Dark Revenge Of An Unwanted Wife The Twins Are Not Yours novel Chapter 415

Chapter 415: More Guests

Athena received and gave greetings as she entered into the Thorne’s Mansion.

As she stepped out of the car Rodney had driven, her steps hurried even though she wanted them slower—her curiosity wouldn’t pay heed to her mental instructions. Her heels clicked softly against the polished tiles, and she clutched her bag a little tighter, breath shallow with expectation.

After leaving Antonio, she had immediately called Rodney while walking back to the restaurant so that her driver would find it easier to spot her in the throng of people going here and there.

Now, she lifted her hand in a small wave at Aiden as she spotted him talking on the phone near the porch. He caught sight of her, his lips still moving in conversation, and beckoned her over with a hand gesture, his brows raised in acknowledgment.

Athena leaned forward slightly when she arrived, mouthing, "Everyone is in there?" She exhaled in relief when Aiden nodded, just before ending the call.

"Who was that?" she asked, tilting her head.

"The chief of security... asking questions above his paygrade, wanting to know where I’ve been."

Athena scoffed, folding her arms across her chest. "Do you think that he is working with the gang?"

Aiden chuckled, shaking his head at Athena’s overactive imagination. "He is not. He has checked out clean. And that’s apart from the normal one. I did another the president wasn’t aware of. He checked out too. Don’t worry, no one is getting away under my watch."

Athena smiled faintly, hugging him by the side and resting her cheek briefly against his shoulder. "How did the mission go?"

The cloud of mixed feelings that overtook Aiden’s face then was enough to make Athena wince, her heart dropping to her stomach. She reached for his arm, searching his expression. "That bad?"

Aiden sighed, his shoulders slumping. "I think we should go inside. There’s a lot to talk about, that’s after dealing with your visitors."

Again with the visitors, Athena thought, nodding slowly. It would mean that when Gianna had called, she was already close to the house.

Athena snorted softly under her breath; her friend must have thought she would check the info out, to find out the identity of the visitors, hence the close-range surprise.

Her curiosity piqued, she followed Aiden out of the porch and into the larger living room, the faint scent of lavender and wood polish washing over her.

She stopped short, a smile cracking across her lips when she saw the visitors, her attention snagged immediately by them because they were occupying the central sofa facing the entrance directly: it was Areso and her mother!

"Areso!" she called, her voice breaking with joy, hands opening wide, smiling with all teeth in display as her designer friend got up from her seat, mirroring the same expression. They met halfway, engulfing each other in a hug that lifted Athena briefly off her feet.

"A Thorne, eh?" Areso whispered in her ears, both of them dissolving into bouts of laughter as they disengaged, still holding each other’s arms.

Next up was Areso’s mother, Jessica, who already had tears streaming down her eyes. The sight alone alerted Athena that the woman must have connected the dots, must have known her true identity—that she was the daughter of the latter’s mentor.

"Athena, my love..." Jessica muttered, her voice trembling as she hugged Athena tightly, not ready to let go even as the seconds ticked by. Her arms shook as she clung to her. "I am sorry."

She kept muttering it over and over, even though Athena whispered back, telling her not to apologize, that it wasn’t her fault the first time.

Jessica finally disengaged, dabbing at her cheeks, yet the crying episode was far from over. "Maybe if I had told your grandmother about the pregnancy, about my latter suspicions of when Emily had given birth..."

Athena shook her head firmly, taking Jessica’s hands. "It’s okay, Aunt Jess. There was no way you would have known how things had gone..."

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