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.

Ewan had let his feelings

of here. Enjoy your journey, Athena. Hopefully, the highway criminals won't tear you apart before you get to another city." Fiona

same time as Athena, who

north. Just keep to the path, and out of the

she knew that he didn't hate her. "Thank you, Sandro. And for your question, I'm not sure where I am

eyebrows, still not understanding why she

banished me." Athena said, after a beat,

"My father banished me."

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using to sign on the ledger, out of frustration, when Sandro sighed for the third time in a

couple of minutes ago in a sour mood; he had resisted asking him what the problem was, because he had been busy.

right side of the large brown mahogany

started, his morale not in the least dampened when Ewan

her sly claws in you, before leaving for her father's town?" Ewan inquired, getting out of his

has been like this, since he had found the shaming photo. He didn't understand why

interested in that sly

only been civil to her, and that's because of the position she held in the town; yet

and he knew that his friend wouldn't

I think she is innocent." Sandro started, standing up to his feet, abandoning the comfort of the soft sofa, when

know. But just let

Ewan obliged, curious to hear what his friend would say

that he had resolved to be a bit lenient to her, at the request of her mother before the lovely woman had passed

was a setup by Elder Alfonso and Fiona to separate the both of you, so that Fiona can be your

shook his head, when Ewan waved him away, a sign to stop talking, and get out of the office.

Fiona is your childhood friend, and that she had

it. Get out, Sandro. I don't know what Athena told you, but that woman is as sly as her father. I don't trust her, and you

I have heard that so many times. She is your assumed

not assumed, she is! 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

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