Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 261 Missing You More Than Words

I wanted to kick myself as the words left my mouth I didn’t regret saying it, but a peculiar feeling had washed over me. Sure enough, Atlas smiled at me, but I noticed an unmistakable hostility

My dad spoke up. “What are you saying? Mr. Atlas had a drink, so he shouldn’t be driving!”

“Oh,” I replied, getting up. “Alright.”

When we got to the car, Atlas said, “Head to Cresswind Valley.”

My heart sank a bit. Although Cresswind Valley was closer than Fremont Bay, I wondered why he didn’t

want to go back there

As if reading my thoughts, he explained. Fremont Bay is too far I don’t feel comfortable with you driving

back alone.”

His words left me conflicted Was it because he cared about me?

Neither of us spoke during the drive, and the silence hung heavily in the air. When we reached Cresswind

Tower, he said, “Come up with me

without acknowledging my hesitation. After a pause,

I was so nervous as the elevator doors closed that I

trouble breathing

the top floor, I noticed he had booked the same room we had been in before. He

followed with

added to the stifling awkwardness

look directly into his eyes. Atlas

he lowered

didn’t let me go, even when I winced and let

into his embrace.

an embrace, and our passionate kiss turned into a

had passed when he

prelund nothing happened?

him. After everything we’d been through, he

man

could hear my thoughts, Atlas lifted

hadn’t even made it to this bedroom on my birthday night. Atlas took his time and pressed down on me, his fingers intertwined with mine.

intensely, as though he hadn’t seen me in a while and couldn’t remember how I looked.

over my sense of reason as I stared

at me and asked, “Don’t you want your daughter taken care

be carefree, just like her, without any