Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

When my dad saw me and Ava walk in, he quickly stood up. "I seem to have lost control again. I'll go check on my plants outside. When you're feeling better, I'll push you out there to get some fresh air. Your daughter can keep you company for now."

He looked at me and said, "Take good care of your dad. I'll go outside for a bit."

"Okay, Dad." I nodded obediently. I didn't feel awkward, despite my unique family situation. After all, they were my close family. I couldn't do without any of them in my life.

I rang the bell to have the dishes cleared and opened the windows to let in some fresh air.

Then I sat beside him and asked, "Dad, are you feeling better? Did you sleep well last night?" He looked better than when he woke up feeling despondent.

"I slept better than ever." He sounded like he was in good spirits, and I smiled with relief.

"That was the best sleep I've had in years. I finally feel relieved since I've settled my life's work with Louis for our children. And Atlas truly lives up to his father's expectations." His eyes gleamed.

His expression was content, and he looked at me and continued, "His personal plans align perfectly with ours. They're just not as expansive. Once he gets his hands on our network map. it will empower him. Louis must be watching over us from the heavens." "Wait, so you don't have the network map?" I asked.

"I already discussed this with Atlas yesterday. The map is not in my possession. Louis and I planned for this. We feared the consequences would be dire if news of it leaked or if it got lost."

I nodded, fully understanding the importance of safeguarding a map like that.

"We stored the map in a safe deposit

box in Wyss Bank. We each held a different key, and both keys and a password are required to open the box and access the map." My father revealed this secret cautiously.

When I heard that, I grew nervous and asked, "Keys? Atlas didn't mention having a key."

"Atlas said that even the remains were incomplete after the crash. There was no trace of any key," my father said seriously.

"What about the bank's safe deposit box?" I pressed anxiously. "What if... if the map goes missing...?"

"Chances of it being taken are slim. The keys have been separated, and no one knows the details, so they won't know the whole story even if they do find the keys. Plus, there's

still the password.

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"No one will be able to open the box without the password, even if they have both keys. And even if they manage to crack it, they wouldn't understand the map.

"Only the two of us can decipher it, and there are no markings on it. Those are all in my possession," he pointed to his head, "And no one else knows this secret. Only Louis and I did."

"What about your key?" I asked.

His expression turned serious, and he sighed. "It's still at the old house."

"You mean the old house in Nocturnia where we used to live together? But as far as I know, Celine owns that place."

"Yes." He looked regretful. "I couldn't think of a safer place to keep the keys back then. I didn't think our home would be lost to someone else one day."

My heart sank. I murmured, "I

wonder if they've searched that

house. Would they find the key? Can

we find the key? After all, it's been so years. And what if it's fallen

many

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The more I thought about it, the more terrifying it seemed.