I sighed with a bitter smile. In the end, human relationships are all about using and being used.

However, reflecting on the events surrounding Liora and the incident with Atticus, his assistance to me is indeed a drop in the ocean.

No wonder Atlas has been observing Atticus's moves. It seemed that Atlas was my true behind-the-scenes support, the one manipulating the situation.

Atlas was the one pulling the strings.

I assumed that Atticus would never dare to act rashly against me. If Atlas wanted to push him into bankruptcy, it would only take a few minutes, and I believed that Atlas was capable of that.

Judging from the fact that he could pocket such a big project in the capital, it was trivial for him to give up on a project in Rivendell.

On top of that, I was in trouble at that time. Of course, he wouldn't let anyone succeed. He retreated in order to advance.

That was the real reason why Atticus had always treated me differently.

To be honest, Atticus has constantly scrutin