Chapter 80: Cartoon Character

"Hello, Zack..." Athena spoke, after waiting in vain for Zack to speak first.

"Helloooo... Athenaaaaa..."

Hearing the slurs and drawls in Zack’s voice, Athena huffed in displeasure. The man was undoubtedly drunk.

She removed the phone from her ear, ready to end the call, not in the mood to converse with a tipsy man. However, curiosity stopped her short.

What could a drunken Zack possibly have to say? She had never seen him like this before—he was always so uptight. Resuming the call to her ear, she braced herself.

"Athenaaaaa, are you thereeee?"

"Yes, Zack, I’m here. Why are you calling?"

There was a pause on the other end, followed by the sound of shuffling feet. "To tell you that I’m sorry for how I acted last time. It was very foolish of me..."

Athena remained silent, weighing his words.

"You know, to be honest, I never thought you would return. I thought you had died during your time in exile. How did you do it? Who is your backer? Your husband? My sources mentioned that you returned to the country with two children. You didn’t tell me I’m a grandfather! That’s wrong of you, bad daughter! You make me look bad!"

Athena ignored the fact that Zack sounded like a cartoon character and focused on the one matter that concerned her the most. He already knew about her kids. Not that she had been hiding it, but it was clear they had all been investigating her.

Too bad for them, she thought. They won’t find anything.

"A warning to you, Zack. If you don’t want to lose the rest of your treasures, keep your distance from my children."

Zack hissed in anger. "Keep away? You must be joking! I heard one is a male. That one will take over my company..."

"What company?" She replied, incredulous. "The one that’s already in shreds?"

to him as an inheritance. Talk to your husband about it—I

was true;

Zack. Or you won’t like

Please don’t end the call,

sighed in irritation. She shouldn’t have answered in the first

stay away from

full-bodied laugh that sent tears streaming down her cheeks and

She asked,

enough to

see you near my children for any reason. If I do, I will chop

shuddered at the thought, sensing for some inexplicable reason that Athena was speaking

me out here. What can I do to

the company to me. Wasn’t it more of my mother’s hard work than yours? What better way to honor her legacy than to keep the

a pause before Zack spoke. "If you want to celebrate your mother’s legacy, then you shouldn’t be asking for a buyout.

the head of her hard work. I pity her, truly, for toiling away for a man who never respected her efforts, a man she lifted to

hissed, indignant. "You are

a different tune you’re dancing to now. My offer still

won’t do such a thing! I would rather sell it to a stranger! I would rather sell it

mind. "Is

He would rather sell to a stranger? How fortuitous it was that she

instructing him on his next business endeavor. Just as she was grinning at her plan, a knock echoed

eyebrows, peeking at her watch. It was a little past eight p.m. Who could be visiting her at this hour? Ewan? She quickly shook her head. He had

the tension mounting inside her, she quickly looked

called calmly, recognizing that she had no means

I’m

a second, she had feared the kidnappers had traced her and had come to

Zane. How do you do?" She greeted after they heeded her ’come in’ statement

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