Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 709 Plan B

Trinity laughed sinisterly, then said, "I'll wait and see. Do you still want to take advantage of me?"

Suddenly, Liora shouted, "You're ruthless, Stella!"

"You unloyal bitch!" Stella gritted her teeth.

I suddenly felt that something interesting was going on here. It seemed Trinity had planted a landmine, and Liora and Stella had completely fallen out with each other.

Trinity looked at Liora's expression with a meaningful smile. "Think about what you've done. This is just the beginning. Good luck to you!"

With that, Trinity put away her audacious smile, looked at Atlas, and said, "Sorry, Mr. Atlas. I've interrupted you."

Atlas glanced at her and did not respond. Instead, he lowered his gaze to look at me and said gently, "Are you tired? Let's go back." "Sure." I smiled calmly, looking at his handsome face.

"Please wait, Mr. Atlas. Please forgive my daughter for her offense. I'm sure you can, since you're a great person." Gary pleaded fearfully.

Atlas glanced at Gary, and with a meaningful look at Madison, he coldly said, "Offense? Oh, she's done more than that. I can tolerate many things, but anyone who offends my lover is dead to me."

With that, he embraced me and walked away, ignoring Gary's terrified expression.

As we passed through the crowd, Atlas's cold gaze swept across Poppy. With just one look, her face turned deathly pale.

Our group walked away under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

After a while, a mournful wail echoed from behind us.

The next day, the media in Foswood reported the shocking news of Gary's company being audited by the tax authorities. Subsequently, Gary was taken away, and the company was shut down.

Foswood was in an uproar. No one had expected that the Ballard family, who was headed by a well-known real estate tycoon, would be involved in a staggeringly massive tax evasion.

This incident also implicated those who were supporting the Ballard family behind the scenes.

Soon, it was confirmed that bribery had taken place, and that was how they had managed to get the authorities off their backs for so long.

Because of this, many people were implicated, and the news spread like wildfire. People in Foswood applauded the crimes that had been exposed. They did not expect a real estate tycoon to be so audacious.

Because of their monopoly of the industry, house prices had skyrocketed. Since their wrongdoings had been exposed, house prices instantly dropped significantly. People spread the news and said that even ordinary citizens could sell their houses at reasonable prices now.

However, those in the know kept silent, avoiding any discussion that might implicate them. They feared the consequences of speaking out.

Before noon, I received a call from an unfamiliar number, which turned out to be Poppy.Têxt belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.

"Hello, Ms. Chloe. I hope this isn't too sudden. This is Poppy."

As she introduced herself, I already knew why she had called.

"Hello," I responded distantly.

"Ms. Chloe, um... I'd like to invite you out for a chat. Do you have some time for that?" She spoke in a flattering tone, her voice extremely pleasant. "I didn't know much about you before, but after meeting you, I really want to be friends with you."

"You're too kind, Ms. Poppy. Unfortunately, that might not be convenient for me. A good friend of mine was injured recently. She's in the hospital now, and I usually spend all my free time with her. Sorry about that." I truthfully explained why I couldn't meet her. "I'll give you a call later if I get a chance."

"Well... alright. I hope your friend recovers soon." Poppy seemed reluctant, but she couldn't find a reason to change my mind. She was clearly frightened by what had happened with the Ballard family. I was sure she couldn't help but feel a lingering fear when Atlas gazed at her sternly before we left the party.

I told Atlas about Poppy's phone call in the evening. He just snorted and didn't say much.

We had both been feeling down, especially because Atlas hadn't managed to bring my father back.

The night Atlas returned, he interrogated Clark and Jarvis again. The more he dug, the more serious the situation became.

In the end, Atlas decided to get the Huffman family involved.

Before going to bed, I asked Atlas, "Are you sure you want to involve the Huffman family?"

Atlas nodded his head firmly. "I didn't collaborate with them because I wanted to leave ourselves a way out. I thought we might not find the person we were looking for, so I kept the Huffman family as a backup plan. Now, it's their turn to act."