Atlas remained silent, only tightening his arm around me to draw me closer.

I muttered to myself, "Does this promise hold any value? Even though I may not directly act against him, how can I distance myself from everything he's done?

"Although I'm well aware that Liora is scheming here, if he hadn't teamed up with her and stood proudly against me, how would we end up in this situation today?"

I tilted my face upward, gazing at Atlas's handsome features, and helplessly said, "On the other hand