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.

get enough of her face, as if he had the whole time in the world to stare

minutes of silence stretched between

brat shunned everyone away from the restroom reserved

she picked her purse from the sink, and

speak, she

held her by the arm, and drew

grip. "Last I checked Ewan, we are divorced. I think we should stick

you the famous doctor that had brought cure to the disease

his eyes perused the

looking ravishing, as one with no care in the world,

cheated on him, and now she was back like nothing

within him when Athena gave no answer to

at him with those beautiful eyes of hers, as if he had

concentrated on the fullness

he remembered what those lips had done on him in time

exasperation when his little man stood at attention. So it has been in

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

didn’t say a word, as

he was trash, shook

full minute, Ewan was immobile with shock, his quest to push

Neither had she looked at

become more

had stood straight in

the CCTV footage of the hotel had been erased. There had been no

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

that he strode out of the restroom briskly to search out Athena, and query her for returning—something he couldn’t do

stopping in his tracks when he saw her talking with

with Zane’s

gritted his teeth, not caring when Fiona

"Did she say anything?"

walked up to Zane, determined to expose Athena’s true character to

anything about the woman standing beside you...apart

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