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

Chapter 254: Long Night XVIII

Athena watched, her eyes narrowed partly in suspicion and curiosity, as Zane and Sandro retold the events of a few hours ago.

They recounted their roles in the situation, the roles which she had been ignorant about, the parts of the play where they had conveniently left the group out , as if they had their own mission.

Wasn’t anyone else seeing the loopholes in their story? Why wasn’t anyone, including Aiden, asking the right questions? How could they open those secret doors just from reading an ancient text? It was crazier they had the same lies to tell as Ewan!

Listening to Sandro recount the number of gangsters that had come at them from the bushes, attempting to attack, made it clear that no matter what had happened in the past—no matter how much Ewan had messed up regarding her and the children—they remained fiercely loyal to him, more than ever.

She couldn’t help but wonder if there was something deeper tying their loyalty to him. What exactly was the history behind their friendship? What was the true story? How could they have defeated that number of people without the aid of the others?

Yes, she could that in the company of Aiden, but as much as she was aware, Zane and Sandro hadn’t been in the military. And neither had Ewan.

Athena deftly penned that query into her notepad; she would be doing her research today. Thankfully, she didn’t owe Ewan the same grace she had shown to Gianna or Aiden. She had no qualms about digging a little deeper into his past.

After all, hadn’t he done the same for her? Wasn’t that how he knew she had worked for the CIA? She wondered how much he had paid for such a thorough hacker. Or did Spider do him another favor?

Sneaking a glance at Ewan, she saw he was sitting comfortably on one of the sofas—he had moved after their earlier misunderstanding—right beside Old Mr. Thorne. His gaze was fixed solely on Sandro, who was suggesting they check through the rubbles of the burnt hideout, hoping to find more clues.

Athena shook her head before she could help it. "I doubt we will find anything," She began, crossing her legs on the bed. "Ewan and I had to scour through secret doors and rooms to get those loot, and that’s because he was adamant about leaving with them, not minding the issues that had nearly affected his health. And you just mentioned that despite the extra doors you and Zane opened, you found nothing—not even the boxes of drugs."

A pause.

aware of our approach, that they tipped off the helicopter, and moved the drugs to another facility. I’m sure of

lips, his hands, which had been clasped, tightening. "Alright then,

in a placating gesture. "You know what? Never mind. If you want to check out the rubble, you are free to go. But don’t endanger any

on using your escort, Athena. I can go alone or maybe

resignation; there was no changing Sandro’s mind. Well, if he was so determined to waste his time, then... "What time are

with Athena again. Being at odds with her left a bitter aftertaste in his

finally. Of course, I will have to stop by the

Thorne spoke up, unclasping his hands from across his chest. "Everything has been absolutely taken care of—the family, compensation

fell with gratitude. He turned to face the old

Thorne nodded slowly. "I have also sent out a mini telegram on the dark web; there is

for a few seconds as everyone tried to absorb the implications of

aware of what you are doing, old man? That will cost you a lot of money," Aiden

ready to be done with Morgan once and for all. From Ewan’s account, Athena’s gun got to him good, so he might need to check into a hospital. If so, then what better way to get rid of him than through assassins? As for the members around the globe, I’m not sure how possible it is to erase the Scorpion gang from the face of the earth, but I am ready to do all I can. Morgan dared to threaten me and my family. I’ll

Mr. Thorne’s face, Athena didn’t bother suggesting otherwise. If anything,

be a walk in the park, but with the combined efforts of everyone here, including

won’t know what hit him," Athena joked to ease the tension on Old Mr. Thorne’s face. She was sure he was imagining

sounds good, but let’s be realistic..." Zane started then, leaning forward as well, his face serious. "This bounty on the Scorpion gang will mean more deaths in the country and in countries around the globe. That will bring the police investigative team

A pause.

know what we are up to. But those stiff-necked ones who don’t care about being friends with us—who care about justice first,

silence filled the room as everyone ruminated on this matter. Then Old Mr. Thorne cleared his throat. "You don’t have to worry too much, Zane. Everything will be taken care of. And as for