Chapter 249

[Atlas]

At some point, I must have fallen asleep, because I snap awake when Clark walks in and places a cup of coffee on a nearby table.

"Rough night?" He claps my shoulder as he takes a seat next to me.

"If we weren't already divorced," I look up at him as I take a grateful sip of the warm brew. "I'd say Cordelia and I are getting ready to sign the papers."

"Ouch." Clark winces. "So therapy..."

"It isn't working," I confess."And Cordelia is suffering. I think we will need to focus our search without asking her to help with the efforts. Just bringing up the kidnapping sets her into a frenzy. I don't want to cause her any more pain."

"And the police?" Clark twists his mouth as he says this. Based on our past experiences with them I can't say that I blame him. They have a less-than-stellar track record when it comes to finding evidence or following leads. It almost feels like we are doing all the crime-fighting for them when it comes to our family. Without Clark's video surveillance an