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!

other option, she bowed her head in false

seeing this, shook

innocent

behind the set-up

Could Sandro be right?

heart trembled with pain, thinking about

been a fool all these

played the fool, been stringed along by Fiona and his

pride suffered a blow at the thought

that had grown by his

become clouded with pain again, and knew he

had to solve

Athena, his pride

eyes kept fluttering.

sorry." He

fiancée too. This situation will never happen again. I promise you. You

didn’t care for all these

Ewan to be

a dead man in

"Sandro, lift him...."

shook his head, disrupting Athena’s sentence. He

it. But please, don’t cancel your treatment plans for my town. Please, don’t take into account my foolishness and my

Ewan’s right eye then, numbing

or this emotional.

apology or the

stood stiff—knowing that his friend would refuse

am I forgiven? Will you

them, Ewan. Now,

do so, but Ewan raised his hand and stopped him.

and looked at

to

her actions

knew of Ewan’s health problems, but she hadn’t considered it happening

was

out to him again,

out of my house

collapsed to the floor, shaking

her bruised knees, she knelt before Ewan, when he ignored her

I didn’t know this

gestured to Sandro to take

I’m sorry.." Fiona recited, holding Athena’s desk, refusing to

an

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