Beyond the Divorce

After we saw them leave, Atlas made a phone call. I was sure he was calling Dylan. He said a few words briefly and then hung up.

I asked Atlas, "How can we make them take action?"

In fact, I already had a plan in mind when I asked that question.

Atlas's eyes suddenly grew icy as he began to stare at me. I felt a little guilty and lowered my eyes because it was the first time I had seen him look at me so intensely. "Chloe!" He called my name angrily.

There was a hint of coldness in Atlas's attitude. "Don't even think about it. Don't try to play your little tricks. The opponents you're facing are not as foolish as you imagine." I knew why he was angry.

This was the first time he had scolded me since we had gotten together.

"Anything you do could ruin my plan and endanger our children. Listen to me, Chloe. I can give up anything, but not you and the children. So don't act recklessly." "But we don't have much time left!" I retorted urgently.

"I won't allow my wife and children to take risks, even if I'm not as skilled as others," he said in a low voice.

The air instantly cooled, and neither of us spoke.

was worried. There were only 12 days left until January 5th.

and the Beringer family were already involved in this. I couldn't

sound of knocking on the door broke

door open and looked at me, whispering, "Mr. Atlas, Ms. Chloe, Miss

Mia?

instinctively looked

He nodded slightly at me. I told Carol,

I had seen Mia. What was she

Atlas, she smiled and pretended to be surprised. "You're here too, Mr.

stood up to button his suit jacket and said to me,

softly

turned and left without looking at Mia again. He

if our intimacy had been disturbed,

been the proud top woman of Foswood. She had probably never encountered such cold treatment. She remained motionless for a long momennet staring at Atlas's disappearing

Mia." I got up from behind the desk and gestured