Beyond the Divorce

Ryan's revelation sparked my intense curiosity.

I pressed for more details, asking, "And? Is there anything else?"

"No... You know the situation, and I was on borrowed time. Plus, when I started investigating, I realized that finding even this bit of information was quite a lot of trouble," Ryan replied earnestly.

"When did you think about looking into this?" I was curious.

"It was after returning to Bibury and recalling when we first met, along with everything that happened afterward. I wanted to help you figure out the things you've been suspicious about. But once I started digging, I found out how peculiar it all was."

I had complete faith in Ryan's words. It seemed my parents were not what I expected. They weren't northerners, and certainly not from Bibury.

"Finding that old teacher was incredibly difficult, and the old man is almost 90 years old now, but he's sharp as a tack, with a remarkably clear mind. He said he felt uneasy after getting that large sum of money, so he decided to relocate his whole family to the capital.

"It took a lot of time and effort for me to find him. Following up further became challenging due to a lack of leads and time constraints. I even extended my vacation and took almost a month off before returning to Foswood with Joyce."

story here," I murmured into the

be fake," Ryan told me. "I thought I could continue my investigation if I could go back to

my temples absentmindedly and said, "It

about the formulas in that notebook, wondering

dad have connections to Bermuda? I hesitated to let

they were from Bermuda, how did I end up in

Chlo, are you

here!" I quickly snapped back to the present. "Ryan, finish up your business in Solaris and return to Foswood. It's a critical time, and

handle it. But I still don't know when I'll be able to go back. I'll feel more at ease

tonight. Don't worry. No matter what happens, stay calm, don't get worked up. Trust that Atlas can handle it," Ryan reassured me. "Yeah, okay." I finished talking with Ryan

Ryan about this," Mike

afraid it might be a diversion tactic, and we can't afford any mistakes on that front. That's why didn't ask Ryan to come," I explained to

police involved, there's nothing we can do," Mike said, then asked me, "What do the kidnappers want with your dad?" I shook my head, saying, "I don't