Chapter 27: Truce

Athena looked at her wristwatch, and seeing it remained just a few minutes before Ewan appeared before her, she inhaled calmly to quell the erratic pulsation of her heart.

She had fixed the meeting by nine a.m, but had arrived at the restaurant by thirty minutes past eight to gain an advantage.

Yet, her heart wasn’t cooperating as she wanted.

This would be the first time they would be having a civil conversation since her return. It was all the fault of her children. Those precious brats!

Earlier this morning, after she and Gianna had discovered the mishap that had wrecked Ewan’s company in mere hours, she had been gobsmacked, literally.

Even so, she hadn’t confided in Gianna about her suspicions because her friend believed her children were the most innocent creatures in the universe.

But Athena knew better.

After tucking her friend to bed, and making sure the latter was asleep, she had brewed a cup of strong black coffee for herself, and conducted her own research.

Was she a global hacker for nothing?

Knowing the possibility of her children denying their involvement in the matter, she had gotten evidence first, straightened her findings, before heading to the children’s room to wake them up.

When they sat up after her taps on their thighs, pretending to rub sleep away from their eyes, she had known they hadn’t even slept at all.

She had wondered how long this had gone on.

’Did you do it? The defaming of Ewan’s company, did you do it? I’m sure Kathleen told you he came here. I’m sure you know he is your father.’

Nathaniel hadn’t bothered to deny it. ’He has to pay for troubling you, for not recognizing my sister. She was traumatized by it!’

Athena had ignored the puppy look Kathleen gave her.

Rather she had scolded them and tasked them to return every information to Ewan; to hack into the press companies and to take down the news about Ewan.

She had also told them to keep away from her business with her father.

They had grudgingly accepted her decision.

She wondered how long the acceptance would last.

She sighed and took a sip from the drink a waiter had served her some minutes ago.

them involved in her revenge plans. She

Hopefully, they will listen.

tag them with cameras, in order to follow their movements, or hack into their laptops and phones. They won’t be pleased with an

also wanted a leveled battlefield with Ewan, with no

looked up, breaking away from her thoughts, when

she saw Ewan,

happy with him. It will take

She sighed again.

really done anything to her this time, so she couldn’t help

him walk to her, confident and stoic, and marveled

Zane was right.

one that had walked into the sitting room last night, Ewan would have recognized

to be dazzled by his handsomeness that hadn’t been deterred by the dark

had been awake all night.

morning. Or

thinly. They were already off on a bad

sit down, Ewan. Let’s be done with this. We both

trail his eyes all over her face and upper body and flushed. Why did he look at her like he was ravishing

a minute,

sat down, Athena took note of the strength of his

brought back those crazy nights of

herself

you okay?" The ice has disappeared again. There was now worry in

want anything

about her when they were

"Yes, I’m fine."

did you ask for this meeting?

said nothing at

met Ewan’s cold gaze—the worry had disappeared from his

licked her lips,

sweet feeling instantly developed in her lower belly when Ewan’s

away seconds after, cleared his throat, and reverted to her,

Ewan. Why would I

because you were

way, she was. Athena thought.

loyalty. And I’m here

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