Chapter 63: Bringing Gifts

For a full minute, there was deafening silence in Athena’s living room.

The twins stood together, with Kendra behind them, as they darted glances between Ewan and their mother.

Ewan was befuddled, staring at the twins—enamored by their resemblance, especially the male child.

He almost smacked himself on the head when a realization suddenly dawned on him.

When Zane had said that he would miss the twins, he was talking about these kids. Athena’s kids.

Ewan hadn’t known they were twins, because Sandro’s report hadn’t clarified that.

Who was the kid behind them?

Ewan tried to make out the features of little girl behind the twins, but for some reason, his eyes kept returning to the twins, especially the male one.

The male one, who had the demeanor of someone familiar...

Ewan cocked his head slightly, to his right side. Who did the boy remind him of?

Maybe if he could remember the person, then he would be able to figure out who Athena’s husband was.

Thinking of Athena’s husband made him look at Athena.

She was staring at him, thoroughly startled, while remaining immobile with the tray in her hand.

Was she that surprised to see him? Was this an after effect of the time they had spent in the elevator?

Ewan refused to let his smile show. And here he was, thinking he was the only one that didn’t sleep last night.

"Hey... sorry for dropping in like this, I just had to do it, to thank you for a whole lot... for..." His words kickstarted Athena into motion again.

She hurriedly kept the tray on the center table, and walked up to Ewan with a no smiley face.

She looked at the gift bags he was carrying, and frowned.

"What’s all this?"

Ewan has since stopped talking.

He shrugged his shoulders now. "Gift items. To thank you for accepting to be my doctor, for helping my company stand, and for not hating me...totally..."

Nathaniel coughed dramatically, causing Athena to take her lips in. She needed to get Ewan out of here.

Quickly, she took the four gift bags he presented to her, and dropped it on the table too. "Thank you."

the children too... although I wasn’t aware you had

was stomped. Why was fate straining to rain on

again for the gift." She turned to the children. "Children, thank Mr. Ewan for the

the twins glare

piqued his eyebrows at the show of welcome. Seeing as they weren’t receptive, their

like him? Were they thinking he

who suddenly became stone, and knelt

not sure for

himself either. Why was he

he was prepared to be on their good side, just as

he could be their deputy

What was he talking about now?! Why did he want the children to

looked at him, as if trying to decipher his act, the more

away, but their eyes beckoned on

him of? He thought, inhaling sharply when Athena tapped

while for them to

the sofa, inhaling

widened eyes, he looked

twins were glaring at him

our toys,

nodded sheepishly, and gingerly got up

noticed the green broken toy.

sorry. I will get

off. "Don’t bother.

gobsmacked. What

decipher the moods of the children, but his head kept thrumming with aches. He gave up. He could think of them

turned to Athena, and furrowed his

thought, like a deer caught in the headlights.

eat your snack. Mr. Ewan

giving him side glances,

Ewan went for a compliment, ignoring Athena’s

checked to be sure there were no toys in the

sat down when he found none. But Athena chose then to terminate

goodbye to Mr Ewan.

the children were

"Thank you. Goodbye."

looked at Athena. But she wasn’t giving him any ground. She wanted

up again from his seat, waved at

turned, aware that Athena was right behind

Is it because of what happened this morning? We can pretend that it

never making it happen again. As you can see, I have my hands full with three children, I don’t want

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