Beyond the Divorce

Although I was a bit nervous, I believed that Atlas would be able to open it.

As expected, he reached out without hesitation and pressed the confirm button. With a click, the lock opened.

I breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Atlas with joy. I didn't expect him to open it so easily. I didn't know if he was just too clever or if it was too smooth for him.

The manager, Tris, and Dylan withdrew, leaving only me and Atlas inside. I knew that Atlas wouldn't hide anything from Dylan and Tris.

A stack of somewhat yellowed documents was visible when Atlas opened the box. After a fleeting perusal through them, Atlas's hand stopped sharply, and his eyes brightened.

mining approval documents. This meant that Louis and Rory had already made all the preparations for mining. It was a pity that they were just one

from inside. The craftsmanship of the box was

we both understood without saying a word that there must be

into the box and

the way, it was clear that Tris was

had Dylan carefully examine the documents. Atlas then took out the box and carefully examined it again; he gave it a little shake. There were still some solid objects inside making a rattling

took out the small key Uncle Kenny gave and tried it, but it

buckle was quite clever. Atlas held the key and examined it for a long time, trying various things on the points of the box. Dylan had been

appeared to have located the key, he attempted to twist it by turning it in each of the four corners that corresponded to the pattern. The patterns