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

He bowed respectfully when he saw me. "I'm here to pick you up, Mrs. Stella. Mr. David would

tone

smiled faintly and calmly

deliberately said, "Let

alone, Mrs. Stella," he emphasized,

he didn't

him. "Very well, let's

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

resistant. What gave him

true mistress of the Pierce family. That was enough to boost my confidence.

When we car di arrived at the mansion, the stop at the front entrance but

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

I walked in, he glanced at me, then gestured to a chair opposite him with a