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

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

but his tone

and calmly replied,

"Let me call Atlas

Stella," he emphasized, then respectfully

didn't give me time

at him. "Very well,

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

made me uncomfortable and somewhat resistant. What gave him the

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

the mansion, the stop at the front entrance but drove

quickly got out of the car, and I followed suit. We stood at the entrance, and he went in to report before returning to escort

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