Chapter 023 you Say Say your t truth Expose this man- " Look , Julia " Damien took my hands into his , " I am here now . We are all with y The crowd fell into silence as my hand collided with Damien's cheek , then another and another . He raised his hand and I flinched away only to freeze when I couldn't feel an impact . I opened my eyes to see Atlas holding Damien's hand and crushing it under his grip . " How Dare You ? " Atlas gritted " How dare you even think of hitting my wife ? " Damien's eyes widened as he realized where he was . " The glanced at the crowd . " This is not the truth . I- This is the entire truth . This is his real face I spat , stepping forward . " He wears a pretty suit , has a soft tongue , and is so attention and perfect . " My heart twisted in my chest as I recalled how he fooled and used me " Damien is every woman's dream , until his mask falls off , " My breath hitched " And then you see someone else , something devastatingly dark . " " This doesn't change the fact that he stole the designs ! Besides , Dulia belongs " What ? Dulia belongs to Damian Clay and not Julia ? " The reporters murmured . to mer " Of course it does . Now , everything makes sense . " Damien sneered . "I thought you were a victim , but you partnered with him to steal from me . Tell me , what did you give him to make Atlas Volkan go this- " Hey ! Don't cross your Enough " limits , Damien ? The crowd snapped , " We are going to burn this company down . No more lies ? I gasped as they threw gasoline at me but Atlas pushed me away , getting soaked . Our eyes locked and I pushed him away when I noticed one of them light up a match . Damien snarled . " What are going to do now , Julia ? Your Atlas will die here and you ? You'll be blacklisted for life . Might as well , you know , die along with him ? " " Don't listen to this nonsense , " Atlas growled " Come , Julia . Forget the company , let's go- Atlas paused when I didn't move . I turned and we locked eyes . Atlas raised an eyebrow as if to ask what I was doing . I snatched a gasoline keg from one of the mobsters and opened it , pouring it on myself . " You keep forgetting that this is my company too , Atlas . Two of my companies are at stake here . The one I built ground up , and the one I've kept afloat for years I have lost at every turn , I am not losing today . " I turned to the crowd . " Do you hear me ?? | boomed Julia Knight Volkan is not losing today ! She can lose everything ! She can lose her husband , her dreams , and her entire life but , she will not lose her self - respect and this company . It is the closest thing I have to it . If you want to burn it down h you need to burn me toor Demery's face paled " What ? Have you gone mad ? What sort of drama is this ? " ain in as real as it gets , Damien You wanted a show , right ? Pass me a lighter ! Let's all burn down . " I breathed heavily I could not believe I trusted him at some point . Despite being cheated in my past life , I even let him serve . me a drink , even though a drink almost killed me before I trusted Damien and he- * Julia , step away I knew you were stupid , but thi someone lit the match Allas ' voice faltered " Stop this nonsense ? I could have sworn his voice ever so slightly For the first time in three years , I saw fear hold down the one man who inflicted it with ease . " Burn me down . Go on . Kill me and live with it . Bear it all . The guilt of killing me … " My breath hitched , what I was about to do ? It could it could go so wrong " And killing my baby too . " The crowd erupted into gasps and they stepped back . " She's pregnant ?! " " How can anyone attack a pregnant woman ? No , we can't … Atlas ' eyes burned into my skin and when our eyes met , his jaw hung loose . His gaze flickered from Damien to me , as if begging for an answer because between the two of us , there was no baby . He was so stupid . Of course , there re was no baby . How did he even consider it ? Was this the right time to throw a fit ? " Yes ! You heard me ! I am pregnant ! So come on , do your worst ! " One by one , they dropped their weapons and dispersed . Once the company grounds were vacant again , my knees almost buckled and a tear rolled down my cheek . Atlas caught me and while glancing away , he murmured . "I guess you're an ugly face now . " He would rather die than admit he was wrong u pull this off , Julia ? We both know , there is no baby . " " You managed to escape today , but how long will you I pushed Atlas away as my breaths quickened . My fists clenched and in one swing , they connected with Damien's jaw . He moved to attack me but Atlas grabbed his collar and punched him . " You have a habit of hitting women , don't you ? How about I bring you back to earth ? " His knee connected with Damien's ribs and I flinched as the man splattered blood , his body colliding with the ground . Atlas ' quards surrounded the area , " Let's settle this now , Damien . " Atlas crouched and pulled out his phone . " Confess the truth " He set up the camera , " or else , " Atlas gestured at one of his guards who was holding gasoline . " Something might burn today and It won't be my company . " " You- " " This is what they call check - mate . " Atlas jaw ticked and he poured the gasoline on him . Wait . What was Atlas doing ? He wouldn't kill him , right ? " Atlas , you- 3.2- Everyone froze as Damien broke into laughter , his head lolling back as his body shook . He stood , shooting a smirk at me . Goosebumps ran across my skin as he stepped forward but Atlas held him back " You thought it would be so easy ? You'll pin me down and that's 117 Tsk . Tsk . Tsk . " Damien shook his head . " There's a reason rate tivals , Atlas . I am not some common criminal with a one - dimensional plan " He promised and chills ran down my spine What was he talking about ? Why was he so confident ? get a bruise , " He held his phone up , and my blood ran cold . " This video of me and your dearest wife will go viral faster than the fue will burn me " „ Atlas fists tightened and I stumbled Everything hit me at once . The drink , that night , the headache For a moment , I forgot how to breathe as Damian broke into another fit of laughter . " Now , it's up if she burns along with me ?" +25 BONUS to you . Am I worth burning +25 BONUS