Sorry I'm Mated To The Commander novel Chapter 155

Chapter 155 Someone’s After Atlas

Chapter 155 Someone’s After Atlas

The answer was a definite yes. After all, Krish was already keeping a close eye on Atlas, even before he officially took power

Layla hadn’t forgotten what Krish pulled in the mech suit bay a while back.

‘This grudge? No way I’m letting it slide. I just haven’t found my opening yet, Layla thought.

Just as Layla finished her Mech Field Lab and stepped out, she spotted Xanthe and Kierra coming from the other direction.

“Layla!” Xanthe called out, her face lighting up with a big smile as she greeted Layla as if they were old friends

Layla didn’t say a word and just kept walking.

Xanthe said something to Kierra, then hurried over to walk shoulder to shoulder with Layla.

Layla glanced up. “Something up?”

Xanthe just ignored Layla’s chilly vibe. “Layla, Nolan’s awake.”

Layla stopped in her tracks. Nolan had been seriously injured last time, and Layla had gone to see him.

But back then, Karter and his wife were in the hospital room, and she even ran into some people from the Coffey family. She’ d only managed a quick visit before leaving, and hadn’t been back to see Nolan since.

“Yeah, I know,” Layla said, already deciding she’d just call Nolan herself later. She had zero interest in chatting with Xanthe right now.

But Xanthe wouldn’t drop it. She leaned in and whispered, “Layla, Prince Krish is going to be the boss of Alpha Prime someday. You’re just a regular student with no connections. Don’t make an enemy of him.”

Layla glanced at her. “So, you’re here to get me to help Thomas, too?*

Xanthe shook her head. “No, I’m not here to convince you. Layla, I know what’s going on between you and Prince Atlas.”

Layla was stunned for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure. The two of them stood there, staring each other down.

“Xanthe, what exactly are you trying to say?” Layla asked.

“Layla, maybe you think I’m just bluffing, but I really do know the truth. Believe it or not, I’m the one who set you two up.” Xanthe said. She paused, and annoyance flashed in her eyes for a split second.

‘All thanks to that clueless girl who had this body before me and her dumb choices, Xanthe cursed inwardly. ‘If only I’d arrived a little earlier, now winning this game is a nightmare.’

Xanthe continued, “Relax, I haven’t told anyone about this, not even Prince Krish. Everything I’ve done, I’m genuinely locking out for you.”

Layla gave a little laugh. “Xanthe, we’ve had beef before, and now you suddenly claim you’re doing all this for me? Don’t you think that’s kind of hypocritical and ridiculous?”

Xanthe said, “I know you don’t buy it. Honestly, I’m doing this for myself, too. Layla, you and Prince Atlas were never meant to last. You might as well break it off now, before you two get in too deep. That’s all I’m gonna say.”

With that, she turned and walked away. Layla felt her heart sink.

“Wait, Xanthe actually knows about my relationship with Atlas?’ Layla thought, her mind racing.

‘And what does she mean, we’re not meant to be together? We’re already married. How does that even make sense? Layla wondered, a wave of confusion washing over her.

‘But if Xanthe’s clearly siding with Prince Krish, why hasn’t she told him about this?’ Layla couldn’t figure it out.

Layla couldn’t shake the feeling that Xanthe was acting super weird. She was nothing like the girl she used to be.

‘Seriously, it’s like Xanthe’s been swapped out for someone else, Layla thought, feeling a prickle of unease.

“Who knows what Xanthe’s really figured out, or how deep she’s dug? Either way, I wasn’t buying her whole Tm just looking out for you’ routine, not for a second, she thought, keeping her guard up

Still, if Nolan really was awake, she should probably go check on him.

As Layla walked back to her dorm, she sent Nolan a quick message. ‘If he’s awake, he’ll probably reply, she thought

Sure enough, Nolan replied almost instantly.

Successfully unlocked!

Nolan: [Just woke up. They’re keeping me in the hospital for another 24 hours for observation. If everything checks out, I

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Chapter 155 Someone’s After Atlas

can head home.]

Nolan: [Don’t worry about me, Layla.]

Layla thought about visiting Nolan, but she really didn’t want to deal with the Sullivan family.

“Why put it off? I’ll just swing by the hospital after my afternoon classes, she decided.

When Layla swiped into her dorm, her guard went up instantly. Someone was inside. But then she saw Weston, her mentor, chilling on the couch with a bag of chips, and she relaxed a little.

Those were the chips Wallace had left from the last squad meeting.

Layla asked, curious, “Weston, did you finish your work? Are you coming with me to Atlas’s Manor to upgrade Ares?”

Weston looked like he’d just swallowed a lemon, his brows so furrowed they could probably trap a fly. He munched on his chips with a gloomy look and let out a sigh. “Layla, I think I’ve run into some trouble.”

“What’s up? Did Melanie finally kick you to the curb?” Layla joked.

“Oh, please! As if! She’s the one who’s been chasing after me, not the other way around!” Weston retorted.

Weston sat up, his face growing serious all of a sudden. He asked, “So, what’s the deal with you and Atlas? If he gets into trouble, would you go save him?”

Just a second ago, Layla had been turning over in her mind what Xanthe might be planning now that she knew about her and Atlas.

But the moment Weston said that, Layla tensed up. “Wait, did Xanthe spill the beans to Prince Krish? Is Krish about to do something?”

Weston looked completely confused. “Huh? What does Xanthe have to do with Prince Krish?”

Layla explained, “It’s Xanthe. She used to be totally obsessed with Caleb. She got pregnant, but he dumped her, and she was constantly on the edge, talking about ending it all.

“But after the New Year, she came back like a whole new person. She went from being a total slacker to acing her way into Imperial Academy, dumped Caleb, and hooked up with Prince Krish.

“She even replaced Tomas as the leader of the Crown Squad. And just now, she told me she knows about Prince Atlas and me.”

Weston stroked his beard, looking serious. “From what you’re saying, it sounds like she’s been body snatched.”

“Body snatched?” Layla echoed, her eyes wide.

“Yeah, think of it like this. It’s when another soul takes over someone’s body. That’s what we call body snatching,” Weston explained.

Layla’s eyes widened in disbelief. This was just too bizarre. “If Xanthe really got body snatched, then what happened to her original self? And how come the new Xanthe knows so much?”

Weston replied, “There are all kinds of possibilities. Only she knows what’s really up. Have you noticed anything else strange about her?”

Layla shook her head. “Not yet, but I’ll keep an eye on her.”

Weston nodded. “We can put her aside for now. There’s something way more urgent. Layla, I’ll be blunt: someone’s

planning to tamper with the Hellwing Starbeast skeleton to target Atlas.

“They’re not out to hurt Atlas, just to stall and distract him. The real plan? A prison break.”

“What?” Layla gasped, her heart pounding as the shock hit her.

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