Beyond the Divorce

I quickly said, "Please come in."

Then I said into the phone, "Mom, I'll call you back later."

"Okay." My mom hung up.

The door opened, and Sandy hurried in. "Mrs. Stella."

When I saw her anxious expression, I sat up quickly. "Sandy."

"Abbas is here to pick you up. Mr. David wants to see you." Sandy looked at me nervously.

"Oh," I replied. I got up from the bed and casually asked, "Where's Atlas?"

"He and Dylan have already left. Abbas said Mr. David wants to see you alone. He didn't let me call Mr. Atlas," Sandy hurriedly explained. "Mrs. Stella, you..." "Don't worry, I'll go see him," I said. I got dressed and tidied myself up to appear presentable before heading downstairs.

Atlas's grandpa wanted to

to pick you up, Mrs. Stella. Mr. David would

demeanor seemed respectful, but his tone had an

and

"Let me call Atlas first,

see you alone, Mrs. Stella," he emphasized, then respectfully gestured for me to follow.

tone was firm, and he didn't

at him. "Very well,

before yesterday, he had completely ignored me. Now, he suddenly wanted to see me alone. It

temperament made me uncomfortable and somewhat resistant. What gave him the right to treat me this

remembered Atlas saying that I was the true mistress of the Pierce family. That was enough to boost

a deep breath, trying to relax When we car di arrived at the mansion, the stop at the front entrance but drove directly to the building where

and I followed suit. We stood at the entrance, and he went in

in, he glanced at me, then gestured to a chair