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.

was curious about why Atlas's grandpa

when he saw me. "I'm here to pick you up,

his tone had

and

I deliberately said, "Let me

emphasized, then respectfully gestured for me to follow. "Please follow

he didn't give

at him. "Very well,

I appeared calm, I was actually nervous. When I met Grandpa the day before yesterday, he had completely ignored me. Now, he suddenly

What gave him the

Pierce family. That was enough to boost my confidence. As Atlas's wife, I had to be strong

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

stood at the entrance, and he went

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