Beyond the Divorce

Atlas, seeing me suddenly lose control, grew concerned. He quickly pulled me into his arms, holding me tightly.

"Don't be upset, Chlo... Look, fate has finally smiled upon us, letting me find you in this vast sea of people. It must be the spirit of Hailey watching over us from above, guiding us.

"I won't let her get away with it, absolutely not," he promised, determination in his eyes. "I will make her repay us a hundredfold, bit by bit, and bring comfort to those departed souls."

His words gradually calmed me down. I listened to his strong heartbeat, feeling unprecedented security and reassurance.

Atlas continued to kiss me gently, patting my back. "Everything is in the past now, isn't it?"

"How did you find that orphanage?" I asked him, now that I was calmer.

He looked at me seriously, waiting until I had completely relaxed before recounting that undoubtedly harsh history.

"lan accidentally overheard Celine instructing her subordinates to get rid of me quietly. Taking a risk, lan had his 17-year-old son sneak me out. He told me that Stella had been sent to an orphanage in Northbank. So, lan's son and I escaped from the Pierce family that night."

I felt a suffocating pain, and my hands grabbed his shirt tightly.

helping me escape. He told me that we needed to get to Northbank before those people caught up, all because I wanted to reach

everywhere about orphanages, but after checking several, we found nothing. I was anxious, so I took your

little girl around here, adopted by a

his eyes. I could imagine how excited he must have been at

When

was ecstatic, I but no, her way of walking, the way she talked, her eyes... None of it was

you know? At that moment, it felt like riding a

she end up back in the orphanage later?" I asked,

was so messy, and I couldn't unravel the

us, she treated us like her saviors and insisted on leaving with us. Maybe because those people saw us as two kids, they demanded money, claiming it was for caring for

was vivid, and I could feel sympathy for that little

was just not enough. After running for a few days, we had almost nothing left. Plus, we couldn't predict what would