Chapter 9: Shameless Display

Athena inhaled deeply, as she watched herself in the mirror, prepping herself for the journey ahead. Ewan had recognized her. Her father too.

She sighed, and washed her hands in the sink.

To be honest, she had expected it. She hadn’t changed much after all; and she hadn’t taken Gianna’s advice to undergo plastic surgery before returning to the city.

’To enjoy a peaceful existence.’ Her friend had remarked.

No. She had chosen rather to come back as she was, because somewhere within her, a darkness lurked, seeking revenge.

She wanted them to pay for the evil they had committed against her.

Athena would have loved to start her revenge plan now, but she remembered the deal she made with Gianna.

Seeing her foes though, she wished she hadn’t done so.

Watching her hands try to steady themselves, she wished she hadn’t agreed to the deal.

But she wasn’t one to break a promise, so she would wait.

Just then, the hairs on her neck stood erect, as a cold feeling assailed her entire body, starting from that sensitive neck, down to her feet covered in silver stilettos.

But Athena already knew who was approaching her. Ewan.

Of course, her ex-husband’s prideful self wasn’t able to swallow her swift denial of their relationship, without making a fuss.

Maybe, she didn’t have to worry about upsetting Gianna after all; maybe she wouldn’t have to break the promise.

Steeling herself, especially her heart—which tended to betray her in the face of this particular male specimen—she wore a plastic smile and swerved, giddy with satisfaction when she caught Ewan staring at her hips.

Didn’t he mention that he was engaged to Fiona? This would be fun.

She rested her waist at the sink’s edge, and waited for Ewan’s questions.

But Ewan said nothing. He didn’t make a move either.

at Athena, as if he couldn’t get enough of her face, as if he had the whole time in the world to stare at a fine

when two minutes of silence stretched between them, when no

the egotistical brat shunned everyone away from

picked her purse from the sink,

she wasn’t

by the arm,

her arm out of his grip. "Last I checked Ewan, we are divorced. I think we should stick to that reality. I have no intention of becoming

then? How are you the famous doctor that

irritation while his eyes perused the face that had haunted his dreams for the past

as one with no care in the world, while he had been

cheated on him, and now she was back like

burned within him when Athena gave no answer to

those beautiful eyes of

to speak, he concentrated on the fullness of her lips and how

what those lips had done on him in time

groan of exasperation when his little man stood at attention. So it has

more so when Athena cocked her head to the side with a sly smile

a word, as

him like he was trash, shook her head in derision,

was immobile with shock, his quest to push

walked out on him before. Neither had

become

stood straight in the court, whilst denying that she had slept with

done investigations about that incident, but the CCTV footage of the

was sure that she and her father had trapped him in a marriage to control his town, to control his wealth, to

Athena, and query her for returning—something he couldn’t do earlier because of her deceptive

spell again! He promised to himself, stopping

with Zane’s hand

his teeth, not caring when Fiona came to

"Did she say anything?"

ignored her, and walked up to Zane, determined to expose Athena’s true

do you know anything about the woman standing beside you...apart

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