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.

whenever she saw him, or banter stupidly with Fiona—it would have eased the restlessness

feeling that rose in his chest whenever

How would he know her afresh, if she

deserved it. In some way, despite what he thought,

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

relief at being free from her father’s

His best friend was

clamped his right knee tightly. Was Zane still his best friend, or Athena’s? What best friend

harshly this time around, and centered his mind on what

you about my town’s case, the disease spreading at an alarming rate. I was hoping you

perched on his lips, which grated on Ewan’s

I can only remind her of the doctor’s code, and look the other way. My hospital is honored to have her, Ewan. I can’t

to the envy of Ewan. He had missed being the object of her

Still...

"But Zane..."

you hear the man, Ewan? He can’t do anything

Athena smirked.

told you earlier. Give me twenty percent of

the grace to be shocked

percent?" He croaked out, sitting up on the sofa,

and sneered at Athena, thinking that Zane would join him

for all that. "Yes. Is there a problem,

say, but he kept his opinion to

of finding the truth from Athena tonight. He might even lose her friendship, which he had painstakingly recovered. He couldn’t afford

prodded, still holding her

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