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.

Anya were already awake. Anya was setting the breakfast from the main building on a table. When she 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 sure you're doing

their breakfast table, which was identical to ours, I asked Anya, "Are you still eating well? Are

here now. It's even better than it was at home." Her face lit up with joy and her voice filled with

at my

the breakfast and pointed at Loak. It had been a week since I last saw

and said with a

now. The doctor said my wound is healing well, and

the bed and took a

to carry my seriously injured father out of there. It must have required a lot of determination and

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

walked to the dining table himself. "Are you eating with us,

"I'm here 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 task for

told Loak that, since they had known each

father would be anxious when I wasn't at