Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

I became even more confused after listening to Atticus. I had no idea how confident he was.

Clutching the phone with a sense of helplessness, I pondered over Atticus' intentions. His call suggested that our design proposal was the key to giving Melvern a winning chance. Why would Atticus still want us to submit a proposal if that was the case?

At this point, even Lauren was baffled. She looked at me and couldn't help prodding. "What the heck is going on?" she asked.

Shaking my head, I said in resignation, "Looks like Melvern is truly going head-to-head with Atticus." I then explained the situation to Lauren, who fell silent for a long time.

She then said, "In my opinion, all we can do now is wait and see what happens. Steady yourself and let them duke it out."

"But I can't figure out what kind of scheme Melvern is playing," I said in genuine concern, "I can't just stand by and watch Atticus rise or fall."

pushover. Have you ever seen him lose at

Lauren. "Look at you. Such

an enigma. I just think that we shouldn't exert ourselves in vain for

immediate priority

You know what they say, 'Keep your eye on the prize,"" Lauren said, spreading her hands

like Melvern has some sinister plans. I believe there are tricks

came to discuss cooperation, knowing that I was well

something fishy about that."

It was a

we would do well to maintain neutrality, stay low-key, and cool-headed. We'll take advantage of this situation to get what we

regardless of how the landscape changes. Let everyone else swear allegiances.