Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 75 ~ Demands

ATHENA

"You're only sitting before me because of the respect I have for you." Alex says rudely to Ethan, who seems unbothered by his remark.

"Perks of being rich, I believe. So I trust you know why I'm here?" He responds.

Alex leans back in his chair, his eyes focused on me and dancing with so much hate it makes me shift uncomfortably,

"No I don't. Please enlighten me."

I keep my face impassive, but the weight of Alex's gaze burns through me.

He knows exactly why Ethan Sinclair is sitting across from him, yet he's playing coy, making me feel small, insignificant-like I'm not even worth acknowledging.

Rose is sitting by my side, and her lips are pressed into a thin line, showing she has so much to say but will let her husband handle it.

Ethan, however, is unfazed. He leans back casually in his chair, fingers tapping against the polished wood of Alex's desk. The room is silent except for the faint ticking of a clock mounted on the wall behind us.

"You're going to reinstate Zayan," Ethan finally says, his tone bored yet firm. "And you're going to make sure Athena isn't blacklisted from every hospital in this damn city."

Alex lets out a scoff, shaking his head as if he's amused. "And what makes you think I'd do that?" His lips curl into a sneer. “Because you asked nicely?"

Ethan eyes him, his eyes debating an answer. He has something he wants. By the look on Alex's face, he now understands.

But what could he possibly want so bad?

Ethan looks up, and a man walks over to him and passes him an envelope.

"I always wondered why you're always hung up on your ex when you had zero chemistry, so I did my homework." He passes it over to Alex, who has a locked jaw as he grabs the envelope.

I frown my brows, not understanding a word he just said.

little too interested in me. Is your wife not enough?" Alex bites. A sick smile on his lips as he scans whatever is

Ethan laughs.

you'll. Do the wise thing, or I'll be forced to act." Ethan stands and buttons his

walk towards the

one more thing, Athena will have to make whatever request she wants and she will

we would

Ethan threatened him with must have been

but so is Alex, and no

me wonder what they have on

up on

echo in my head as my heart clenches in

fold just to protect

my cheek and gives

love

as

leave, their presence lingering like a storm that just passed

they knew I needed help but I'm truly grateful

he grips the envelope, his jaw so tight

his cold gaze snapping to me, and for the first time tonight, he acknowledges my

my name with venom. "Tell me, what is it that you want? Since your knight in shining armor made demands on

speak

on the desk as his sneer deepens. "You want to work side by side with your lover?

other over hospital charts sharing whispered sweet nothings in the break room. You want me to make that happen, Athena?

My blood boils.

daring me, a silent warning in his eyes, but I don't care. The air between us is charged, his cruel words pressing down on me, pushing me toward

"That's exactly what I want. I want to work side by side with a man I

over the

unreadable, rage, maybe, or something darker His fingers curl against the desk,