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

Chapter 286: Night Affairs V

Hypocrite?

Aiden felt like shaking Athena until her stubbornness cracked—her words piercing into his skin like needles and echoing incessantly in his head.

She had compared him to Ewan, the very person who had allowed his sense of duty to misguide him. How could she possibly draw such a parallel?

Yet, he swallowed his annoyance and chose to admit that he had messed up by keeping their feud alive for days. He should have come around since then, at least.

He should have been the mature one; he should have stepped up to resolve the issue. Seeing they were not just friends but partners, he ought to have ignored her taunts regarding his ex-wife, understanding that she had been riding a wave of unstable emotions.

Yes, he was wrong in that respect, and he should apologize.

"I am sorry, Athena," He finally spoke, his voice low, filled with sincerity. "I shouldn’t have allowed my pride to cloud my judgment, especially considering the strength of our friendship and partnership. You deserved the truth from me, and I am sorry I didn’t give you that. Please..."

He paused, the weight of his request pressing against his chest. "Find it in your heart to forgive me."

’Please don’t refer to me as a hypocrite again.’

That word always triggered bad memories for him. It was the first time Athena had used it against him, and while he considered correcting her, he decided against it for the moment. She was still fuming.

Seeing that she remained silent, just staring at him with a mix of emotions, he closed the distance between them slowly and sat on the edge of her bed. "Athena, please say something..."

no inclination to speak to the man beside her;

"Athena..."

laced with irritation. If that was sufficient to send him out of her room, she would

much," Aiden replied, visibly relieved despite the

you were researching this... you should have let me know..." Aiden’s eagerness was palpable,

should I have?" She calmly asked, crossing her

like it or not." He met her gaze with intensity, his eyes piercing into hers. "And I need to know everything about this case so

didn’t ask to work for the

cursed softly at Athena’s nonchalant

the Grey virus has been resolved completely, along with the gang and whoever

was best she handled this briefing now because tomorrow was already filled with too many activities. Hence, she shoved his infuriating demeanor out

sharply, though her voice softened. "Let’s talk about the update, but if you cross me, Aiden, again, you won’t have to worry about Morgan;

and Aiden let out a sigh of relief he hadn’t realized he was holding. He nodded, the weight of remorse evident in his expression. "I

about Ewan’s input in the document and the role he would need to

Aiden asked after she finished, his eyes narrowing to a spot on the floor as he contemplated Ewan’s credibility in

loyal to anyone else, but he is fiercely loyal to his children. I’m sure you’ve seen that; he would do anything to the tail end, perfectly, because of them. Don’t worry about him—he will do his job. And weren’t you singing his praises just a few days ago? Worse, he

scoffed lightly. "You seem to have done a complete 360-degree turnaround from the person who distrusted his motives when we were in

chuckled. "Well, I noticed that since the emergence of the truth in the court case, his character has been

Aiden interjected, raising an