Chapter 113: Dismissive

Ewan couldn’t quite pinpoint how he was feeling—angry, sad?

His emotions swirled within him like a tempest as he locked eyes with Athena, who looked at him dismissively before turning her attention to Alfonso—Alfonso, whom he had met in the office on his arrival an hour ago.

If Athena was dismissive toward him, she regarded Alfonso as if he were nothing more than a speck stuck to the bottom of her shoe. Ewan grappled with which scenario was worse—her disregard for him or her contempt for Alfonso.

The turmoil within him grew restless, even more so than he had felt this week regarding Fiona’s late-night outings.

Although the guard he had assigned to Fiona kept insisting that she was meeting a female friend, Ewan had found himself doubting ever since he picked up the faint scent of a man lingering on her. Ever since last night.

Last night, he had waited in her room, needing confirmation about what was really going on. When Fiona finally arrived, her eyes were wide with clarity, and the unmistakable smell of a man hit him like a jolt. At that moment, he knew either the guard had been lying or Fiona was sneaky like his friends had claimed.

But, instead of confronting her, he had walked away without even wishing her goodnight, leaving her alone to ruminate over endless possibilities. In his heart, he resolved to assign another guard to her—one he could trust.

"What are you two doing here?" Athena’s voice cut through his spiraling thoughts, snapping him back to the present.

"We are not here together," he replied quickly, glancing at Alfonso, who had a confused look on his face. They had exchanged pleasantries and spoken about Fiona at one point, but there was little else binding them together at this moment.

"I’m here for my treatment, as I mentioned last week." Alfonso finally spoke.

to Ciara, who promptly picked up the telephone and made a call. A minute later, a nurse appeared and escorted a startled Alfonso out of the

thought Athena would attend to him personally. He had little time to dwell on that thought, for Athena turned her attention

doing here?" She

prescriptions?" Ewan added, remembering that Sandro was supposed to get the DNA test results today. His

simply nodded curtly and began to exit the reception office without another word. The twins, who had largely ignored both him and Alfonso since their

to the lab," Ciara chimed in, delivering the news

he felt a wave of irritation wash over him, not just at Athena but also at the twins for their lack

with the thought of the DNA results Sandro would deliver to him soon, he trudged into

medicine did a nice job," She spoke after a few moments of focused writing, handing him a slip of paper. "Give this to the nurse; she will know what to do. When are you coming in for

Ewan replied. "My tab is full at the moment.

waved him off, an obvious signal that

heed her gesture and go, yet restlessness simmered below the surface. "Athena, what’s the problem? I’m sorry about the restaurant event,

sat quietly on a bench, watching the

doesn’t matter, Ewan. I’d prefer you to stay away from the

confusion settling in as he tried to grasp her words. "What are you talking about?" he asked, but

himself. The tension in the air thickened like a storm cloud. "What do you mean

"I can’t think of anyone

eyebrow, her expression unreadable. "Even if I explained it to you, Ewan, even if I told you who is behind this, you wouldn’t believe me. So why are you disturbing me for the truth when you

Ewan could respond, the door to the private laboratory swung open, crashing against the wall as a nurse entered,

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