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."

sigh of

they walked out of

are you heading to? We

to go anywhere with Zane. She didn’t want to talk about Ewan and his loose fiancée. So, she

sorry, Athena. I allowed emotions

was ready to apologize as many times as possible, to

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

coldness that was him, and allowed

didn’t work

out?" Athena cut straight to the chase. She

though I suspected some shady business, I had let it go, not caring what your past was, so long as you

A pause.

on what had actually happened six years ago. There had been no conclusive evidence that you had

car, and Zane opened

his eyes, she shook her head and

she had given

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

shrugged her shoulders. "Paying for

but Athena

shook his head, while a smile played

she was simple, she was a woman who knew what she wanted, and how

could imagine what torture Luca might be facing now. Good for

better that the young man fell under Athena’s

me over your best friend?" Athena asked some minutes later,

I trust your story, so I will try convincing Ewan to see things clearly.

things she had

and her father had really been thorough. Unfortunately,

unknown one. Athena furrowed her eyebrows.

side,

it’s your