Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

Atlas looked at me indulgently and then ruffled my hair. "I'll be back soon, sweety. It's so late now. You should get some rest, okay?"

"No... I want to come with you. I need to know if Rory's alive. I'll only know if I see him. Don't stop me," I stubbornly said as I threw off the blanket. I was no longer sleepy.

Atlas shook his head and sighed. "All right, change into some warmer clothes. It's chilly outside."

I jumped out of bed and crouched to put on my slippers before rushing to the dressing room. My heart pounded, wondering where Rory was or if someone was actually watching him. After getting changed, I trotted out.

Atlas held my hand, and we walked together. I had already grown familiar with the secret passages. When we got into the car, we took one of the tunnels out of Pleca Park.

Although I didn't know if someone was monitoring us outside, the tunnels were a shortcut to the warehouse. It was also Atlas's base. I bombarded him with questions along the way, trying to piece together the puzzle.

was brought here through the Huffmans' connections. It seemed the Huffmans

led us into the same area as last time. I found

near my father to confirm everything was real. Atlas could sense my

already sprinted toward the room. This time, it was not as deep into the area as the one Clark was in. From a distance, I saw

with a leather sofa. Everything looked much better than the

skinny man

lips. He had the features of a typical person from Bermuda. He looked somewhat handsome, but he looked at us

Although Atlas remained

saw Atlas

of his

surprised when Atlas responded.