Beyond the Divorce

Although I had just heard Sandy's account of the mansion's history, I didn't stop him. I wanted to hear his perspective on the story.

"After my great-grandpa's business flourished, he built our family's home, and this place was abandoned. After grandma passed away, this place was transferred to someone else for a time due to financial reasons.

"Unfortunately, the buyers later fell on hard times and couldn't sell it. The mansion on the left side of this property also belonged to grandma. It was abandoned for over a decade. After stabilizing the situation, I bought it back. However, the exterior still remained in its original style.

I looked around, seeing a different scenery through the rain.

"After we eat, we'll go to the family home. It's the rainy season in Nocturnia at this time of year. You used to hate this weather when you were young."

I still disliked rainy days.

"Is the family home far from here?" I asked Atlas.

"Not really. It's on the other side of the hill," Atlas replied.

After finishing our meal, I went upstairs to change into the outfit I had prepared for this occasion.

and embraced me as we walked out.

feeling some complex

gently held my hand, offering me

worry," Atlas reassured me

"Okay," I replied.

arrived at a mansion halfway up the hill. It was quite high up and offered a

as I got out of the car. He led me to the tightly closed gate and

lowered his gaze to look at me standing beside him, giving me a

what

that I was by his side. I imagined

and an elderly man came out, respectfully greeting him.

held my

a glance at the old

introduce me to him,

we walked into the courtyard, I was slightly surprised. The mansion was built in the Etrian-style, which was