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.

said they had already dispatched people

Lauren

as if a heavy burden had been

matter?" I asked urgently. I had been restless the entire way

to reach her for two days." Lauren's face was

I asked directly. "He should know the most

still no news."

did you find out?" I asked while Atlas furrowed his

the events, “I heard it was pretty noisy on her end, so I asked if she hadn't gone home yet. She said she was with

her again the next day, her phone was off. I thought, since it was a day off,

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 noon and called her again, but even by 3

stand me up. That's when I suspected that

indeed a very punctual person. Even if she couldn't make it, she always had her phone

off, 1 couldn't 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

pale, and she added, “We can't contact any of

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