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

Chapter 324: A Warm Welcome

Unfortunately for Athena, her plans for a hot bath, good food, and sleep—in that sequence—were interrupted when she stepped into the living room of the Thorne’s mansion and saw that there were visitors chatting at the dining table.

It was only the mere addition of Antonio, Cedric, and his fiancée, Victoria, but it was enough to give her a headache. She didn’t want more than she had been expecting: Old Mr. Thorne and his wife, her kids, and then her two friends.

Any more was a crowd, and she wasn’t in the mood for it, not even when one was her new boyfriend. And from Ewan kissing his teeth, Aiden’s heavy sigh, and Susan’s short whistle, she knew that they, too, thought that the three were a crowd.

"Mom!!!" The twins’ shouts dragged Athena from her melancholic thoughts to her children, who were hurrying toward her with wide, laughing mouths and twinkling eyes.

She squatted to their height and opened her tired arms wide to welcome them, aware, from the corner of her eyes, that Antonio had stood from his seat and was approaching her too.

No, no. She chanted inwardly, sensing the buildup of Ewan’s unwelcoming energy. Not tonight. She really had no strength for unnecessary machismo at this point.

All the same, she dropped a kiss on each of her children’s foreheads, smiling when they dropped wet kisses all over her face. She could never be too tired for these two.

"Mom! Did everything go well?" Nathaniel asked, breaking away from the hug, darting a glance at Ewan, who didn’t know what to do with his hands under his children’s sudden scrutiny, for Kathleen had followed her brother’s lead.

"Yeah, everything went well," Athena replied, standing to her full height, her lips folding in when she noticed the apparent space and tension buildup between Ewan and the children.

"Won’t you hug us, Father..." Kathleen finally muttered teasingly, breaking the tension, looking at her father with eyes still shining with the happiness that her parents had returned from the mission in a healthy state.

Ewan, who had been battling with his annoyance over Antonio’s presence and the need to hug his children as Athena did, immediately sank to his knees, any form of annoyance fading away as Kathleen rushed into his arms, placing her head on his chest.

"Welcome, Father..."

Ewan smiled so much that it was a miracle his lips didn’t touch his ears. This was the warmest welcome of his life!

to the hearing of Ewan and his sister, right before his little

rather tightened his hold around them, to the chagrin of Antonio,

look on her face as she gazed at the trio,

that didn’t work; it rather brought Aiden’s

lips angrily and covered the distance between

time, my love... was there a hitch?" He was utterly pleased when Ewan lifted his head then to glare at him, anger flashing

the two men, Antonio dealt a

be hungry, honey. Come this way... the table is already set..." He

this fiasco but having no choice if she wanted to enjoy a drama-free night, followed him. After all, didn’t she accept him as her boyfriend? She might as well play the cards she

the dining table, he with Aiden and Susan, needing to cover

his wife scurry out of the dining room and

immediately Ewan had taken his seat between the twins—the twins whose eyes were twinkling as they expected

whatever was happening at the table,

rude to leave the dining table, he would have gone to a separate room to be with his kids, and maybe Athena—Athena, who was sitting beside Antonio. The simple thought

gaze gentle as she talked with Old

are you okay?" There was worry in Old Mr. Thorne’s voice as he wondered at Ewan’s silence; as he wondered how Ewan was dealing with the news of Antonio being Athena’s

How’s business, and

eyes shining as he watched his wife ruffle Ewan’s hair, as he caught Ewan’s surprise right before the latter turned to meet

told us...

hitch," Ewan answered, enjoying the attention. "But it’s as

instructed the staff who were bringing more food to the dining table to bring more for Ewan. "My son looks hungry. I’m sure he

Victoria felt a little out of place, especially as small talk about business

either that Athena seemed to

a mild