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 wanted to see

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

respectful, but his tone had

smiled faintly and

deliberately said, "Let me call

Mrs. Stella," he emphasized,

didn't give

at him.

Grandpa the day before yesterday, he had completely ignored me. Now, he suddenly wanted to see me alone.

uncomfortable and somewhat resistant. What gave him the right to treat

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

to relax When we car di arrived at the mansion, the

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

gestured to a chair