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

Chapter 271: Bullshit!

"What are we doing here?" Gianna asked as she parked the car in the spot that Athena had pointed out earlier. "This place is like a wasteland, hotter than the city because of the lack of trees—or is it the lack of humans..."

She turned to Athena, turning off the ignition. "How can your private lab be here? It’s not a conducive environment, considering the quantity and nature of chemicals you work with. Or is something else at play here?"

Athena chuckled and opened the door, stepping out without providing her friend with a response. There was no way she could explain it after all; this time, the best approach would be to show Gianna instead.

"Come on, Gianna, I’ll just show you," She said, tsking at the frown on Gianna’s face.

When Gianna raised an eyebrow in confusion, Athena shook her head and started walking toward the phone booth, comfortable in the knowledge that Gianna would follow.

"What are we doing at a phone booth, Athena? Is this some kind of joke... or wait!" Gianna paused, her eyes widening dramatically. "Don’t tell me it’s some secret door, a passageway or something."

She searched the booth frantically for any sort of clue that might trigger a hidden entrance. But for the life of her, she couldn’t find a single indication that the booth was anything more than an ordinary relic.

When she returned her gaze to Athena, she found the latter watching her with amusement.

"What?!"

Athena merely shrugged. "Just brace yourself. We are about to go down."

Gianna furrowed her brows, observing Athena punch in some numbers on the dial, as if she were about to make a call. But the telephone remained firmly in its position, and Gianna noticed a creaking sound coming from below. Before she could ask about the strange noises, the pavement beneath her suddenly dropped with an astonishing sound, taking them both beneath the surface.

Her scream echoed throughout the region.

"Jeez, Gianna, calm down..." Athena began to laugh as she stepped out of the booth and into the passageway leading to her private lab. "It’s just an elevator..."

Still in shock, Gianna sauntered out of the booth slowly, her gaze widening as she watched it ascend with surprising speed. "That is no fucking elevator, Athena. That’s... that’s a death box! Do you want to kill me?!"

Athena laughed even harder, not stopping until she reached the iron door.

"You could have warned me about this, like, give me a heads-up..." Gianna complained, briskly dusting off her body.

"I told you to brace yourself," Athena replied as she entered the necessary codes, summoning the strength to slide the door open. Aiden had always excelled at this task, but she had to make do with her own abilities for now.

"Brace myself? That’s hardly a proper warning, Athena," Gianna continued, oblivious to the inner turmoil swirling within Athena.

"So what’s next?" She stood behind Athena, her eyes darting around the dimly lit environment. "Couldn’t you have found a space above ground? I’m sure there are better apartments that would suit your lab requirements instead of this place..."

this place is better. My research works best underground. There are fewer attempts to break in since it’s hidden away, kept safe

the door open a bit, she let out

the heavy door open to enter. Once inside, the door shut solidly behind

we really going to pull this door

one wall. "Please wait

That’s new. I don’t think I’ve ever

"He knew about Scarlett. I told him about it that night four days ago, hoping

keep something like that from you, especially considering how

was for

if they were to blame for the situation. "Protecting you from the pain or what? He should have told you by now; hasn’t it been close to two years? That’s

filled

flung her arms around Athena’s shoulders in a comforting

at the memory. "He did, that

that doesn’t count. You were overwhelmed with emotions then... I’m talking about after that

looking down at her hands. "I blocked his

Has he come to see you either at home or

shook her head, the realization

need

it’s because I made

now, Gianna turned to her, eager to know. "What

why his wife left him..." Athena

surprise, Gianna burst

Athena asked, taken aback

stop. The laughter came in waves—pausing for breath, then restarting, each occurrence managing to coax a chuckle

laughter finally brought Athena

"But still, that’s not enough for him

same then," She muttered, standing up. "Stay here. Let

"Gianna, you mentioned that the presentation isn’t important,

nodded. "Is there

any other presentations or work to handle this afternoon?"

that she was still inquiring about what the problem might

you stay here until

"I thought you were just