Arnold was dismissive of my skepticism."The affair between that woman and Melvern isn't as big a feud as it seems. Just because he stole his wife? Nonsense. Melvern sees Liora as nothing more than a piece of clothing." Arnold seemed quite repulsed."Why is that? Atticus doesn't seem afraid of Melvern. But from what I see, there's a possibility that Atticus is right about Melvern coming back for revenge. Could it be because of this report from back then?" I questioned."This incident was the main factor that led the Sunny family to leave Foswood." I had to admit that fact. Arnold looked at me calmly, then continued, "Atticus's greatest resentment was Liora’s family forcing him into marrying her.""Forced?" I questioned this statement. "Why?" Arnold chuckled. "It's hard to believe that a distinguished CEO like Atticus was 'forced' to marry Liora, right?"I nodded. "Yeah!""That's now. At that time, Atticus was just a small contractor, barely making a name for himself."I no

I wasn't pleased by the way Arnold questioned me."At the very least, he's righteous enough to report it. Such things cannot be tolerated," I asserted with a sense of justice.Arnold looked disdainful and said, "Nonsense! Don't admire him blindly. What's the matter with you? You're the classic example of a blind follower!""You just praised me a moment ago, and now you're making me feel worthless."I glared at him in displeasure, but truth be told, I admired Arnold. He was fearless of anyone and spoke his mind freely. His words, particularly those directed at Melvern earlier, opened my eyes to a new perspective. He seemed to hold everyone in contempt."Some things can't be judged based on surface actions to determine good or bad. Sure, Atticus released his anger at that time, but have you seen the chain reaction since then? Did he really gain an advantage?" Arnold asked.I frowned, thinking. I believed that Atticus became involved with Liora as a result of this incident, ruinin

The three of us drove to Arkadia and headed straight to the children's department. The girls' section was filled with a dazzling array of items. Arnold was overwhelmed and fluttered around, exclaiming at every item. He insisted that he wanted to buy everything.Ultimately, I took charge and picked out two dresses and a pile of accessories. After all, Ava had a lot of clothes already, and I couldn't possibly buy her everything.Whenever Atlas went abroad, he would usually return with a whole set of clothes, dressing her from head to toe.She would even receive gifts from Ivanna, Lauren, Rose, Ryan, and Carol and Eleanor. Her dressing rooms were like little stores, overflowing with items.Whenever I tried to stop them, they all said the same thing. "Daughters are meant to be spoiled."I was both helpless and speechless.This time, Atlas bought art supplies for Jenny while Arnold shopped for toys for Myra's child and Charlie. After more than an hour of shopping, we had quite a

Atlas sensed my discomfort and explained, "We can't confirm anything right now. We're still getting the details from the airport.""Why did they say she's no longer within the borders of Jitador?" I questioned Atlas, feeling lost at this piece of news."That was Jared's speculation. After he arrived, we initiated a comprehensive investigation involving the Attwood and Huffman families, and our people. During that time, the hotel surveillance malfunctioned. This is definitely not a coincidence."Atlas slowly walked toward the floor-to-ceiling window in the study, gazing at the darkening sky outside. He continued, "But before the malfunction, the surveillance showed that Trinity was in her room the entire time. No unfamiliar faces entered her floor at night. The surveillance glitch started around midnight, and at 1:45 AM, she even had her bodyguard, Erik, bring her late-night snacks."My mind was trying to process what Atlas was saying."When did they discover she was missing?" I as

Johnson's words caught my attention.Bourdamun?I had almost forgotten about that. I saw Liora at the groundbreaking ceremony in Bourdamun.She had also brought a group of executives from Ardora to Bourdamun with her."Hey, Chlo, are you still there?" Johnson checked."Oh, I'm here. Try to find out where she is and see what she's up to," I told Johnson."I've already looked around, but I couldn't find anything. Those people know I'm Matthew's trusted confidant, so they avoid me like the plague. I'm trying to figure something out from the outside." I could well imagine Johnson's current predicament."Don't do anything rash. I'll figure it out. You just go to work and keep an eye on the company." I gave my instructions to Johnson and hung up the phone.Right now, Liora's absence from the company seemed unusual.I gripped the phone and thought for a moment. I felt ill at ease since Grayson was not in the country. If he were around, he would be able to deal with this kind of thi