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

Chapter 265: Resolution II

"It has been a most remarkable day; let’s not have another like it." Aiden’s weak attempt at a joke paid off as the team members all released smiles of amusement.

"Words, old man. Words..." Zane chanted, chuckling at intervals, his hands in his pockets, watching the private jet that the president had instructed to take them home take off into the air.

"So, what’s next?" Sandro asked, darting a glance at Ewan and then at Athena.

Ewan shrugged his shoulders. "We say our goodbyes. I am terribly hungry, to say the least."

He nodded at Aiden, who came forward and shook his hand happily. "Thanks for saving our asses today, man..."

"You’re welcome. I will see you around," Ewan said before turning aside to Athena, who was saying her goodbyes to his friends.

As if on cue, the three males left them to their devices, walking toward the cars that Old Mr. Thorne had arranged to take them home.

"So, you are more than you seem, huh... it must feel great surprising me at every turn..."

Ewan couldn’t help the smug smile spreading across his lips at Athena’s words. "I wouldn’t say that..." He muttered, even though his face was saying otherwise.

Athena scoffed lightly, shaking her head. "You also seem to have made an impression on the kids. They asked me if I could set up more meetings with you, other than the monthly visits. Did you put them up to that?"

Ewan instantly threw his hands up as if in surrender, though hope shone in his eyes. "I never did that." A pause. "But I am glad that they are happy and open to spending time with me..."

Another significant pause, during which he stepped closer to Athena, who was staring at him as if he were a puzzle she was trying to decode.

"And thank you, Athena, for not poisoning their minds against me, despite our troubled past..."

Athena nodded slowly, fixing her hands into the double pockets of her brown trench coat, having no words for that statement. Hence, an awkward silence surrounded them again.

Ewan cleared his throat when he couldn’t take the silence any longer or Athena’s intermittent stares, even though at that moment she was gazing to her left into the distance.

grant the children

think so, at least not yet. You

sarcastic laugh. "You dared to make me

because..." Ewan rushed to defend himself, but Athena waved him and whatever he had to say off. "Don’t bother. That’s a closed Chapter. For now, we

into his pockets as they began to

in the elders council, and that he would be good to

it, to question his discipline and

your drugs today?" She asked, her eyes fixed on

exhaling harshly. "I will do that when I get

eyes flashing with anger. "You talk about spending more time with the children, and

as his rising fury increased. "I was busy, that’s why. It just happened today; I

muttered dismissively, turning away. "See

when Ewan grasped her by the arm. Instantly, she glared at him and shrugged her hands from his hold. "Don’t you

taken that approach. It was just that he hadn’t been able

"What do you want?"

opened his mouth to speak, then shut it, unsure if this was the right time to

while wondering why she

to know why you were whimpering this morning...

anger giving way to frustration. What was with the children telling Ewan everything? Yes, they had informed her of the text, but she didn’t expect that they would tell him that she had been whimpering!

Gianna confirmed it too. She talked about a nightmare. Is that true? Or was that just a ploy to keep me away?" Ewan continued,

couldn’t believe her ears. She needed to have a word with those three. Next, they would

about the art of keeping secrets? How did you even put that statement..." Athena paused dramatically, looking to the sky as if waiting for the clouds to reveal the sentence. "That everyone is allowed

but couldn’t help the thin smile that found its way onto his lips. "I am just worried, Athena. It’s

as if

rubbing his hair, unaware of his ear tips turning bright pink to Athena’s surprise. "Well, during our short marriage I noticed you had terrible dreams sometimes. Once, I walked in on you having some kind of nightmare; you were struggling with the sheets... I am just wondering if it’s the same

sides. Don’ttellmethisegocentricjerkalsonoticedthatduringourmarriage! She screamed internally, unable to take her gaze off

escaped softly, a sharp contrast to the warring within

to do anything about it. It was only after you left that I suddenly realized that I didn’t really hate you after all. I was just transferring an aggression your father