Beyond the Divorce

I immediately felt flustered. It seemed like the more I feared, the more it came true. This was what I was worried about the most, and now, it happened.

I clenched the phone and hurried to the beach to find Atlas, urging him to book a flight back to Foswood as soon as possible.

After hearing what happened, Atlas comforted me and discussed it with my dad.

To ensure that Ava could completely forget the kidnapping, my parents would continue to stay on

Celestis Island for some time. Atlas arranged for someone to care for them. He and I flew back to Foswood.

Before boarding the plane, I had Grayson check what had happened to Ivanna. Lauren had urged me to return as soon as possible without explaining the entire story. I had a feeling it wasn't that simple.

On the plane, Atlas reassured me repeatedly, saying he would have Dylan investigate.

We landed in Foswood at 7 p.m. I quickly called Lauren.

She said she was waiting for us at the Vanderberg Palace.

Atlas's driver came to pick us up, and the car went straight to the tarmac, aiming to avoid external disturbances as much as possible. Everything was done secretly, just like when we left.

Dylan said they had already dispatched people to investigate and there would be news

we arrived at the Vanderberg Palace, Lauren had been waiting there

my hand as if a heavy burden had been lifted

I asked urgently. I had been

I haven't been able to reach

asked directly. "He should know the most

also looking into it now, but there’s still no news." Lauren shook her head helplessly,

out?" I asked while Atlas furrowed his brows,

p.m. the night before yesterday. I called her, and we agreed to go shopping the next day.” Lauren detailed the events, “I heard it was pretty noisy on her end, so I asked

phone was off. I thought, since it was a day

when I called her again the next day, her phone was off. I thought, since it was a day off, she might have partied too hard and was sleeping in. So, I waited until

stand me up. That's

punctual person. Even if she couldn't make it, she always

contact her other friends. And you weren't at home, soI called Jared. He said nothing and just hung up. It's been almost 48 hours, and I still

added, “We can't contact any of her other friends. But... now

picked up the phone, about to call Jared. Atlas reached out and stopped my hand. “Don't rush! Let