Pauline and her husband paid all the medical expenses!" The

"Isn't that despicable? And now you're saying it was fake? How disappointing! Who will dare save anyone after this? Her family used to be well-off, but now they're penniless! Her husband has developed medical issues because of long-term bed rest, but they can't afford to

help but look at Pauline, who was silently enduring this with

at Atlas, who had been listening intently

expression was serious,

forward. "Look at her. She's so sickly she can hardly

so unkind? If it were your family, what would you do?" The woman became angrier as she spoke, her voice becoming louder and more cutting. Those who had raised