She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

Chapter 4

Matthew spoke with quiet authority. "I caught a glimpse inside her car. Everything's top-of-the-line, and she might even have Skywrought-a rare material I've been hunting down for years." Louis's eyes widened with disbelief. It would be remarkable if Athena genuinely possessed such a valuable resource and used it in an ordinary car. Matthew continued. "She's also done a serious upgrade to the engine and tires. Her car's performance could easily match that of a luxury sports car"

Louis knew all too well how sharp Matthew was when it came to cars. He was amazed. "Incredible! It's crazy to see someone so young and so damn talented"

Matthew nodded. The industry's still scratching their heads over how Isaac Kennedy locked down that deal with Vission Group. Athena might be the missing piece to this whole puzzle.

"And then there's this strange connection between the Kennedy family and Dr. Annie. From what I've heard, Isaac's mom is really fond of Athena. That girl could have some valuable intel on how to get to Dr. Annie."

TIl arrand arrange to to dig into Athena,"

Louis caught on ved at an upscale residential complex and watched as Athena drove inside. Although they could've followed her in, Louis chose to stay back, curious about what he was seeing. Before long, they

She's s definitely not hurting for cas cash."

Louis said, "Athena's biological parents are dirt poor, and Isaac Kennedy is known to be a tight-fisted bastard. There's no way the Kennedy family gave her much. Yet she's living in a luxury estate where apartments cost 40 grand a square foot and driving a beast of a car. Matthew, still cool and detached, instructed, "We'll keep a close watch on her tonight and pick up the trail tomorrow." Louis was more intrigued by Athena than ever and answered with newfound energy, "Got it, Mr. Graham." They then settled in for the night in their SUV.

Athena

had noticed the unfamiliar car

her secret lab. Besides, Athena was confident no one could touch her, no matter what they found. After arriving at her place, she freshened up, switched her phone to silent, and fell asleep almost immediately. The next morning, Athena woke up to find two missed calls and several text messages from the same unknown number. The tone of

might still be resting, so we're sending this message instead.] Another message followed: [We live quite far from you, and our place can be a little tricky to find.

to the last message: [Here's our address. But we'd

as she felt the warmth in their words. She replied: [Thank you. I'll come on my own and should

through: (Alright. We're making lunch now. Let us know if

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sweet elderly couple bustling around the kitchen as she read the

came back, this time with two smiley emojis: [Perfect!

their time to craft that message. She set down

shower.

Athena grabbed her phone and bag and left her

drive to the Donovans place, far from the new part

was Cora Ford on the other end. "I haven't found

I'm listening

Cora dove right in. "Ten days ago, someone anonymously sent a letter to Isaac Kennedy and

the twins they had eighteen years ago are still alive and that you're not their biological daughter. It included photos of the twins and a paternity test. After reading it, the Kennedys secretly took a blood sample from you for another test, which confirmed