Beyond the Divorce

After some hesitation, Grayson nodded. “Yes.”

“So, what are you implying?” I couldn’t imagine where this was going. It was unfortunate that such a bright and lovely little girl had met such a tragic fate.

When Grayson sent me the photo, I returned to my seat and looked at it through my phone. I felt conflicted and muttered, “Why is everything so complicated? Why did they start calling her Annalise?”

I continued, murmuring. “Grayson, who do you think the current Stella is? Why have they both appeared in the orphanage in the mountains?”

These questions were confusing, and I couldn’t understand them.

“That’s why I’m continuing to investigate. There are too many mysteries here, and I feel like there’s a missing link,” Grayson explained.

I looked at him. “What do you think is wrong?”

“For example, after Rory’s death. They confirmed his identity through official DNA testing. There shouldn’t be any mistakes. So why would Stella boldly appear by Celine’s side and even be adopted as her

goddaughter?”

I agreed. “It’s unlikely Atlas couldn’t recognize the real Stella.”

Stella and the adult Stella couldn’t change their appearance so significantly. Atlas should have realized this long ago.

Rory’s

Don’t you think her death is a crucial

think. Annalise was not only a turning point, but it seemed there was much more

I remembered Atlas saying that Annalise wasn’t who he was looking for. He also said she was nothing

to him.

he was genuinely searching for. After all, during childhood, he was

of the real Stella, who

I even dropped my phone on the desk. Grayson hurried over and asked with concern, “Chlo, are you okay?”

quickly waved, struggling to speak. “It’s… nothing. My head just

some water. Maybe you didn’t sleep well last

“It’s fine, you… didn’t you say you found some information about Rory? I want

Still, Grayson looked at me with concern. “Chloe, you don’t look well. You should

want to see that information,” I insisted.

my persistence. He didn’t delay and

documents for me.