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

Chapter 289: Secret Operations

"Are you not going to tell me why we are on this mission an hour early?" Ewan asked Athena, peering through the large, scratched window of the flying aircraft, his voice laced with a gruffness he couldn’t quite mask.

Below them, clouds swirled like cotton candy against the deep blue of the sky, but his gaze remained distant, lost in his thoughts.

He had anticipated being alone on this mission with Athena, relishing the opportunity to converse with her about everything and nothing, perhaps laying the groundwork for a better relationship. However, his hopes had been dashed when he stepped onto the aircraft and saw Aiden seated beside her.

A flicker of irritation surged within him—what had changed her mind? Something must have happened last night, something he wasn’t privy to and might never uncover.

"An emergency came up," Athena replied simply, her voice steady and cool as she studied him, narrowing her eyes in an attempt to decipher the reasons behind his annoyance. Had he left an important meeting for this?

"If you had been in a meeting, I apologize for the interruption. But you would have informed me about this matter. You would have stayed back too... I would have understood," She continued, still fixing her gaze on him, willing him to meet her eyes.

But Ewan wouldn’t oblige; instead, his focus shifted to Aiden, a hot glare settling on the older man. He had always respected the latter, but now he felt the overwhelming urge to toss him out of the airplane.

"Is there anything the matter, Ewan?" Aiden asked, his tone light despite suspecting the reason for Ewan’s annoyance. A smug smile tugged at the corners of his lips too, making Ewan mutter a soft curse under his breath and turn back to the window.

Athena felt caught in the crossfire of their tension, darting glances between Aiden and Ewan. What was going on between them?

abandoned the topic. They had too much to accomplish today, and it

thoughts back to the mission, Ewan’s voice cut through the hum of the

"What was the emergency?"

the window, as if something important lay beyond the

you are addressing me, Ewan. I’m not one of your assistants," She stated somberly, feeling pity for his

meeting her

help but wonder why he was uncomfortable. Did

in the next hour. We don’t know when next they’ll be in the country if we let them go. So we

once we capture them?

and Aiden exchanged a

not sure," Aiden answered, setting aside his earlier smugness. It was time for serious business. "But at least we should be able to gather some information that will move us

is behind this," Athena added, glancing out the window. Based on the time,

deeply, bracing herself for the

touched down at the designated port, and the trio disembarked, immediately ushered into a

the residence their sources had provided—a location where,