Beyond the Divorce

Anya was stunned by the sudden turn of events, and I shouted, "Anya!"

Arton reacted quickly too. He dropped what he was holding and grabbed Anya, running toward us.

The lobby erupted into chaos. People scattered in all directions, screaming and ducking for cover. Some even fell to the ground.

I dared not look back, but I could vaguely sense gunfire behind us, aimed at us.

Arnold pulled both of us with him and ran toward the bar, where the back entrance would lead to a safe passage.

But just then, Arnold stumbled, his body jerked, and he suddenly let go of my arm. I was flung away by the momentum and fell to the ground. I heard Hana exclaim, "Arnold!"

I quickly looked at Arnold and saw that he had been shot in the upper arm. He ignored his injury and pressed Hana against the wall behind the bar. Then, he reached back to grab my ankle and pulled me toward him, hiding us behind the bar. "Arnold, you're injured!" I shouted. He shielded me, extending his injured arm to protect us. The sight of blood flowing from his arm was disturbing, and his face had turned pale.

"Shh." Arnold gestured for us to keep quiet. We listened intently to the sounds outside.

entrance, and many people crowded around us. After all, there were not many places in the

lobby had descended into chaos, with screams and cries filling the air. Some people who had been shot lay

worried. This place didn't seem safe. If the assailants broke in, they would probably come here first, and

fell right in front of us. People screamed and

were also people shooting from inside. Otherwise, the assailants would have

now that the person who had rushed in earlier, the man Atlas had sent to guard

to look at the people hiding here, then said, "We need to find a way into the

people around

passage. They all understood that it might be the only safe place. But no one dared

then, the crowd panicked again as someone shouted, "They're coming

and said to

Arnold wanted to lead us to the

crowd, saw a man with a gun rushing toward us. It was too late. instinctively pulled Arnold down, my eyes wide

'bang,' and he fell to the ground, lifeless. His eyes were still fixed