Chapter 23: A Plot

"Fiona, what are you doing here this early in the morning?"

Elder Alfonso rubbed his eyes fitfully to bade sleep goodbye, before staring at his daughter again, not totally believing she was at his doorstep.

Did anything go wrong? Did Ewan chase her away?

But that was impossible. Ewan would never do that.

Something must be wrong then, as usual. He thought.

His daughter only visited when there was trouble.

Fiona’s answer to her father’s question was to break down in tears.

Alfonso was startled. He forgot his grudges toward her in a heartbeat, pulled her into his arms—muttering sweet nothings into her ear—and led her into the sitting room.

He used his right leg to kick the door close.

"Talk to me, Fiona. What’s the problem?"

Yet Fiona kept crying.

Her tears and hiccups tore at her father’s heart. She was his only child after all, and he never wanted her to be in pain. He could do anything to make her happy.

Nevertheless, he stole a glance at the grandfather’s clock in his sitting room. It was just four a.m.

He sighed, and patted Fiona on her back softly. "Stop crying, my beautiful girl, and tell me what the problem is. You don’t want to wake up your mom now, do you? She only managed to sleep two hours ago..."

Fiona immediately stopped crying, knowing that if she didn’t, her father would get irritated with her—his wife was the only one placed above her in the hierarchy of value.

Fiona didn’t like it, especially now that her mother was bedridden. The woman has successfully confined her father inside the house, but she had to deal with it if she needed her father’s help.

"Dad, do you know Athena is back?"

Alfonso inhaled deeply, and exhaled harshly. Of course he knew that his daughter’s nemesis had returned.

splash of news on the

it too—just like it had been six years ago. Only that now, Athena’s good ratings were on a high side. An underdog becoming a boss

belief of some; that Athena was a leech, using her beauty to dupe

was a strategy. Cause a stir and make an increase in

matter of time before Fiona came running. Yet he hadn’t expected it to be this

was the function of Ewan

Ewan would take care of her, especially

Do you know he almost killed me last night

her father, not with his wife

to get straight to the point where

"Really? Did you

scrunched her face in annoyance. "No, but my

his head, rested it at the apex of the king chair specially made for him, and sighed. "Your friends could be lying, Fiona. They all want

crazy, and laughed. "You think I would meet you without confirming my suspicions. I did, before coming

mother’s case. Didn’t you tell me this morning that she had declined the case, and not just that, but

was wrong with her

8pm. Athena doesn’t

stated in a calm voice, as if

Alfonso ignored her implication.

him about your mother’s treatment? What did Athena

mouth dropped open in shock.

one that can cure your mother, and the many that have gotten this god-forsaken disease. Before you start plotting any strategy again, I

you are not syncing with

I know you both have a history, me included, since I aided you to oust her six years ago, but it’s water

A pause.

first. When that’s achieved, we can work on ways to oust her again. You

and the town. When she accepts and goes about the work,

first time since Athena came back. She finally understood her father. They would use Athena for

have banishment

she planned to

there won’t be a

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