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..."

today, sorry. I’m already heading

the other

two of my doctors had a personal secret lab in the storage unit of the hospital—the

Another pause.

making a worse version of the virus. And

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

you don’t need to worry. Everything will be fine. I’m sure you

remembering she was on

through the

He’s working on it, but

I’m sure he’ll come up with something. I’ll reach out to an old friend who works with computer software. Maybe he can help

that, Antonio.

for you, my love. Should I meet you at the lab? You can send

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

I’ll handle it. You already have stressful days—I

you say so. Is our date for Thursday still on? Should

It’s still on." She would need something normal after all this chaos, and a cinema date with popcorn and drinks sounded

then. See you tomorrow.

short, like he already knew she wasn’t ready to say the words

to her lap, Athena noticed Ewan staring out the window. She wasn’t sure what had caught his attention,

that breaking the silence was even a good idea, she turned to her own

—

before. Athena thought as she and Ewan stepped onto the porch of her new

by the door, a small tray of chocolate pie in her hands

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

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

Why did women always blush at him? What

had ever looked at Rodney, her handsome driver, like that. But Ewan? His presence alone seemed to ripple through

to remind her of her manners. She forced a small smile. "And how are you

an octave higher, her

woman weren’t already married, she might have thrown herself at

her escape. This was the very reason she had

all this," Athena muttered quickly.

a reason, opened the door,

she muttered with irritation two seconds later, as Ewan’s smooth voice drifted in through the door—charming

of course you did. A woman with

her head and brushing thoughts of Ewan’s sweet tongue from her mind, she hurried deeper