Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

Chapter 1480 Opening the Safe

I discreetly assessed the newcomer and I found him to be a gentlemanly and refined middle-aged man, accompanied by our little cousin who had saved us the night before, Melvin.

Atlas quickly went to greet him. "Hello, Uncle."

The man nodded. "I've come to discuss a few things with you, Atlas."

Atlas nodded, walking side by side with the man into the study on the first floor.

Melvin immediately approached me with a mischievous smile. "How are you, Chloe?"

I gestured for him to sit down. "Please, have a seat. Have you had breakfast?"

"I haven't slept all night, so of course I need a hearty breakfast to replenish my energy. Do you have a sister, Chloe?" he suddenly asked, catching me off guard.

He looked at me with a sunny smile and explained, "You're so pretty, so your sister must be just as lovely. Can I get in line early?"

"Watch your manners, Mr. Melvin," Dylan warned, noticing his flattery.

Melvin glared at Dylan. "Mind your own business."

continued bantering with me. He reminded me of Arnold but with a bit more mischief, since he

I quite liked this

that they had been up all night. It seemed that both the Cross and Lively families had taken action last night. No wonder

of the study and briefly introduced us. That was when I learned that the refined man was Brock, Melvin's father. He was also the husband of Atlas's aunt. After exchanging

they left, Melvin ran up to me, playfully

"Of course.

at

to visit the bank,

were quite tedious, so I waited

people were here for business

grew bored and scrolled

involving several major conglomerates. The reports clearly showed that this was not merely a private

swiftly. Several corporate giants had collapsed like dominoes overnight, sending shockwaves through

ever, waiting leisurely while

nervous, eager to know if what we wanted was inside

manager, we finally opened the long-sealed safe Louis had rented

safe door, I noticed that Atlas's

bank manager, carefully lifted out a small, square box with a password lock from the safe and handed it to Atlas. He said, "The distinguished gentleman who