Beyond the Divorce

Atlas furrowed his brow and said into the phone, "Mike, don't worry! We're heading there right away. Call the police and let them investigate. We'll be there soon." "All right. Hurry up and come over. I'll try to gather some friends to figure things out."

After hanging up the phone, he turned to Cane beside him. "Book the plane tickets immediately. Jared, I'll leave things here to you."

In the hospital room, everyone seemed a bit lost. Lauren reassured me, "Go quickly! You can leave this to me and Jared. Don't worry. We'll find him."

I just glanced at the weak Oliver lying on the hospital bed and said, "Oliver, take care of yourself. Sorry!"

He blinked. "Go on."

Atlas, Cane, and I left the room. We immediately ran into Ivanna who was carrying a thermos.

She asked, "Where are you all going in such a hurry?"

"We've got something urgent. We'll leave things here to you."

I was still pondering how someone could disappear like that? A perfectly healthy person, at that?

phone rang again. It was an

abruptly stopped in

phone screen and said, "Answer

robotic voice came through, and it was impossible to determine if it was male or female. It sounded very eerie. "Ms. Chloe, I assume you already know, right?

have you

eight hours to hand over your father's notebook. Bring the notebook to the small town. When I call, exchange the notebook for your father. Otherwise, we'll have no choice but to take him away." "What notebook?" I pressed, but the

pounding, "What

frowned and pulled me. "Let's go

brisk pace, heading toward the parking lot outside. I wondered if it was a

could they be? Why would they want my dad's

be related to your father's profession. Don't

it low-key, Ask your mom what they brought back. I

rested well in over a day. My

his arms, whispering gently,

car returned to Pleca Park. Before getting out, I took a