Beyond the Divorce

The next day, I went to the company with Lauren. She returned to her own office and instead of going to ATL Empire. Before I could reach my office, I saw Adelaide busy in the pantry.

When she saw me, she quickly walked over with a smile. "Good morning, Ms. Chloe. Would you like a cup of coffee?"

"I don't like coffee," I said firmly. "Is Carol here yet?"

"She's not in yet. You can tell me if you need anything," she replied eagerly.

"Tell her to come to my office when she gets here," I said, then walked into my office, thinking that Adelaide seemed to have completed her mission.Content © provided by NôvelDrama.Org.

Before long, Carol hurriedly walked in. "Are you looking for me, Chlo?"

"Are there any special documents I need to handle?" I asked. "And keep an eye on that one outside. Find a reason to kick her out."

"There are no special documents. I asked Mr. Ryan to handle them yesterday. He's been in touch with the people in Bourdamun. He's been busy with that these days. He said he was going to Bourdamun today."

"Alright, I got it."

"When do you plan on getting rid of the one outside?" Carol asked me.

I knew she was talking about Adelaide. After thinking for a moment, I replied, "We'll wait until Liora is captured."

I was afraid that Liora might still contact her if something went wrong and try to gather information about me. We might still be able to get some useful leverage.

Carol went out to attend to her duties, and I was lost in thought about Melanie.

I didn't even notice Lauren when she came in.

I was preoccupied and wanted to check on Melanie's condition.

Lauren understood what was on my mind. She reached over and tapped my desk, saying, "Alright, stop being so absent-minded. Let's go. I'll go with you to check on her again." Only then did I realize she was already in front of my desk.

When we arrived at the hospital, it was swarming with reporters. We were afraid of causing a scene, so we bypassed them and entered the inpatient department through the back door.

To my surprise, I saw Matthew in the corridor of the ward.

He seemed a little surprised to et

both of us. His expression was awkward, and he was caught off guard. It was too late to hide so he stood there, looking dazed

Lauren wasn't going to let this go. She looked at Matthew disdainfully.

Before I could speak, she said, "Looks like some people are just easy bait. How shameless."

Matthew looked at me awkwardly. "Why are you here?"

"Atlas's people saved her, and I came to visit," I said indifferently. "Did you see her? Should I talk to them so you can go in?"

"There's no need for that. This is her own fault," Matthew said heartlessly. "It doesn't matter if she lives or dies, she'll have nothing to do with the Murphy family from now on. I've entrusted Adrian to dissolve the

marriage with her."

I looked at him but didn't respond, because I felt it had nothing to do with me.

"I was wrong. I was punished for what I did. Why do you need to rub it in? Are you having fun?" Matthew said emotionlessly. Then, he walked away.

"Why, you little..." Lauren was unable to vent her anger. She wanted to say something more, but I stopped her.

"Let it go," I said softly.

I didn't know what to say.

His words had obviously been emotional. Was he sick?

He had chosen his own path, but he was trying to blame someone else for the trouble he had experienced. He was really something.

Lauren looked at Matthew's departing figure and asked, "Has he lost his mind?"

I shrugged and said wryly, "Have you only just realized that?"

We laughed and walked toward Melanie's ward.