Beyond the Divorce

As we drove, he repeatedly reminded me to stay safe these days and not to overthink.

I felt a pang of guilt and said to Atlas, "This morning, I saw Stella and Liora. I intentionally tried to start shit between them. Could it be...?"

Atlas's expression turned serious as he shook his head. "Don't overthink it. Now that he's on the ship, he'll seize the opportunity. It's just a matter of timing.

"You did nothing wrong. Keeping them together is not a good sign. Creating a rift between them and making them suspicious of each other-that's the opening we need. It leaves room for us to act. You played that strategy well."

He looked at me with a touch of tenderness. "Tonight, get some rest."

"Atlas, are you confident about finding the antidote? After all, she got hurt because of me..."

Atlas took my hand in his, looking at me meaningfully.

"You can trust me. I won't stand idly by, whether it's for you or anyone on that ship. And Jitador is my territory. I'm confident in finding the antidote. You can rest assured," he comforted me, showing extraordinary patience.

the older man's heart. To be honest, in this situation, I'd rather it was me who got hurt!" I spoke sincerely. "All of this was unexpected. If anyone's to blame, it's me!

don't want to be entangled with the Huffman family. I don't want to owe them any favors, whether

told Trinity, sometimes you need to broaden your perspective. Every

listened silently. After he spoke, I felt

turned to Atlas and said, "You should go handle things. I'll be heading to the hospital

to me and get some good

instructed the driver,

still, watching Atlas's car drive away. Then, someone called out from

surprised to see Ivanna.

all came back so quickly! Has everyone disembarked?" I

nodded, looking at

I knew she

been stabilized, but the blade was poisoned. She's