Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

Chapter 1261 The Burning Notebook

Atlas paid no mind to Navi's attitude. He strode over and pulled me into his arms. "Are you hurt?"

Navi's men raised their guns, and the atmosphere tensed up. Millard stepped forward, pointing at Atlas. "Back off!"

Atlas ignored him completely, his eyes filled with concern as he looked at me. I gave him a reassuring squeeze and shook my head. "I'm fine."

Our eyes met, and we shared an unspoken understanding. It seemed he knew Millard's men had turned against him.

"Hand over the notebook!" One of Navi's guards demanded, pointing his gun at us.

Cane immediately bellowed, "Step back!"

The guy glanced at Cane, noticing smoke rising from the notebook's edges.

Startled, he took a step back, aiming his gun at Cane. "Give me the notebook, or I'll blow your brains out!"

"Empty threats mean nothing," Cane scoffed.

his eyes fixed on the notebook, fearing it might vanish

fear as he

from one of Millard's men, shifting his aim toward Navi's head. Chaos erupted

was shaken by his assertiveness, realizing he had hinted at his

guard looked incredulously at his men who had turned against him,

the notebook was still in Cane's hands, its edges smoldering, on the brink of bursting into flames. Atlas pulled

Rory," he demanded,

head with the gun

fuming with anger, glared at

the notebook a bit

"Stop it, Atlas!

you want to

Just then, a person emerged from behind the screen in the hall. It was none other than Stella, who had supposedly

at Navi. "So, you're playing games with me. Planning

decoy maneuver?"

looking at Atlas with a helpless expression. The slowly burning