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

the car door and walked towards the building without acknowledging my hesitation. After a pause, I parked the car and followed him into the lobby

to get into the elevator. I was so nervous as the

trouble breathing

the same room we had been in before. He

I followed with

room only added to the stifling

into his eyes.

meant when he lowered his head

let out an indelicate

me into his embrace.

an embrace, and our passionate kiss turned into a

passed when he finally

prelund nothing happened?

him. After everything we’d been through, he couldn’t even accept

of man

he could hear my thoughts, Atlas lifted me and headed toward

tumbled onto the luxurious bed together. In fact, we hadn’t even made it to this bedroom on my birthday night. Atlas took

though he hadn’t seen me in a while and couldn’t remember

examined and savored me. My desire washed over my sense of reason as I stared

basking in the afterglow, he looked at me and asked, “Don’t you want your daughter taken care of?”

to be carefree, just like her, without any burdens,” I