Chapter 36: Crushed Pride

Fiona, who had lifted her head after Athena’s sarcastic laugh, opened her mouth to contradict Athena’s words, but Sandro shut her up with a glare.

She turned to Ewan, seeking for solidarity.

It was then she saw the sorry state of her fiancé.

How hadn’t she noticed?

She had heard him implore Athena to tell her truth, yet she had been so concentrated on maintaining her own ’truth’ that she hadn’t looked at him.

She hurried up to him now, but Ewan raised his hand, stopping her from getting closer to him.

"Is she telling the truth?"

Fiona hesitated, wondering how fast things had deteriorated.

"No, she is lying..." She vehemently denied.

She glared at Athena for a second, before returning her attention to Ewan.

"There is CCTV to check..." Sandro piped in then, causing Fiona’s mouth to quiver, causing her eyes to water with frustration.

She has really done it this time. She thought, noting the cold glint in Ewan’s eyes.

She should have returned home, and licked her wounds there.

She should have humbly accepted her humiliation, consoling herself with Athena’s future death.

Now, her father will kill her! Now, Ewan might punish her!

What should she do? How could she save herself from Ewan’s wrath?

"She gave me chocolate...I ...you..." She stuttered, halting when she saw Athena’s notable smirk.

She had consented to the chocolate drink. So, she couldn’t blame Athena for that.

Yet what choice did she have when Athena had placed the chocolate drink as a bait?

Fiona hated Athena at that moment, a hundred folds.

She had thought herself a game player, but it was obvious that Athena was a better one.

She needed to up her game!

Fiona pinched herself in trepidation as the air in the room got colder with tension. Her game was up!

she bowed her head in false

seeing this, shook his

Athena been innocent six years

behind the set-up with

Could Sandro be right?

with pain, thinking about

a fool

the fool, been stringed along by Fiona

at the

girl that had grown by his side

felt his senses become clouded with pain again, and knew he would be unconscious

he had to solve the matter

Athena, his pride

eyes kept fluttering. Sorrow lurked within the twin blue

I’m sorry." He

and I apologize on behalf of my fiancée too. This situation will never happen again. I promise you. You

care for all these

just wanted Ewan to be

to have a

"Sandro, lift him...."

Athena’s sentence. He was

you demanded earlier, you can have it. But please, don’t cancel your treatment plans for my town. Please, don’t take into account my

slipped from Ewan’s right eye then, numbing

cry, or this emotional.

or the pain she

Ewan, Sandro stood stiff—knowing that his friend would refuse to be

I forgiven? Will you

treat them, Ewan. Now, allow Sandro to pick

but Ewan raised his hand and stopped him.

harshly, and looked at

know what to

her actions

but she hadn’t considered it

was

out to him again,

of my house and

to the floor, shaking her

she knelt before Ewan, when he

didn’t know this would

Sandro to take

Fiona recited, holding Athena’s

irritated an already

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