Dark Revenge Of An Unwanted Wife: The Twins Are Not Yours!

Chapter 178: Subduing Criminals II

Aiden arrived four minutes later, his breathless form standing beside Athena, who still had the gun trained on Heronica and Cole—she had finally pried the latter’s name from his mouth by kicking his wounds.

A hint of amusement danced in her eyes as she glanced at Aiden.

"Wow..." He muttered, taking in the scene unfolding before him.

"You sure took your time..." Athena mused, dropping her hand to her side, flexing her fingers to ease the growing ache that had begun there. She knew Aiden was here now, and with him, the situation was bound to remain in their favor.

"Four minutes out, Athena," Aiden stated, his tone laced with concern. "I had to run here. Who are these people? Old rivals?"

Athena’s smile twisted, a mixture of amusement and venom on her face. "You wish."

She shifted her aim to Heronica first, her eyes never leaving the gang member’s face. "This is Heronica. She is part of the gang. The one who donned the features of an old woman to trick me into captivity, the one who cut my thighs, smiling as I shouted in pain..."

Athena’s smile grew, her eyes flashing with a cold intensity. "You are really going to pay for that. I’ll make sure of it."

Heronica’s face remained impassive, her lips pressed tightly together as a response.

Beside Athena, Aiden’s expression darkened. "And who is that?" He asked, his voice gruff with tension. He took a step forward, his eyes scanning the area before refocusing on Athena.

"That’s Cole. A colleague of hers. They were here to spy on me, have been tailing me since..." She shrugged her shoulders. "I don’t even know. It means they must have put a tail on the kids and some we don’t even know about."

Aiden’s jaw clenched, his hand dipping into the left pocket of his coat’s inner lining, producing a familiar pistol. He aimed it at the two gang members with his left hand, using his right to pull out his phone and dial a number.

fingers flew across the screen as he typed out a swift

a hint of disappointment in his eyes. "Why didn’t you tell me you had seen her

up, a look of apology on her face. "You were busy meeting and greeting. There was no time to inform

to pursue

her eyes linger on Heronica—whose eyes kept darting around the field—a cold glint in her gaze. "Don’t even bother straining your eyes looking for help. You are ours now.

moment, recalling the specifics of the conversation she had with Master Shen. "No ’Nightshade’ in your mouths. You two

eyes darted frantically around the area, her expression shifting from defiance to

for you," Cole growled, a snarl

amusement dancing in her eyes. "Oh, big man, just bother about yourself first

voice cut through the air, a warning tone to stop Cole’s rant.

on the other side of the greenery, its engine

in years, and let it swing open, after handing Athena his pistol to add to the one she was

greeting to Athena, the two agents who had emerged from the van walked up to Heronica and Cole, binding their hands and feet with

shut the van’s back door, one of the agents turned to Aiden. "Where should we

"In safe containment two. I’m

away from them to Athena. "Since that’s been taken care of, let’s

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room of Master Shen’s private residence, a flurry of unexpected faces greeted Athena: Master Shen’s wife, his five children - two boys and three girls - a lawyer, and ten

ten unfamiliar faces. "Who are they?" She whispered to Aiden, her voice barely

as well. "They’re his closest relatives.

they walked towards an empty two-seater sofa, Aiden whispered, "We should tread carefully. There’s something