Chapter 406: Ciara

"So, what were you discussing with my grandparents in my absence?" Athena turned to Ewan after a stretch of silence had dominated the car for a while.

Her eyes narrowed slightly, searching his face. "And don’t say nothing, because I heard your lift of voices before you lot had gone quiet... must have heard my footsteps."

Ewan shrugged casually, though his gaze lingered on the road ahead. "Nothing much. We were just talking about your recent engagement with Antonio. You didn’t inform them?"

Athena bashfully turned away, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear. "It was a secret affair. I had planned to tell them after the party tomorrow. Don’t want it on tabloids yet."

"If you say so," Ewan murmured, about to wind down the partition when Athena questioned his choice of words, eyes flashing.

"Do you think I am lying?"

"I don’t know, Athena. I don’t know." A pause, heavy and quiet. "But I guess, congratulations are in order."

And then he wound down the partition, leaving both of them to their thoughts.

Moments later, they were in the familiar street leading to the house cum lab.

"Don’t you think we can be followed?" Athena spoke, her eyes darting around, looking at the sparse number of people in the street. It was midday on a Thursday, so most people were bound to be at work or taking a nap.

"They have tried..."

Athena’s head snapped to Ewan with such speed that Ewan feared for her neck. "You mean the few times I have come here, I’ve been followed?"

Ewan nodded once. "They have never gotten past the Wix junction, though."

"And why is that?"

seat, was enough to alert the occupants to what

head slowly, and looked out of the window.

them in,

noting the sarcasm that was beginning to creep into

get to judge me for doing something you would do

not judging

face was doing just

her shoulders sagging. "Ewan, you

"I’m just getting used to not having things

shift loyalty to anyone that is not us, unless you will be paying that cost with your life. Am

agama lizard and focused on his driving, wondering if taking the

your

opening his door and stepping out.

me in," Athena mused as Ewan walked her to the door. She slid the key into

Ewan cleared immediately, causing Athena to exhale

we going back to the time where we don’t see eye to eye,

all this while, found hers then, steady and searching. "You determine

partner. A father to the

nodded stiffly.

a grimace, and Athena burst out laughing,

at the

offering solace. Instead, he told her to be careful while running tests and walked out of the porch, aware that

"Where to, boss?"

the coordinates. It was time

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