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

heading to? We

eyebrows. She didn’t want to go anywhere with Zane. She didn’t want

Athena. I allowed emotions

to apologize as many times as possible,

of losing her present, Zane discovered he couldn’t let go of Athena. When she had ignored his calls this morning, he had almost

he discarded the coldness that was him, and allowed the boyish charm and demeanor to

didn’t work

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

treat him. And though I suspected some shady business, I had let it go, not

A pause.

I had my men do a more thorough investigation on what had actually happened six years ago. There had been no conclusive evidence that

stopped at his car, and Zane opened the door for

her head and entered the car. Hadn’t she decided to give him

wasn’t gullible as Ewan, who she had given numerous chances during the three years

matter of fact, I believe your side of the story. There were a lot of loopholes to Luca’s story. Speaking about Luca... Where

her shoulders. "Paying

piqued an eyebrow, but Athena

head, while a

things that attracted him to Athena. As much as she was simple,

Luca might

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

your best friend?" Athena asked some minutes later, interrupting Zane’s thoughts, a

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

the things she had

and her father had really been

her phone rang. The phone number was an unknown one. Athena furrowed

the side, but went

Athena, it’s your