Chapter 19: Unwelcome

"What are you doing here, Ewan?"

Athena was the first to break away from the clutches of shock that held the three adults captive.

"You won’t offer me a seat?" Ewan blandly gestured to the sofa closest to him.

Athena frowned in distaste, and turned to Zane. "Did you tell him my address?"

Zane shook his head twice, amusing Ewan. "No, I didn’t. I’m sure he had other means at his disposal."

"You are right. I did." Ewan stated sharply. " I dropped by your house, Zane, to check on you, but your butler informed me that you had gone to the hospital. I went to the hospital, after closing from work, and I was informed by an irritable secretary that you followed your new hire home."

Ewan chuckled humorlessly. "Finding her home wasn’t hard. It was enlisted in the system. And something tells me, Zane, that you are not here to plead with her to consider my request."

"What request is that?" Zane’s mood was anything but happy that his best friend had interrupted his conversation with Athena.

Ewan hummed with widened eyes, pretending to be surprised at the turn of events. "Forgotten so soon? Fiona mentioned that she called you earlier today."

Zane pretended to recall, and then shook his head. "I had no idea what she was talking about then. Your fiancée is always too fast. What was it that you wanted, Ewan?"

Ewan didn’t like being questioned by his best friend either. Shouldn’t the guy be on his side?

Of course Zane remembered Fiona’s request! Yet, he was denying it. What happened to their bro code?

Ewan breathed out gently, walked to a sofa, and sat on it. He was so frustrated with everything, that he didn’t bother giving Zane an answer, yet.

When he met Athena’s gaze, hoping to see a glare, hoping to see at least an emotion in her eyes—any at all, he was met with indifference. His gut twisted with... sadness.

their marriage—like flare up whenever she saw him, or banter stupidly with Fiona—it

rose in his chest whenever he saw her. He would have tried to get to know

stone now; cold and very mysterious. How would

he deserved it. In some way, despite what he

Sandro advised him not to dismiss Athena like a whore? Hadn’t his assistant vouched for Athena’s

first, with relief at being free from her father’s evil clutches after, that he had

glance at Zane. His best friend

right knee tightly. Was Zane still his best friend,

inhaled deeply, but harshly this time around, and centered his mind on what he came here to do. Time was running out

an alarming rate. I was hoping you would help plead my case with Athena, after our discussion

into his sofa. A bland smile perched on his lips, which

I can only remind her

He had missed being

Still...

"But Zane..."

the man, Ewan? He can’t do anything to

Athena smirked.

I told you earlier. Give me twenty percent of your company’s shares;

had the grace to be shocked

croaked out, sitting up on the sofa, before he could help

nodded, and sneered at Athena, thinking that Zane

for all that. "Yes.

problem. Zane wanted to say, but he kept his opinion to himself, and reclined

his chance of finding the truth from Athena tonight. He might even lose her

prodded, still holding

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