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

Chapter 392: Tests

Ewan felt the insistent urge to slap his own mouth. He cursed himself mentally, furiously, as though he could beat the foolishness out of his head.

What was this new habit of his—bringing Antonio into every conversation with Athena, whether necessary or not—whenever he ran out of words?

It was shameful. Foolish. And with the way Athena was gazing at him now, her brows lifted in mild confusion, he felt twice as stupid.

"Sorry..." he sputtered at last, cheeks warming, "I’m still getting used to the dynamic."

Athena wasn’t sure what he was talking about. But since she wasn’t in the mood for theatrics or digging into unknowns and unsures, she let it slide.

As for informing Antonio, she would tell him later—at the end of the day. Yet a pause tugged at her lips as she bit them lightly. Informing him would mean confessing the other things she had been keeping from him.

Did it matter though? She gave the blogs a couple of hours at most, and this current situation would flood the socials for everyone to see.

"Is everything okay?" Ewan’s voice came softer now, almost a whisper, like he was afraid she might snap at him.

Athena shook her head faintly, then sighed. "Yes, everything is. Are you free now?"

Ewan nodded without hesitation. For Athena, he would clear his entire schedule without question.

"Okay then, I’m heading to the lab to drop this off. Do you want to join me? Maybe help fend off the overzealous neighbors."

A smile slithered across Ewan’s lips, slow and genuine. "Of course, Athena. Of course."

He rose to his feet, and before she could react, he picked up her bag and carried it himself. The small gesture drew an amused quirk from her mouth.

Gesturing toward the door, he bowed slightly. "After you, my lady."

Athena chuckled then, and the sound brought him relief. Relief and happiness in one breath.

—

Outside the hospital, Athena entered Ewan’s car after telling Rodney to take a short break before picking up the kids from school.

In the backseat, she sat beside Ewan while the driver remained silent at the wheel. The silence between them stretched long enough to grow uncomfortable. Unsure of what to make of it, she finally pulled out her phone.

"Athena!" Antonio’s voice boomed warmly through the receiver. "How are you doing, my love?"

Athena smiled thinly. "I’m fine. Just tired, I guess."

"Aww, sorry about that. Do you want to sneak out for lunch? I promise to make it worthwhile..."

already

other end. "Your

head against the seat. "Yes. I found out that two of my doctors had a personal secret lab in the storage unit of the hospital—the same ones I

Another pause.

they’re making a worse version of the virus. And I’m

Silence again. Then, softly—"Athena..."

assured her quickly. "And you don’t need to worry. Everything will be fine. I’m sure you can handle it—you

head, then remembering she was on

audible sigh crackled through the phone. "Have

on it, but we don’t have

out to an old friend who works with computer software. Maybe

that, Antonio. Thank

I meet you at the lab? You can

Ewan? That would be like signing a promise-of-destruction form. She couldn’t afford for that to

days—I

chuckled. "Okay then, if you say so. Is our date for Thursday still on? Should I cancel our reservation

something normal after all this chaos, and a cinema date with popcorn and drinks sounded like the right kind of

right then. See you

already knew she wasn’t ready to say the

out the window. She wasn’t sure what had caught his attention, but his fists kept clenching and unclenching against

she turned

—

was just as before. Athena thought as she and Ewan stepped onto the porch of

small tray of chocolate pie in her hands and a wide smile plastered on

the smell. The woman should open a bakery or something. The entire people

Athena..." Geraldine greeted, her cheeks flushing crimson the moment her eyes

back a sigh. Why did women always blush at him? What was it

her handsome driver, like that. But Ewan? His presence alone seemed to ripple

by Ewan as if to remind her of her manners. She forced a small smile. "And how are you doing? How

an octave higher, her gaze shamelessly fixed

rolled her eyes. If the woman weren’t already married,

escape. This was the very reason she had asked Ewan to accompany

this," Athena muttered

a reason, opened the door, and slipped inside, exhaling roughly with her back pressed

later, as Ewan’s smooth voice drifted in through

of course you did. A

tongue