Dark Revenge Of An Unwanted Wife: The Twins Are Not Yours!

Chapter 16: Apologies

Athena mused as she returned her files into their cabinets after suspending her other appointments of the day—an unforeseen, yet important, interruption had occurred.

Gianna had called a few minutes ago to inform her that she had a work emergency; she wouldn’t be able to pick up the twins from school today.

Athena would have sent Aiden, her personal driver, to pick them up, but the male’s name wasn’t registered on the school’s system as one of the people slated to pick her kids up.

Sighing tiredly, she shut down her laptop. Today has been hectic.

As she checked items into her bag, she wondered if it had been a good idea taking this job. But even as the thought came, she trashed it. The job was worth the stress. And she needed it.

Striding out of her office, with her bag slung across her shoulder, into her assistant’s space, she spotted Zane talking to Ciara.

Oh no. Not another ruckus. She thought, biting her lower lip. She was tired. She had to avoid a confrontation now, at all costs.

Before, she would have stopped to admire and tease Zane; to make small talk and laugh over little blessings; but now, she walked past him, with her eyes trained on the exit door—would have been successful with the escape mission, if he hadn’t called her back.

"Athena, please wait..."

Athena inhaled deeply to calm her conflicting emotions and waited. Zane deserved that much.

Still, was he here to convince her to take Ewan as a patient? Was that why he had called earlier?

"Athena, I’m sorry about last night. I should have done my due research before acting out of character. I should have thought of my god-son and god-daughter. I should have thought of the sincerity of our friendship, and your integrity..."

Zane paused, and looked at a gaping Ciara.

The assistant blanched, picked some files from her table, and ran out of the common room.

Ciara knew her employer’s moods well enough to know that Zane considered it a sacrilege to be seen as anything but cold.

In her absence, Zane recovered momentum. He approached Athena gently, and continued his apology. "I’m sorry, Athena. It won’t happen again."

Athena, though finding the situation amusing, nodded stiffly. "That’s okay. Can we head out? I’m in a hurry."

let out a sigh of

walked out of

We can talk while on

She didn’t want to talk about Ewan and

walking. "I’m sorry, Athena. I allowed emotions

apologize as many times as possible, to have Athena

he couldn’t let go of Athena. When she had ignored his calls this morning, he had almost lost

the coldness that was him, and allowed the boyish charm and

work

find out?" Athena cut straight to the chase. She knew enough of the Pattersons family

you when father had hired you to treat him. And though I suspected some shady business, I had let it go, not caring what your past was, so

A pause.

happened six years ago. There had

car, and Zane opened the door

stared at him contemplatively. Noting the plea in his eyes, she shook her head and entered the car. Hadn’t she decided to give him a second

wasn’t gullible as Ewan, who she had

There were

shoulders. "Paying

piqued an eyebrow, but

a smile played on

was one of the things that attracted him to Athena. As much as she was simple, she was a woman who knew what she

could imagine what torture Luca might be facing now.

that the young man fell under Athena’s hands. It would have been

asked some minutes later, interrupting Zane’s

your story, so I will try convincing Ewan to see things clearly. I need to gather more evidence. The CCTV

the things she had tried getting

really been thorough.

was an unknown one. Athena furrowed her eyebrows. Who could

head to the side,

it’s your