Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 79 Meeting Melanie Alone I answered the call and heard Melanie’s usual arrogant tone, “I have something to tell you.

Let’s meet.” I “Why didn’t you tell me that when you were at my place just now?” I asked.

“It concerns us, not something suitable to say in front of the others.

Come to Midnight Bar now!” She hung up without waiting for my response.

While holding my phone, I wondered what Melanie was up to.

Still, I wanted to know what she had to say, so I rolled out of bed and checked the time.

It was almost noon, so the bar wouldn’t be open at this hour.

After some thought, I decided to play it safe and changed into jeans, a T–shirt, and a pair of casual flats.

I tried calling Ivanna as I drove in case something went wrong.

Unfortunately, she was out of town.

I I hesitated while holding my phone and finally called Atlas.

decided

knew I had met with him

it was best not to complicate things and hung up the call as

bar, so the dim

and the

the interior

adjust to the surroundings at the basement

hours yet,

yellow light behind the bar, a young man who looked like a bartender was

approached him and asked, “Sir, I’m here to

He glanced at me and pointed across the

turned to look and saw a long corridor many

was supposed to enter,

m I could only search for Melanie from room to

Melanie frequented places like

asked me to meet

the corridor resembled a maze, with every junction

turn back when a

you to arrive so quickly!” She laughed, but her laughter gave me an aerie