Dark Revenge Of An Unwanted Wife The Twins Are Not Yours novel Chapter 406

Chapter 406: Ciara

"So, what were you discussing with my grandparents in my absence?" Athena turned to Ewan after a stretch of silence had dominated the car for a while.

Her eyes narrowed slightly, searching his face. "And don’t say nothing, because I heard your lift of voices before you lot had gone quiet... must have heard my footsteps."

Ewan shrugged casually, though his gaze lingered on the road ahead. "Nothing much. We were just talking about your recent engagement with Antonio. You didn’t inform them?"

Athena bashfully turned away, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear. "It was a secret affair. I had planned to tell them after the party tomorrow. Don’t want it on tabloids yet."

"If you say so," Ewan murmured, about to wind down the partition when Athena questioned his choice of words, eyes flashing.

"Do you think I am lying?"

"I don’t know, Athena. I don’t know." A pause, heavy and quiet. "But I guess, congratulations are in order."

And then he wound down the partition, leaving both of them to their thoughts.

Moments later, they were in the familiar street leading to the house cum lab.

"Don’t you think we can be followed?" Athena spoke, her eyes darting around, looking at the sparse number of people in the street. It was midday on a Thursday, so most people were bound to be at work or taking a nap.

"They have tried..."

Athena’s head snapped to Ewan with such speed that Ewan feared for her neck. "You mean the few times I have come here, I’ve been followed?"

Ewan nodded once. "They have never gotten past the Wix junction, though."

"And why is that?"

The silence that permeated the car then, even seeping into the driver’s seat, was enough to alert the occupants to what had been done to keep intruders away from the lab.

Athena widened her eyes, shook her head slowly, and looked out of the window. "There was no other way?"

"Unless you are planning to take them in, maybe question them, recruit them in your army..."

"Stop it," Athena insisted firmly, noting the sarcasm that was beginning to creep into Ewan’s voice.

"We are at a war, Athena. You don’t get to judge me for doing something you would do if your family was threatened."

"I was not judging you."

"Maybe. But your face was doing just that."

Athena sighed, her shoulders sagging. "Ewan, you are more sensitive than usual today."

Ewan kissed his teeth in frustration. "I’m just getting used to not having things my way." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Then, to Rodney who was watching the exchange from the top center mirror: "Make sure you don’t shift loyalty to anyone that is not us, unless you will be paying that cost with your life. Am I clear?"

Rodney nodded like an agama lizard and focused on his driving, wondering if taking the job had been worth the threat and possible death hanging over his head.

"So, I take it that your men are all around us."

"Yes," Ewan agreed, opening his door and stepping out. They were at the lab.

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