Dark Revenge Of An Unwanted Wife: The Twins Are Not Yours! - Chapter 234

Chapter 234: Matters Arising III
What now? Athena wondered, taking a slow survey of Aiden’s profile.

She noted his more-than-necessary taut muscles, the clear discomfort etched on his countenance, the tight grip on the steering wheel, his lips pressed in a firm, unyielding line, and the subtle twitch that danced across his nose at intervals. Oh, this was serious, she finally deducted. It was surely something related to the ex-wife.

Had the old flame made a reappearance? But that was nearly impossible.

Athena swallowed, wondering the best way to navigate this unpredictable route.

“Did you see Gloria?” A tentative pause. “Did she contact you?”

Aiden scoffed bitterly immediately. “And why would she do that? She is so self-sufficient now!”

Athena opened her mouth to ask for more details, but then Aiden repeated his question from earlier, firmer this time, cutting her off, informing her that the topic of Gloria was closed.

Why was it that people around her all knew her story with Ewan, yet they wouldn’t venture to open the secrets of their own love lives? Gianna and Zane, Chelsea and Sandro, now Aiden. She sighed, and looked through the window, tapping her legs.

“Athena…”

“I don’t know where we should head over to.” She answered crisply, unable to help herself.

“Why did you want to rush out of the meeting then?”

“I got a call from Old Mr. Thorne.”

“And…”

“When I returned his call, he mentioned there was a problem, but before he could say what, the call ended. I don’t know what happened to his phone.” Athena answered, feeling her heart rate pick up again.

Earlier, bantering with Aiden had assuaged the storm, but now it was kicking up again. Is everyone safe?

“Can you check on the twins?”

“I already did so, when you tried rushing out of the meeting. They are safe. Mr. and Mrs. Thorne are safe too. Antonio and Gianna too. Your companies and patients are in good shape too.” AIden answered simply.

“So, why was he calling then? If you confirmed that everything is fine, why would he call?” Athena asked, picking her phone again. She was just about to call Gianna, when her phone flashed with a call from Old Mr. Thorne.

“Athena, sorry for earlier. My phone battery ran down.”

Athena sighed in relief, hearing Old Mr. Thorne’s voice.

“Have you seen the news lately?”

Athena shook her head, her shoulders tensing. Remembering she was on call the next second, she spoke: “No. I have been in a meeting with the president.”

“For that long? I honestly thought you had taken a detour to the hospital.” A pause. “Well, since that’s the case, I’ll brief you. There has been a problem. It’s about Ewan.”

Athena’s shoulders deflated immediately at the call of that name. So, Ewan was the reason why Old Mr. Thorne had called her, speaking like someone who was about to lose a treasure. She sighed, put the call on speaker, and placed the phone on the center console.

She leaned back afterward, her head to the ceilings. Aiden parked the car by the side of the road.

“Athena…”

“I can hear you, old friend. What about Ewan now?” Athena asked, folding her arms across her chest.

Yes, she was aware that Old Mr. Thorne and Ewan had made some sort of peace, but what was this?

She heard Old Mr. Thorne sigh and knew that he had guessed her thoughts. Still…

“His company is burning. It’s all over the socials. I think it’s the handiwork of the gang.”

Athena scoffed lightly. “Friend, I’m sure we would like to blame all our misfortunes on someone else, but the gang isn’t the culprit in every case. Why would they attack Ewan’s company afterall?”

“Exactly my thought. But then he told me of the phone call the receptionist had gotten before the fire…”

Athena exchanged a furtive glance with Aiden.

“A phone call? What’s that about?”

A pause on the other end of the phone.

“The caller mentioned that Ewan release to them, Lady Morgana. And, I might be wrong…correct me if I am… but there was a time you told me that Lady Morgana was Fiona. You know, when you narrated your kidnap ordeal to me that one time…”

Athena shut her eyes for a few seconds, allowing her brain process this new matter.

“They know he has her.”

“Yes,” Old Mr. Thorne agreed. “The first time we spoke, when I sounded scared, I thought Ewan was caught in the fire, seeing as he is always at work every day. But luckily, he wasn’t around when it happened.”

“How many dead…” Athena asked slowly, softly.

A significant pause.

“The last time the police counted, it was about eighteen.”

Athena shut her eyes again.

“Athena…” Old Mr. Thorne called gently. “When are we attacking the gang? Today is Ewan’s company, tomorrow might be the twins’ school, or even my company. I know you mentioned that your guts…”

“We’ll attack them this night. It seems they recuperated faster than Susan had calculated.”

“Okay then. I’ll see you at home. Just a heads up, Ewan might be around when you arrive.”

Athena sighed when the line went dead. She knew of Ewan’s impending presence, of course. Wasn’t she the one that had given him that permission?

“Are we really going to attack the gang tonight?”

Athena nodded to Aiden’s question.

“Should we inform the president?”

Athena scowled and shook her head. “It’s not necessary.”

“But…”

She raised her hand, stopping Aiden mid-sentence. “If you want to devote your life to the president and the secret society, be my guest. But I will not. If I loved working for the government so much, I would have remained with the CIA. Being included with the president and his plans, doesn’t deter our own plans. You can count yourself out of mine if you wish to.”

Aiden took his lips in and started the car. “Athena, my first loyalty is to my family. You are my family. Stop making deductions of me being loyal to another. This is the second time today.”

“Aye aye, sir. I’m sorry. Please drive us home. But first, stop at a good restaurant. I need to eat; I’m running only on fumes now. And I have a feeling we’ve got a long night ahead of us.”