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.

and lan's son, Cody, took a significant risk in helping me escape. He told me that we needed to get to Northbank before those people caught up, all because I wanted to reach Northbank and find my Stella before they caught

orphanages, but after checking several, we found nothing. I was anxious, so I

a little girl around here, adopted by a family.

gleam of joy in his eyes.

When

talked, her eyes... None of it was like you. She lacked your vitality. I knew she wasn't you. I was utterly disappointed. How could

that moment, it felt like riding a roller coaster. From complete joy to

did she end up back in the orphanage later?"

and I couldn't unravel the mystery as someone

Maybe because those people saw us as two kids, they demanded money, claiming it was for caring for her. Otherwise, they

could feel

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