Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

Atlas, seeing me suddenly lose control, grew concerned. He quickly pulled me into his arms, holding me tightly.

"Don't be upset, Chlo... Look, fate has finally smiled upon us, letting me find you in this vast sea of people. It must be the spirit of Hailey watching over us from above, guiding us.

"I won't let her get away with it, absolutely not," he promised, determination in his eyes. "I will make her repay us a hundredfold, bit by bit, and bring comfort to those departed souls."

His words gradually calmed me down. I listened to his strong heartbeat, feeling unprecedented security and reassurance.

Atlas continued to kiss me gently, patting my back. "Everything is in the past now, isn't it?"

"How did you find that orphanage?" I asked him, now that I was calmer.

He looked at me seriously, waiting until I had completely relaxed before recounting that undoubtedly harsh history.

"lan accidentally overheard Celine instructing her subordinates to get rid of me quietly. Taking a risk, lan had his 17-year-old son sneak me out. He told me that Stella had been sent to an orphanage in Northbank. So, lan's son and I escaped from the Pierce family that night."

and

we needed to get to Northbank before those people

We inquired everywhere about orphanages, but after checking several, we found nothing. I

little girl around here, adopted by a family. We hurriedly went

there was a gleam of joy in his eyes. I could imagine how excited he must have been at that

When

she was brought out, I was ecstatic, I but no, her way of walking, the way she talked, her eyes... None of it was

know? At that moment, it felt like riding a roller coaster. From complete

end up back in the orphanage later?"

situation was so messy, and I couldn't unravel the mystery as someone without

on leaving with us. Maybe because those people saw us as two kids, they demanded money, claiming it was for caring

description was vivid, and I could feel sympathy

when we were fleeing, even though lan had given us all his assets, it was just not enough. After running for a few days, we had almost nothing left. Plus, we couldn't predict what would happen

son took me