Beyond the Divorce

Seeing Arton so proud, I smiled and said, "I'll have to find time to visit him soon. It's been almost two months, and he'll probably forget about me if I don't go." I chuckled.

"He won't," Arton said confidently, then with a smile, he added, "My sister always teaches him to call you 'Aunt Chloe'.

"I'm actually quite eager to see him," I said sincerely. Despite Charlie being Melanie's child, I genuinely liked him.

After a few more brief instructions, I hung up and returned to my father's room. Upon seeing the three old men chatting lively, I noticed that my biological father looked the oldest despite being the youngest in terms of age.

His escape was truly remarkable, and it wouldn't have been possible without Atlas's careful planning. I silently rejoiced in having someone like Atlas by my side.

They were discussing matters related to Bermuda, so it was no wonder they had a common language, considering their intricate connections to that place. So, they hit it off immediately.

My father, Rory, seemed to be in good spirits, showing no signs of fatigue. These past few days, he had been excited, which was much better than I had expected.

I had been worried that everyone who knew the news would come to visit him. Then, he would be overwhelmed and not get enough rest. But now, seeing him in unexpectedly good condition, I realized that he was actually quite talkative. In his prime, he must have been an outstanding man.

Anson was talkative and sociable, never lacking in

whispered, "Mrs. Chloe, Mr. Ryan has

I quickly informed the three of them and then went to the

it seemed like we were packed with guests. Sure enough, my mother was

walked over quickly. I hadn't seen him much in the

going to the kitchen. "Are your parents

doing very well. You've been working hard these past few months," said politely before taking a seat across from him.

when did you become so unpredictable?" He was a bit surprised. "Are you leaving

to Archie about something. I promised to take Ava to see him when the season changes. So, I want to go with

honest, I hadn't been acting like myself lately. There were too many things going on,

him. After all, Tanum's development had been too rapid, and there were too many projects to handle. He had

initially planned to delegate the external relations matters to Lauren, but with Oliver's injury recently, she had been truly overwhelmed. Thankfully,