“Before I forget, I want a divorce.” Ethan was deafened upon hearing Athena’s announcement.
“But–” Athena glared at him sideways, which had him stop talking.
“Send me the papers immediately,” she ordered.
“You should stay at my house, where you will be safe. Don’t worry, I won’t meddle with your plans. I was just worried about your safety. And also, I can give you access to the dungeon. You can use it to torture your enemies,” he suggested.
‘Well, it’s not that bad. Staying at the hideout, then torturing Ina in the dungeon… Sounds like a good idea,’ She thought. “Alright, I want to stay somewhere else. I don’t want t
“Max Willies,” Joseph replied.“That asshole.” Ethan gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. “He wanted to kidnap you,” He said as he looked at Athena, who remained calm and didn’t react.“Where is he?” she asked. But she frowned when she heard a beeping sound. “What is that?” Her eyes widened. She knew that sound… Austin taught her how to identify types of explosives, detonators, and timing devices, and right now, that sound resembled a ticking time bomb. She felt terrified, and her heart started beating so fast.“There’s a bomb somewhere in this room.” She exclaimed as she looked at Ethan.“I didn’t plant anything in this room,” Ethan said as his forehead crea
“Oh, Marcus! I’m so glad that you’re here! Come. Join me. We will celebrate!” Marcus and Ethan frowned at Athena’s actions.Athena was holding a bottle of whiskey on one hand and a glass of ice in the other, and she walked toward them like she was about to fall over. They panicked when she almost tripped and fell to the ground. Luckily, Ethan caught her, and Marcus rescued the bottle from breaking as it flew in the air.“Hey Athena, what happened??!” Marcus asked and shook his head disappointingly. ‘She’s not used to drinking liquor. What is she doing?’“Oh, Ethan, you’re here too.” She stood up properly and fixed her clothes. She felt a bit dizzy, but she ignored it. “Wait! Why are there two of you in front of me?? Who’s the real one? Oh, there are two of you too, Marcus.” Athena giggled.Marcus and Ethan looked at each other.“Why is she drunk at this hour?” Marcus wondered out loud and made a facepalm. “What is happening to her? Athena rarely drinks alcoholic
Ethan whispered. “Just admit it. Your actions seem to disagree with what your lips are saying.” Athena opened her eyes when she realized what had happened.Well, she wasn’t ready to admit to herself that somehow she felt disappointed that the kiss didn’t happen. She gritted her teeth and pushed Ethan violently. “Damn you!” She punched Ethan in his chest as her eyes burned with anger.“How do I feel?!” Her voice cracked, and in a second, tears escaped from her eyes. “I hate you! I hate you for letting me fall for you! I hate you because even though you hurt me several times, my heart chooses to love you!” She continued punching him, and Ethan just accepted each blow.“I hate you because you are an asshole! And you got me confused! You care for me for one second, and after that, I know you’ll hurt me again. I wish I had never met you.”“You know what? I’m supposed to be celebrating right now… Now that we got divorced. I finally received the freedom I had prayed fo
“ARE YOU INSANE?!” Marcus’ voice thundered. He was furious when Athena told him what happened between her and Ethan last night. Who wouldn’t be? Anyone who knew how Ethan hurt Athena years ago would get furious.“Can you please lower your voice?” She looked at her surroundings and noticed that the other customers inside the coffee shop were looking at them. Athena looked at them apologetically and mouthed sorry. They were sitting in the corner beside the floor-to-ceiling glass windows that gave them a view of the busy streets outside. Marcus made an exasperated sigh. “You know what? Come… Let’s go to the hospital and have your brain checked.” He stood up from his seat, grasped Athena’s wrist, and tried pulling her up.“Hey, can you please calm down? People are looking at us suspiciously.” She rolled her eyes. “Why do you have to be so dramatic? Sit down, and I will explain everything to you.” Marcus sat back in his seat and drank his iced coffee.“This explanation b
“No! No! No! MARCUS!” Athena kept on shaking Marcus’ unmoving body, which was covered with blood. She tried to stop the bleeding from Marcus’ neck, not minding her own wounds caused by the shattered glass that flew in her direction.She was sitting on the floor, crying and trying to revive Marcus, and she had blood all over her, but she did not care. When the shooting stopped, Ethan and his men tried to chase the gunman, but the guy was long gone. Athena looked at Ethan helplessly as he stood in front of her.“Marcus is gone, Ethan.” Her voice broke as her tears kept flowing down her cheeks like a waterfall.Ethan kneeled down and wiped the tears off her face. “I’m sorry. We couldn’t find the guy responsible for your friend’s death.” He hugged her as cried her eyes out again.“What will I do? He came back just to see me …” She cried. “It’s my fault, Ethan… It’s my fault. Marcus is gone because of me.”“Hush now… He sacrificed his life to protect you. It’s not your fault, okay? Don’
“What are you doing here?” Stephen asked.He had just arrived at his house in country P when he noticed that all the lights inside his house were turned on, and when Stephen opened the door, he saw Andrew sitting on the couch comfortably. He was watching the news while eating food at the center table. Stephen looked around and noticed Andrew had been living at his house for a while as his things were not in the same place where he left them. He made an exasperated sigh and brought his luggage inside the house.“How long have you been staying here? And why didn’t you tell me you’d be invading my space?” He asked.Andrew Morgan clicked his tongue before turning off the tv and faced Stephen. He used his little finger to clean his nose and flicked the dirt in the air. And as if he wasn’t disgusting enough, he scratched his bald head and scattered dandruff everywhere. He looked older than before. His skin looked wrinkled, and he was more tan. But even though he lost some weight, he still
“You can wait for me here,” Athena said when the car stopped at the entrance of the hotel Stephen, specified in his instructions.“Are you sure? I can accompany you inside.” Ethan offered, but Athena shook her head and smiled at him reassuringly.“No, it’s okay. I know Stephen. He won’t do anything bad or something that could hurt me, right? Besides, we’re just talking… So, don’t worry.” Ethan took a deep breath.“I just have a bad feeling. Why does it have to be at a hotel? Why can’t you meet at a restaurant or our house?” Ethan frowned in irritation. He didn’t want Athena to meet Stephen in a private place where they could be alone.“Don’t worry. I will call you once I enter the room, so you can hear our conversation. And if something comes up, you know the room number, and you can find me. Besides, I can protect myself.” “Alright… Just promise you’ll keep your line open, okay?” Athena nodded. “I’ll wait for you here. I won’t go anywhere.” Ethan replied as she was about to get out
"You'll pay for this." Ethan grabbed Stephen by his collar and punched his face. He started beating Stephen until he became weak and his eyes were beaten shut.Athena woke up to the sound of Ethan beating Stephen Up.“P-please, Ethan… D-don’t kill him.” She struggled as she tried to stand up to stop him from punching the half-conscious doctor to a pulp. Ethan stopped what he was doing and assisted Athena.“Let’s bring him with us.” She instructed Ethan.“Why? He almost raped you.” Ethan said with a frown. He was fuming mad that Athena was still concerned about Stephen.“I want him to ask why he did this to me. He wasn’t like this when we met… He doesn’t seem like the Stephen that I know.” Worriedly, Athena pleaded, which made Ethan mad.“Because the Stephen you knew was not real! He was just pretending. This is the real him.” Ethan pointed at the unconscious Stephen.Athena frowned in confusion. “What do you mean?” She asked as she continued massaging her head.Ethan sighed and called