Chapter 64: Suspicious

Athena exhaled harshly, after she shut the door on its hinges.

Had she confirmed Ewan’s suspicions when she had deftly pushed him out of the apartment?

But what could she have done?

She knew the look that had suddenly appeared on his face after he had turned to the children and seen them smiling and eating.

The look of remembrance.

What happens now?

She glared at her shaking hands.

Snap out it! She commanded, hating her sudden weakness.

Hadn’t she planned for this? So, why was the thought of battle over her children making her sweat?

Athena shook her head. She needed to submit her body to an intensive work out, to remind it of what she had gone through the first year, after her exile—without help from anyone, apart from the friend Gianna had directed her to.

When she turned to the children. They were all looking at her mysteriously.

"What?"

They shook their heads, and returned to their food.

Nathaniel, however, looked up again.

"Does this mean he will be visiting from now on?"

He tried the cool-as-a-cucumber face facade, but Athena knew that her son was terribly confused by his father.

"No. This was just a one time thing..." She paused. "Do you want him to?"

Nathaniel shrugged his shoulders in response. "I don’t know, mom. I would only choose what you want."

with the loyalty of her children, she knew they needed the presence of

wouldn’t make the introduction until she was sure Fiona and her family won’t trouble her

the one thing she wouldn’t be able to take. She

family, Athena brought out her phone and set a reminder for next week—she would be including

ruffled their hair.

on them thereafter. "And don’t do anything dramatic.

The children chorused, including

of

himself, but it was not working. His

phone from his pants’ front pocket and placed

the mansion." He spoke,

his friend’s response, and started moving to the exit of the

neared the exit, he heard a doorman yelling at another. "Why did you shut

offending employee kept

Ewan furrowed his eyebrows.

his instincts, he walked up to

owner of this building? I’d like to rent a

The doormen exchanged glances.

with the boss last night when I saved you from the elevator crash..." The yelling

speechless. Athena

it for her? Do you

don’t think Madam is married. If she is, I’m not aware. The only men I’ve seen her with are Mr

He rubbed at his chest, to ease the growing discomfort. Then, he thanked the doorman, and hurried out

car, he opened his

want to place his friend at a crossroads. It was better he worked at this with

Sandro was already in

the matter, Ewan? You

worn to the mall and consequently

But sitting wasn’t enough.

stood up and

was nonplussed. Did something happen? Where was his

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