At that moment, Celine decided on a second-best option and relinquished all operational rights to ATL Empire. She imposed one condition—Atlas had to marry Stella on a date of her choosing.

After the wedding, they could merge the Pierce Corporation with the ATL Empire, and she would retire.

She didn’t expect Atlas to refuse in front of all the shareholders. He wouldn't accept Celine's proposal, he wouldn't marry Stella, and he wouldn't integrate the Pierce Corporation.

Instead, he permanently handed over the Pierce Corporation to Celine, firmly closing the door to any further involvement between the two companies.

This left Celine in shock. She never anticipated that Atlas would be so unwavering.

In other words, the ATL Empire completely severed ties with the Pierce Corporation and emerged as an independent entity. I understood why Atlas chose to establish the headquarters of ATL Empire in Jitador rather than Nocturnia.

Celine had no further connection to ATL Empire. She was no