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.

curious about why Atlas's grandpa wanted

"I'm here to pick you

demeanor seemed respectful, but his tone

smiled faintly and

deliberately said, "Let me call

Stella," he emphasized, then respectfully gestured for me

didn't give me time to call

squinted at him. "Very

the day before yesterday, he had completely ignored me. Now, he suddenly

What gave him the right to

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

mansion, the stop at the front entrance but drove

stood at the entrance, and he went in to report before returning to escort me inside. Grandpa was

gestured