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

Chapter 348: Grand Gestures

"You know you can’t let them know that you are onto them..."

Ever the present shadow, Athena mused, hearing Ewan’s voice behind her. Wasn’t he out with Aiden, talking over the next steps just minutes ago? She hadn’t noticed him step in behind her.

"Are we still talking about the intruders, the fanatics trying to break into my lab?"

"No," Ewan muttered, standing beside her, eyes trained on the television set, on which Morgan’s picture was displayed. The gory one Athena had taken about an hour ago, the one she had sent to the president.

It didn’t take them long to get around publicizing the info. He faintly shook his head. Fulfilling their promise to the public must feel so good, he concluded, aware of the buzzing starting around them—from the medical officials in the room to the happy patients and visiting party.

They must think that the Grey madness was over. If only they knew.

"Your thoughts are not with me?"

Ewan’s attention was immediately returned to his partner, who stood still facing the television.

"Sorry, I was sidetracked by the buzzing around us. The people are happy." He could hear the chatter, the joyful chatter, and the claps on hands and backs. And he could see some heading toward Athena. Maybe to congratulate her?

"I think we should move. We need to get the nonsense out of my body, after all..." As she spoke, she donned a necessary smile on her lips while heading toward the entrance to the hallway.

She shook hands and accepted the admiration and thanks from the people—congratulations. But it didn’t stop in the hallway, not until she made a sharp bend into another corridor and then into her personal laboratory in the hospital.

"Overwhelmed?"

Athena shrugged and took a seat. "You were saying something earlier about my being careful..."

"Yeah..." Ewan concurred, taking a seat three chairs away, not wanting to make her uncomfortable.

He was not oblivious of the sharp tension between them, albeit unstable as it was; one that originated after the less than five seconds moment they had experienced in her private lab downtown.

think you should pretend not to know that it was them behind the installation of the spyware in

to think I’m not already

who will be doing the surgery?

managed a

Ewan asked, making a subtle attempt at humor. He smiled when Athena

actually ridden with it." As she

someone

"You can?"

thighs. "Yes. But I don’t know if she can do it alone. She’s never been in surgery alone before. I don’t know if she can handle the pressure or the after-effects of the surgery. She might

when she saw he was

had no strength this time to wonder at her crudeness, her lame deductions. She just let it flow unbidden. Who was he typing away

his eyes down in the underground lab been a figment of her imagination? Was she thinking too

she knew it, eyes

he

didn’t bother with an answer. She rather looked away from him to the table where many chemical mixtures were being

murmured, his voice not helping the turmoil starting within

Antonio, she thought; her tongue suddenly heavy to speak. Yes, take it a step further with Antonio. She’d have to work around the anger she was holding against him. And then

sex for so long.

stop the rioting. To retain her sanity, she sharply stood up, stunning Ewan who had been about to take

you don’t have to worry. I’ve contacted a friend of mine. Not the best in the field, but he’s good. He’ll be here with a few of his

he went, doing things like that. Athena thought forlornly. Did her poor

out? That

what I got. I’m sorry again for how things turned out... but you can look on the brighter side... if you didn’t have

slowly, reluctantly accepting this fact while battling her mind over the grand gestures Ewan bombarded

you were chatting with?" she asked, retaking her seat, inhaling deeply to center herself. All to no avail. Her skin nerves buzzed to no end at the proximity. And they literally

be here in less than five minutes. His hospital

A significant pause.