Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 60 Ulterior Motive The next day, I boarded the flight back to my hometown with Ava, I called Ivanna on the plane to let her I know about my trip.

I also emphasized the importance of completing the tasks I had assigned her.

Every step of my plan had to be executed flawlessly.

I told Ivanna that I had tracked Matthew’s whereabouts and asked her to keep an eye on him.

After ending the call, I held my phone tightly, battling the urge to make another call.

Ultimately, I took a deep breath and turned off my phone.

I couldn’t get too close to that man.

Ava was excited the entire trip, but I reviewed my plan meticulously.

Atlas had told me to stay alert and that he would help me.

Could this be his way of helping me? I didn’t want to ask him.

The early autumn in my hometown was chilly.

I had not told my mother when I left so she would not be worried.

I After landing, I took a taxi to the hospital, and my parents were overjoyed to see us.

My father’s condition was good, but he had some facial paralysis, which made his speech awkward.

heart ached, and tears

had not seen my father in over

completely gray,

all over

my

constantly asking the

my father’s health and met with the

him medication and told him to take

all went home that

too young to remember her last visit, so she

though, chatting nonstop and getting

entirely on Ava,

straight into

but I told him

spent years serving that ungrateful family, so I was more than

my parents I needed to go to a

the real reason I rushed back to

my mother not to tell Matthew where I was because he

and that I was prioritizing

never mentioned

dad was

“Just go.

what to

to call you if he asks!” I advised against telling Ava too much because