Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 1216 Lurking in the Shadows



My tone came off as clearly dismissive.

Atlas pinched my cheek. "Seems like you're trying to get rid of me. You're a wild girl, aren't you?"

I smirked. "Come on, you said you had something to take care of. I can't just tag along and bother you, right?"

When he heard me say that, he had no choice but to let go. "I'll make sure to come back for dinner with everyone."

He looked at me affectionately and raised an eyebrow before turning and leaving.

I cursed under my breath, "Can't he tone it down? There's so many people around."

As soon as he left, I turned to Anya, bending down to get her attention. "You're the tour guide. Let's go get some fresh air."

Sure enough, she wiped her tears and smiled. "Okay."

I couldn't just stay cooped up in the room. The beach didn't appeal to me much, and although the seaside here wasn't as tranquil as in Foswood, it was better than doing nothing.

Plus, I needed to keep Anya occupied so she wouldn't dwell on those tragic memories.

Hana asked Anya about fun places to visit. She immediately brightened up and rubbed at her face, shaking off the gloom from earlier.

"Where do you want to go, Mrs. Chloe?" Anya asked.

I thought for a moment. "Let's go somewhere you think is beautiful. Or we can go somewhere you want to go."Content is property © NôvelDrama.Org.

After all, this was Anya's hometown, and she knew it well. I was sure anywhere she liked would be a good place.

"Let's just walk around, then." She glanced at me, thought momentarily, then smiled brightly. "I'll take you to buy some of our local clothes."

I agreed. That sounded fun. Besides, it might help conceal my identity.

She grew excited when she saw my eager acceptance.

As we stepped out, Atlas sent another man over. He clearly didn't trust me to go out alone.

Arton had silently trailed behind me, never leaving my side.

Outside the hotel, the bustling crowd consisted mostly of tourists. It was easy to tell at a glance. The were busy selling all sorts of

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At this moment, I saw that this place existed solely because of tourism. The locals survived on this model, which was the main economic feature here. So when Anya said that she had been doing this business since she was young, I totally got it.

The blazing sun outside made me feel lethargic.

The intense activity I was involved in as soon as I arrived had left me a bit tired. I felt sluggish and sleepy now.

But everything here was so captivating. After all, it was my 'first time' abroad, since I had no memories of anything before.

Anya stayed by my side, telling me about everything. I was very interested in watching the street vendors sell all sorts of things, including fruits.

Anya was definitely savvy and drove away some deceitful vendors fiercely.

Today, Anya was wearing light pink sportswear, and her waist-length hair was tied up high in a ponytail. Living in Eoswood these past few months had made her skin more radiant, a far cry from when I first met her. She seemed like a completely different person. Content

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Hana, on the other hand, was gentle and serene, and obediently followed me on my other side, with Arnold and Arton behind her.

The other man Atlas sent was dressed very much like a local today. He didn't stick close to us, but trailed us from a distance. You wouldn't know he was with us if you didn't pay attention.

I understood that this was all for security reasons.

As we strolled along, admiring the exotic sights and checking out interesting trinkets, I felt content. I Atlas were here, I was sure he

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Arnold was completely different from Atlas. He loved the hustle and bustle. Despite his upper-class background, he was down-to-earth and not pretentious at all.

It was clear he had a soft spot for Hana. His casual but sincere care definitely came from the heart. Hana looked interested in Arnold too, so they might hit it off.

Since we had Anya, we managed to avoid a lot of fake and badly-made items.

At first, those people were resentful, but Anya knew her stuff. They gradually realized we had an expert among us and stopped bothering us. But for some reason, I couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, as if there were eyes watching us.