Chapter 5: Restless

Fiona shriveled when Sandro came to stand before her, his eyes glazing with a sheer indifference to her, as always. For the first time, she was glad about it—it showed that he hadn't heard her discussion with Athena.

Sandro was Ewan's right-hand man, and his best friend. A no-nonsense man who wasn't fooled by her antics. He knew of her obsession with Ewan, but had maintained his peace for the unity of his friend's union.

Fiona wondered what he would do now. She knew that he had always favored Athena over her, even though the latter wasn't aware of it.

"Mis... Athena, what are you doing here?" Sandro questioned, darting glances between the two women.

He bit his lower lip for almost calling Athena, Mistress, his eyebrows furrowing when he saw the knapsack in the latter's hand. "Where are you going?"

"She is going..."

"Fiona, I don't remember asking you any question. You can leave now. I think your father is searching for you." Sandro mentioned, not bothering to even bestow a glance at the offending female.

For reasons best known to him, he had never accepted Fiona into his life as a friend or whatever, no matter how much she had thrown herself in his way, a fact that Ewan was unaware of.

Sandro was beginning to wonder if he had made the right choice by keeping it away from Ewan.

Perhaps if he had told his friend, the latter would have been skeptical in believing whatever Fiona told him, the latter would have probably investigated the cheating event, before denouncing Athena from being his wife.

Sandro was logical, especially as he wasn't involved in the scandal. There were a lot of loopholes in Luca's account, yet nobody had mentioned that. He knew that if the matter was thoroughly investigated, Athena would be innocent.

Athena wasn't one to cheat.

She was illiterate, yes, but she wasn't disloyal.

He knew that much, having known her these past three years.

Too bad that Ewan had been too caught up in his emotions, that he had acted unlike himself; or had the latter seen this as an escape route out of the loveless marriage, and a way to get back his father's land?

Sandro shook his head. His friend wasn't that underhanded. No matter what, Ewan always chose the truth over anything else, including his emotions.

wonder why Ewan had let his feelings cloud his judgment. Could

Hopefully, the highway criminals won't tear you apart before you

the same time as Athena, who found the wish evil. Criminals? She hadn't thought of

pursued far north. Just keep to the path, and out of the thick bushes, and you will be

appreciation. Sandro was just as cold as Ewan, but she knew that he didn't hate her. "Thank you, Sandro.

his eyebrows, still not understanding why she was leaving her

said, after a beat, reading off

"My father banished me."

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on the ledger, out of frustration, when Sandro sighed for the third time in

mood; he had resisted asking him what

front of him to the right side of the large brown mahogany desk, his

Athena, and the incident that had transpired yesterday." Sandro started, his morale not in the least dampened when Ewan

don't want to hear her name, Sandro. And why the sudden interest in my ex-wife? Did she manage to sink her sly claws in you, before leaving for her father's town?" Ewan inquired, getting out of his seat, becoming restless all of a

since he had found the shaming photo. He didn't understand why it was so,

in that sly woman now? Had she

she held

the look in Sandro's eyes, and he knew that his friend wouldn't stop until he had

standing up to his feet, abandoning the comfort of the soft sofa, when Ewan glared

But

to hear what his friend

a bit lenient to her, at the request of her mother before the lovely woman

paced around a few paces, collecting his thoughts before speaking again. "I think it was a setup by Elder Alfonso

him away, a sign to

your childhood friend, and that she had saved

I don't know what Athena told you, but that woman is as sly as her father. I don't trust her, and you shouldn't either. Secondly, I wouldn't have you tarnish Fiona's image. That lady has been of immense help to me. If she hadn't

many times. She is your assumed savior...I get

out, Sandro! I don't think you are in your right senses." Ewan stated coldly, angry at his best friend, angrier at Athena for trying to sow discord between his friend and

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