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

Chapter 385: Another Extraction IV

Spider can’t be this stupid! This foolish! This dense! This...

A thud from behind disrupted Ewan’s cursing of his friend as he marched toward the location of the gang they had just escaped from. He had also been tapping furiously on the torchlight he had taken from the table before his jump from the plane.

He paused, frowning, wondering if he had misheard.

Surely not. He surmised. The sound had been unmistakable.

Turning aside, his eyes widened when he saw a figure trying to get up in the dark.

That shape, that gait, could only belong to one person. And when her scent drifted into his nostrils as she approached, he thought he was dreaming, that his need for companionship had conjured the ghost of his ex-wife.

"Athena?" he whispered, as though trying to confirm her presence, even though she now stood a few feet away, staring up at him.

"Are you stupid?" was the response he got in return—a consequence of the worry mixed with annoyance brewing in Athena.

How could he jump off the plane without letting her know? Did he think he was the master of the operations, allowed to do whatever he pleased without informing his partners?

"I should be asking you that," Ewan retorted, recovering his voice, discovering that he was suddenly angry. What if she had broken a leg during the jump?

His question left Athena gobsmacked for a second, before she let out a sarcastic laugh. "You must be kidding me."

But Ewan wasn’t done. His jaw tightened as he took a step forward. "Joking? Woman, I am not! What if you had sustained an injury during the fall? What if you had broken—"

"I didn’t break any, did I?" Athena interrupted sharply, hands folding across her chest, her chin tilting up in defiance.

"You are reckless, and this action of yours is flagrant!" Ewan flung his arms wide in frustration, not believing that this woman had jumped from a plane quite high in the sky, without a parachute!

Did she think she was Superwoman, or Ironwoman?

"Why did you even jump off? You should be taking care of Lucas."

"Because I was worried!!" Athena screamed, her face hot with emotion.

She took a few steps back when she realized what she had just admitted—but she didn’t take it back. Instead...

and fear that cloaked your face, and

to think... didn’t even think to think... I just wanted to make sure that you were safe, that you wouldn’t do anything reckless while being worried about Spider.

button of the slim torchlight, wishing to turn it on so he could see her face properly. She had jumped because she was scared for him, because she didn’t want to lose

his promise of not kissing her again—enveloped him, so much so that he clutched his fist tight until the torchlight quivered

going to say anything?" Athena’s

her shift her torchlight from one

course she was. Tension was

like that, Athena. I might not be able to stop myself

off. He stopped only when he realized she

"Aren’t you coming?"

you ungrateful bullock," she cussed, her voice steadier after a

Athena. You might get hurt, and that’s another guilt

worry

cup her chin as she stopped before him, a defiant tilt

until the day

This man was bent on upsetting her at every turn. Maybe she should have stayed back on the plane. Maybe she should have just told Sandro—or Zane, since the latter had been in the same space with

with these unsettling feelings stirring up

thank me for being a good partner?" she pressed, pushing away the insane

She was, for one, apologetic to him

Ewan said simply. "Is

can suffice." Athena

will take care of

they get to the hangar. I already told Zane to tell my grandfather to

pause. "I’m sure that would be

to enjoy it while it lasted, instead of worrying every second. The woman with him wasn’t an ordinary fellow. She could hold

The kids had no problem adjusting either. They have always liked the old man, even before our real

to hear that. You all deserve the

What was this—a romantic

the truth came out..." She left it hanging, knowing

wandering around, no alarms

but to be honest, there is more pressure... worsened by the fact that I had played a major role in Fiona’s bad character and the destruction of our marriage, our

"You should stop that, otherwise you won’t heal completely. You should let it go. Maybe go for

looked incredulous in the dark.