Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

Chapter 261 Missing You More Than Words

I wanted to kick myself as the words left my mouth I didn’t regret saying it, but a peculiar feeling had washed over me. Sure enough, Atlas smiled at me, but I noticed an unmistakable hostility

My dad spoke up. “What are you saying? Mr. Atlas had a drink, so he shouldn’t be driving!”

“Oh,” I replied, getting up. “Alright.”

When we got to the car, Atlas said, “Head to Cresswind Valley.”

My heart sank a bit. Although Cresswind Valley was closer than Fremont Bay, I wondered why he didn’t

want to go back there

As if reading my thoughts, he explained. Fremont Bay is too far I don’t feel comfortable with you driving

back alone.”

His words left me conflicted Was it because he cared about me?

Neither of us spoke during the drive, and the silence hung heavily in the air. When we reached Cresswind

Tower, he said, “Come up with me

Atlas opened the car door and walked towards the building without acknowledging my hesitation. After a pause, I parked the car and followed him into the lobby

the elevator. I was so nervous as the elevator doors closed that I

trouble breathing

the

followed with some

of the room only added to the

me look directly into his eyes. Atlas looked intense

what he meant when he lowered his head and

go, even when I winced and let out

me into his

embrace, and our passionate kiss turned

passed when he finally

prelund nothing happened?

I cursed him. After everything we’d been through,

man was he?

could hear my thoughts, Atlas lifted me and headed toward the

bed together. In fact, we hadn’t even made it to this bedroom on my birthday night. Atlas took his time and pressed down on me, his

he hadn’t seen me in a

over my sense of reason as I stared into his eyes. He was so tender that

me and asked,

just like

with me around, why

precisely because you’re here that