Beyond the Divorce



I chuckled and said into the phone, "Well then, I'll hang up, Mia! The acquisition of Echelon is a done deal. I'll make it happen whether or not I have the capital. I have no choice since I'm doing it for someone else's sake.

"Once it's done, I'll have all the capital I need. Don't worry, okay?"

After saying that, I hung up the phone.

Everyone around me burst into laughter. Lauren said, "That response was priceless!"

I disdainfully dropped the phone and said, "Really? She's the major shareholder, after all!"

As soon as I said this, everyone understood what I meant, and they all burst into laughter again.

Two days later, there was a meeting in the conference room on the tenth floor of the Echelon Building.

My team and I arrived at the Echelon Building on time. The entrance was swarmed with people, crowded by the reporters, making it impossible to pass through.

Atlas had made arrangements for today's event. He had divided the reporters into two sides and stationed them at the entrance of the building, preventing them from stepping over the security barrier. Otherwise, they would be immediately expelled from the scene.

Thus, the situation today was quite orderly. Those media outlets that had previously intruded into Fremont Bay without authorization had long disappeared from the scene. With such a precedent, everyone was apprehensive.

Today, only my team and I appeared in the public eye. There was no sign of anyone related to the ATL Empire, which would undoubtedly arouse speculation from some people with ulterior motives.

They were all criticizing me for being ignorant.

With my pregnant belly, I confidently walked inward with a group of attendants. I pretended not to see or hear anything.

Upon entering the conference room, several major shareholders were already present. They were eagerly anticipated with different expressions on their faces.

I went to the main seat, and Tris immediately pulled a chair for me. I had a gut feeling that there would be a good show later!

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I calmly scanned the people present, some of whom I not only recognized but were also quite familiar with.

"Sorry for the wait, everyone!" I greeted them with a smile.

"Ms. Chloe!" A slightly chubby middle-aged man looked at me, and his gaze involuntarily fell on my protruding belly.

After an awkward pause, he tried to

stabilize his emotions and said, "Today's shareholders' meeting of Echelon, I think... you don't have the qualification to preside over it, do you?"

His name was Joshua Abbott, the third largest shareholder of Echelon Group. Usually, he was also a trusted aide of Atticus.

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But when it came to personal interests, he had to speak up.

He glanced at the others. Seeing they all lowered their eyes, he swallowed nervously.

Just then, the conference room door was suddenly pushed open, and a woman's sharp voice rang out, "Of course, she's not qualified to preside!" Without turning around, I knew who had come.

I couldn't help but curl up the corners of my mouth, secretly admiring. Haha! Here she comes!