Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

Chapter 153 The Inside Story

Something felt off. Stella reached for a wet wipe and cleaned her hands before saying, “He always says

I’m his cousin.”

“You’re not?” I felt uneasy, thinking that Atlas had lied to me.

“Technically, I am. But I was adopted,” Stella said, smiling at me.

My heart skipped a beat. So she’s not blood–related to him! Not again.

I waited for her to continue. However, I regretted being indiscreet. Atlas wouldn’t have told me she was

his cousin if we weren’t close, would he?

“My mom is Atlas’s aunt. She’s a strong woman and the former CEO of ATL Empire.” Stella wiped her

slender fingers meticulously.

She did everything perfectly. Even her fingernails were flawless.

“Former CEO?” murmured.

to run ATL Empire. She had only just handed

Hadn’t the power struggle lasted for quite

why would she give up control of the company? On what

“Hand it back?”

dad. Oh, his parents had passed away in a plane crash when he was little.” Stella paused and said, “He hates people talking about this. I

ask any further questions. She then talked about other things until her

pick up the call. When she returned, she said

attend to

Tower together, and she

what she did say was informative. The Pierce family kept

else knew about.

as CEO and the plane crash was new

were many more stories I didn’t know about.

a smile. “Mr. Ryan

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relieved. Now, I could

for example. Their reputation is as good as their flooring. They also didn’t gang up with Matthew, Would you