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

"I'm here to pick you up, Mrs. Stella. Mr. David would like

respectful, but his tone had an undeniable air

smiled faintly and calmly

I deliberately said, "Let me call Atlas

David wants to see you alone, Mrs. Stella," he emphasized, then respectfully gestured for me to

he didn't give me

squinted at him. "Very well, let's

I appeared calm, I was actually nervous. When I met Grandpa the day before yesterday, he

resistant. What gave him

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

mansion, the stop at the front entrance but drove directly to the building

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

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