Beyond the Divorce

At the dining table, Atlas briefed my adoptive dad too, saying, "I'll discuss the lab with you when I return. But I've already arranged for people to start building the lab, so there's no need to worry."

"I'll wait for you to return. There's no rush." He seemed a bit emotional.

I noticed my mom's expression freeze for a moment. My adoptive dad might not have told her about that yet. But since Atlas was here, my mom didn't ask about it.

My adoptive dad probably hadn't expected Atlas to start building the lab for him.

After breakfast, we still had time to spare before our flight. Atlas told me he wanted to visit my father in the annex and discuss something with him.

I nodded. "I'll go with you. I'll check on Loak and Anya too, and let them know where we're going."

Atlas nodded, and we headed to the annex together. He went to visit my father while I went to see Loak and Anya.

I knew Atlas must have had something important to discuss with my father, since my father would have some thoughts about our trip back to Nocturnia.

saw me enter, she greeted me in surprise. "Why are you here so early, Mrs. Chloe? Are you heading to work?" "It's been a few days since I last saw you. I need to make

asked Anya, "Are you

here now. It's even better than it was at home." Her face lit up with

at my

had been a week since I last saw him, and I could see that

with a smile, "Great. You look

and

finished, he got off the bed and took

seriously injured father out of there. It

smiled happily. "Be careful and don't force yourself to walk too much.

and walked to the dining table himself. "Are

to tell you two that I'll be going on a business trip. I'll come see you when I return, but I have a

told Loak that, since they had known

when I wasn't at home.