Chapter 55
After exchanging a few glances, Wesley and the others subtly shook their heads.
They hadn't really done much for Athena and certainly couldn't afford to hire an expert like Annie, so it was best not to
trouble her.
Athena noticed their thoughts and smiled slightly but didn't say anything more.
Another ten minutes passed, and everyone had just about finished eating. Matthew
didn't insist on making the Donovan family stay longer. Instead, he personally packed some of the snacks that Maria and Josie liked and walked the family to the entrance of the club, handing the food boxes to Louis. He then a apologized, "Mr. Donovan, Mrs. Donovan, I have fome work I need to take care of, so I'll have to let Louis see you home. I hope you'll understand."
His politeness and thoughtfulness left the Donovan family with a very good impression.
After expressing her thanks, Athena had her parents ride in her car while Arthur, Maria, and Josie took Louis's car.
A few minutes after they set off, Athena asked, "Mom, Dad, how did you end up at Zoe's graduation party?"
Wesley furrowed his brow. "Athena, we only went because we got a message from you. But when we arrived, we realized you
weren't even there."
Athena frowned. "What message?"
Athena
Wesley pulled out his phone and showed her the text.
Athena glanced at it and sneered. "Mom, Dad, you were tricked.
"That m That m
wasn't from me. Zoe must've used some kind of software or tech
been exposed right away. That's why she told
believe how stupid I was,
in
this
head repeatedly. "Isn't that Zoe just a high school graduate? How
yourself, Athena said, shaking her head. "Zoe was targeting me. You were just dragged into
to get her, but she had
family probably saw them as easy targets and decided to make a move.
"Athena, don't overthink it. You're a victim in this too, and you're still Just a kid. None of this is your
now on, and we'll keep an eye out so we won't get fooled by
1/3
1/3
Chapter 55
Athena
our mind. the next time we run into her. That night, despite
morning, things took
they woke up, they heard loud commotion downstairs, with people
balcony to take a look and saw a huge crowd gathered below, creating an atmosphere that made it feel
were several reporters, looking sharp and professional, holding cameras and camcorders that made
spotted her, they started snapping photos
inside. "Dad, Arthur, there are so many people downstairs, and it looks like they're here for us." Wesley stayed calm. "You
and just two apartments per floor. He didn't run into any neighbors
completely packed with people, blocking it so tightly that not even
soon as they saw him, the crowd erupted in in
Donovan, we
newly reunited
reporters from West End TV. Can weer scored a perfect score on this exam-congratulations! When are you throwing the celebration party? Let the neighborhood join in
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
The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!