Chapter 50: Backfired

Athena calmly surveyed the faces of the people in the large reception space, listening to her speak.

Noting their overflowing curiosity, she vowed to totally quench their thirst with the truth.

"Some of you here might have seen the ruckus that had taken place at Zane’s party a few days ago, a ruckus where I had been the center of attention..." She started, looking down at Zack in disgust.

"For those of you who remember, I was labeled an adulteress by my ex-husband, who without due investigation, had believed the words of his mistress over my own words..."

Athena noticed some people typing voraciously on their phones, probably to check out the old news.

"There’s no need to search for it. It was taken down by him, after he suspected the truth."

Zack, feeling the tides has turned for his bad, tried raising his voice to protest, to bring the people back to his side, but he was shushed by the old couple.

"Stop that. Let her speak!"

Murmurs of agreement broke out in the crowd.

Athena smiled and continued her tale to the chagrin of Zack, who already regretted crossing her, who wished the ground would open up and swallow him immediately.

He knew there was no recovery for his company after this. With his hand, he had hit the final nail into the coffin.

His plan has backfired!

"As I mentioned earlier, there was no concrete evidence to support the accusations, yet I wasn’t believed because my father..." Athena pointed at Zack.

"Didn’t bother to investigate or hear my side of the story. His negligence of the matter prompted the council to close my case in my disfavor. But that was not all..."

the room have gotten louder at

knowing where this was heading to, kept his face to the ground, not wanting the camera to catch

It was in vain.

people were

floor, directed the phone’s camera at him, and

smiled satisfactorily, before continuing her

of the town. While at it, he told me that I was dumped at

and now he wants to fix a relationship with me because he thinks

chuckled drily, and shook her head to answer her own question, aware

is falling to pieces and he needs my help! Daughter? He has never treated me

out in the increasing crowd, as

wouldn’t make them

my ex husband’s mistress had called me an illiterate breeder, but I hadn’t understood the term till a few days ago, when

pointed at

Ewan refused the contract. Why? So that he can get a son through me, the unworthy daughter. He wanted to control Ewan too. It made me understand to an extent, Ewan’s unfaithfulness and hatred for me during our short

was now

life six years ago. So, how can

him! He doesn’t deserve

the government to shut it down completely! Such a person shouldn’t be rendering services to

suffered all this while! She is so strong that she

disgraced her at Zane’s party. I watched the

it’s his fault. He was only acting

him. He

wanted to get rid

Athena tuned out then.

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