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.

Athena, as if he couldn’t get enough of her face, as if he had the

impatience, however, when two minutes of silence stretched between them, when no one interrupted them

shunned everyone away from the restroom reserved for females? She thought.

picked her purse from the sink, and strode toward the

wasn’t going to speak, she

as she tried to walk past him, Ewan held her by the arm, and drew her close to him. "Where are

of his grip. "Last I checked Ewan, we are divorced. I

then? How are you the famous doctor that had brought cure to the disease that had plagued Zane’s

mirrored aggressive irritation while his eyes perused the face that had haunted his

annoyed him greatly that Athena was looking ravishing, as one with no care in the world, while he

on him, and now

and frustration burned within him when Athena gave

eyes of hers, as

he concentrated on the

remembered what those lips had done on him in time past; pleasurable ministrations which he had

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

aside, embarrassed, more so when Athena cocked her head to the side with a sly smile on

she didn’t say a word, as he had

he was trash, shook her head in derision, and strode out

Ewan was immobile with shock, his quest to push his

had never walked out on him before. Neither had she looked at him

become

seen the signs six years ago, when she had stood straight in the

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

father had trapped him in a marriage to control his town, to control

search out Athena, and query her for returning—something he couldn’t do earlier because of her deceptive beauty that had dried the words in his mind and

spell again! He promised to himself, stopping in

with

his teeth, not caring when Fiona came to

"Did she say anything?"

determined to expose Athena’s true character to

woman standing beside you...apart from the fact that

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