Chapter 91: Whiz Kids

"What is going on here?" Athena demanded lightly, after pushing open the door to her children’s room just at three in the morning.

She was startled to see the dim glow from a laptop illuminating the faces of her children, Kate and Nate. They were huddled together, surrounded by an explosion of papers, wires, and tiny hard drives, looking like little ruffians caught at a caper.

Her side caught a sleeping Kendra, unaware of the twins’ schemes.

Meanwhile, the twins immediately froze at their mother’s voice, their eyes wide as they looked at her, unsure whether to appear innocent or guilty.

After a moment of awkward silence, Nathaniel spoke up, the words tumbling out. "Mom, we were... uh, working on something."

"What kind of ’something’ requires you to stay up this late?" Athena asked, crossing her arms tightly over her chest. "You should be sleeping, not plotting in the dark."

Despite her frustration, warmth surged through her as she observed how earnest they looked, their little faces lit by the glow of the screen.

Already, she had an inkling of what they might be working on. And as much their concern pleased her, she knew she wouldn’t accept it.

Kathleen twirled a USB drive in her fingers, her voice barely above a whisper. "We want to hack into Mr. Ewan’s company servers," She admitted, her cheeks flushing with the implication of her daring statement.

"We want to destroy it. Hurt him for hurting you. He is not fit to be our father, as he seems unable to learn that you can’t be harmed in any way. We should enlighten him again. We are starting with the company’s structure first."

The truth finally said, still sent a tremor through Athena’s heart, a mix of dread and disbelief leaving her momentarily speechless, especially seeing Kathleen’s lips set in a firm line.

These two, with their sharp little minds and boundless creativity, must have concocted a plan so fraught with danger—nothing better than a digital revenge scheme against a man who wouldn’t learn.

Yet...

"No," She said firmly, shaking her head. "Absolutely not. This isn’t the way to handle things."

She felt a knot tighten in her stomach as she surveyed the room. Her children, brilliant as they were, had tapped into their anger in a way that now alarmed her.

trembling with

him to pay for what he did." His eyes, deep

said softly, her heart aching at the sight of their innocent anger. "But this

her own words, because she was ready to dish back to

for her children now.

their unsatisfied looks. "I’ll take care of

brother before speaking up in a tiny voice, "We just want you to be happy again." Her words were laced with sincerity, yet they also revealed an all-too-mature understanding of the

took a deep breath, feeling the weight of responsibility settle on her shoulders. "Listen, both of you. I appreciate how much you want to help me. I do," she began, choosing her words carefully.

doubt clouding their expressions but then hardening with

Athena’s eye—a logo she recognized all too well.

intense silence descended on

at her children who kept darting

me. You know I’m always proud

his energy returning. "We own it! Kate and I run it," he said proudly, as if this declaration would make all the

dropped open. "You what?" Her dismay rendered her speechless for a moment. "You’re managing

media, so anything can be possible online!" Kate interjected, her excitement bubbling over. "We created it at first to track all the news and things happening with Mr. Ewan, but we found out we could do so much more, like making money for you and the future!" Her eyes

felt a whirlwind of emotions. Memories rushed back to her—articles and news snippets swirling around Ewan’s complexities, spinning tales that made her own life feel like a soap opera. How had

running a site that has been involved in—" she hesitated, trying to stitch together her thoughts in a coherent manner. "—everything that’s been happening with Ewan

expand!" Nate added, his voice full of fervor. "Soon everyone will know our names, and we

of emotions—confusion, pride, and an inkling of fear. "How much money do you

that anyone could see were marks of a collective secret. "Well, take a guess, mom..." Kate

more than five hundred milion dollars. Athena thought, shaking her head vigorously. Here she was worrying about the kids and their future, and the kids were doing

wished they could be mere children, play around and enjoy themselves, not run a full blown

like

his mother’s uncertainty, his tone brimming with the raw confidence that only a child could

worry about us, mom. We had everywhere covered totally, no one will know a kid is really behind

shifted closer to the laptop as though to show

"That’s incredible, but it’s also dangerous, you know? What you’re doing—managing a company like this at

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