Chapter 025 As he sped down the road , Atlas ' grip on the steering tightened . " If it wasn't me , would things have been different ? " The car pulled to a halt and he turned to look at me . " Excuse me ? " " If I didn't ' make ' Ryle kill himself , " I air quoted " and we met on different stakes , " I licked my lips . "If we were just two people who met , would things be different ? " The car started and silence filled it as he continued driving . " You need to pick a side , Atlas- " " You did it " he finished for me , his voice strained as he struggled not to break the steering . Our eyes locked . " You killed him , Julia You abandoned him and drugged me- 1-1 stopped myself when I realized I was about to defend myself again . " it doesn't matter . This , what happened back there , it doesn't , " my heart twisted in my chest . " Because in the end , I will always be your culprit , right ? " " You must hate me a lot , right ? So , why are you trying to help me ? Why are you fighting Damien- " To get my company back Atlas retorted and I rolled my eyes " Then why did you stop beating him when I asked you to ? You could have let him leak the videos and save your company . You could have won , Atlas but you chose not to . Why ? " The car pulled to a halt and I raised an eyebrow when I realized we were parked inside Volkan Estate . ay tears that dared to fall at the sight of flowers adorning the mansion , and all the I slacked against my seat , blinking away decorations Of course , how could I forget ? Atlas was getting engaged to Lovie in a day . In less than forty - eight hours , he would become hers forever and I would be free . It shouldn't hurt , but it does . " Come on . " I blinked as s Atlas opened the door of the car . I hadn't even registered when he got out of the car . I got out and frowned as Lovie marched forward . The first thing she did was smash her lips against his . I looked away , my stomach churning at the sight " You're back , baby ' That too , just in time ! " She giggled , cupping his face . " You know what ? Mother was just talking about our fust dance and- " What are you doing here . Lovie ? " Atlas asked , scrunching his nose . " Uh , what ? " she stumbled over her words " You said you weren't going to be back until tomorrow . " 1 did but - what is Julia doing here ? " between the two of us , she had seen me all along Atlas wiped his lips and I bat back the urge to laugh if he was so disgusted , why get engaged ? Didn't you hear me ? What are you doing with my fiance ? You little slu She raised her hand to hit me but it never came +25 BONUS I opened my eyes to see Atlas holding her hand " What is wrong with yo you , Lovie ? Can't you see the condition she is in ? " Lovie's eyes widened at his reaction , heck , I froze at his reaction . The entire world stopped because Atlas just he defended again . Not between the two of us , not privately , not below a whisper , he did it publicly and in front of the one person he'd always supported " She is your sister , Lovie I'm sure you've seen the news . How can you attack her after all of that ? " " Why are you defending this wretched woman ? What is wrong with you , Atlas ! " We turned to see Mrs. Volkan standing there She matched over r and removed Atlas ' hand from Lovie's " She is your fiancee and that snake is " She is still my wife " How do you hang on to a rope that has been cut and yet somehow , not fall ? How was he still clinging to that title yet , mbracing someone else ? I glanced around and the mansion closed in on me . Without a second thought , I turned and started walking away , I wasn't welcome there . I wasn't welcome anywhere . I was tired of being humiliated and pushed around because I didn't belong . I had to figure out how to stop Damien and reclaim Dulia I didn't have t to mourn a love that ver mine , right ? Until now , all I have done is react . I've taken hits , I've asked questions , and never gotten answers . I've allowed everyone to walk all over me and I've swallowed every insult , promising myself I would flip the situation but I never did I kept making excuses to keep them from leaving and they always left , taking a piece of me along , and now ? I'm skin and bones . I wasn't losing again No. This time , I was going to fight back . I pulled my phone out and hit record . It was time to set things straight My bottom lip quivered as I held it to my face , my eyes were reddened and my lips were blistered from how hard I'd been biting on them Tears clouded my eyes and my hands shook as I held the phone . I had never felt so broken I'd never been so freaking broken and tired . " My name is Julia Julia Knight and I have been molested and threatened . All I wanted was to start my company and I trusted my partner My voice cracked . " But he took explicit photos of me and a video after drugging me , He stripped me down , set up a camera , and is now blackmailing me to forget my company if I don't want it to leak , " A sob escaped my throat " I haven't asked for much I haven't asked for anything . But today . " My bottom lip quivered as tears gathered at the corner of my eyes and my heart ached 1 want to ask everyone to please , please help me make hum pay . I was cared before but someone told me that I didn't do anything wrong . I shouldn't be scared , ashamed , or hiding , he should be ." I wiped my tears furiously and continued " This man has ruined my life and used me to ruin someone's company as well . So , today , I am going to share the name of this monster . His name is " I held my breath , shutting my eyes for a second before speaking , " Dam- I didn't get to finish because something covered my nose and as I kicked and flailed my hands for help , the phone slipped and Traught sight of Atlas from the window above , speaking to someone but no matter how loud , or hard I cried or called , he didn't once as the stranger pulled me away .