Chapter 15 Atlas cut her off , his voice razor sharp . The storm in his eyes was suffocating , like a force ready to consume everything in its path . The young nurse faltered , swallowing hard before stammering , M Mr . Whitmore , you … you didnt know ? Her hesitation only made his patience snap further . She took a shaky breath before forcing the words out . Whitmore … she was pregnant . Six weeks . Atlass grip on the divorce papers tightened as his entire body locked up . She was pregnant , the nurse continued , her voice trembling , but she she fell down the stairs . We dont know exactly what happened , but … she lost the baby . A shudder ran through him . Something cracked deep within his chest , something raw and brutal . Celeste had been carrying his child . And now , that life was gone . His fingers trembled as he looked down at the papers in his hand . For the first time in his life , Atlas felt fear real , gut wrenching , paralyzing fear . His pulse pounded in his ears . She had wanted this child . For five years , she had wanted a child with him . And now- Atlas closed his eyes , pain twisting through his ribs like a vice . Because he knew . He knew why they had never conceived before . The guilt cam him , threatening to pull him under . in waves , crashing over His chest ached , breath hitching painfully as his own words from that night echoed back at him . * Celeste , dont you think you owe me an apology for what happened back then ? * Had she known ? Had she already known when she asked him that question ? 19:42 Divorced From The Pretender 9.2 % Chapter 15 Had she looked at him that night and seen him for what he truly was ? Atlas clenched his jaw , his voice hoarse when he finally spoke . Find out everywhere shes been in the past few weeks . He exhaled slowly , trying to steady himself . And find out how she fell down those stairs . The investigation moved quickly . His assistants expression was tense as he handed over the reports . Whitmore , the hospitals hallway security footage was tampered with . Atlass fingers twitched . But weve already begun questioning every patient and staff member who was on that floor at the time . Well have answers within a day . Atlas barely acknowledged the words , his attention already locked onto another screen . A grainy surveillance video from the KTV lounge . His stomach twisted violently as he watched . Celeste stood outside a private room , gripping the doorframe so tightly her knuckles turned white . Her whole body was shaking . Then , the moment she turned around , he saw it . Her pupils had dilated , her eyes unfocused , dazed , as if her entire world had just collapsed beneath her feet . Atlass breath hitched . She had been standing outside that room- * his * private lounge when he had spoken to Nathaniel . She had heard everything . His darkest secret , the truth he had buried for years Celeste had discovered all of it . ne rab sed Atlass chest constricted , an unbearable weight pressing down on him . For the first time in his life , he felt exposed . The ugliest , most monstrous parts of him laid bare for her to His hands curled into fists , his nails biting into his palms . He refused to believe she had truly left him . Not after the way she had loved him these past five years . She had loved him so deeply , so fiercely , like he was carved into the very marrow of her bones . Chapter 15 She couldnt just leave . He forced his voice to remain steady . Have you found out where she went ? A tense silence followed . His assistant hesitated . Sir … Mrs. Whitmore has erased all her identity records . Atlas stilled . His heart slammed against his ribs , harder and harder , as if his body was resisting the truth . Shes deregistered all of her personal information . 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