It was nearly evening. Athena raced her way towards Stanford mansion to get herself ready but halfway through her journey, her mobile phone vibrated. She slowed down and answered the call through her earpiece without looking into the caller ID…"Athena Stanford, speaking?""Mrs. Adams, tell me where you are this instant." It was Terrence's cold and domineering voice resonating on the line.Athena bit her lips for a while and replied honestly, "...I'm heading to the mansion.""There's no need for you to go there." He said, "Anton has taken care of everything for their arrival.""But I need to take a shower and change my clothes before picking them up." She reasoned out. "Besides, there's still two hours remaining before their jet lands.""Come to Adams International. I'll wait for you." Terrence instructed indifferently before he abruptly dropped the call. "Terrence!" Athena gnashed her teeth in annoyance when all she could hear was nothing but a beeping tone in the background. She
The lobby was silent as it was half past working hours therefore all the employees had gone out, heading to their homes except for those who are entitled for overtime…Athena had just shoved her mobile phone back on her purse when she noticed that the receptionist was staring at her sharply. Her gut seemed to sense something wrong with the woman therefore she tries to enunciate a conversation while waiting for her husband's arrival.Her eyes trailed on her face down on the person's chest to see her name plate."Martha," she muttered while staring at the latter. "Is there something wrong?"The woman named Martha, glared even more at her and mused, "...why aren't you leaving yet? Do you want me to call the security and drag you out of the building, huh?""I'm not leaving." Athena muttered flatly. "Do whatever you like, I don't give a damn."She went to the corner, dragged the spare swivel chair and latched her back on it comfortably, completely ignoring the arrogant receptionist.Since
As the lift began ascending towards his specific floor, Terrence resumed talking.He leaned over and questioned, "So how long are you planning to hold onto me as my dearest wife?"Terrence, though feeling elated, tries to speak and act indifferent towards her as to prevent her from getting alarmed with his possessive behavior even though he yearned to do the opposite…"Until I felt satisfied." She curtly replied.Ding!The elevator had stopped, opening its doors but due to their conversation, the couple remained inside.Terrence feigned a snort. "Tell me how to satisfy you then."She raised her eyebrows as she chuckled coldly, "...I want your mistress to realize how much she owed me ever since she came into the picture and let her try those situations that I'm in, in the past."His heart thudded loudly as he stared at her eagerly. "You remembered everything?"She shook her head. "Nope. But I have taken notes of it."Terrence felt crestfallen and his expression darkened.Taken notes me
The couple arrived at the airport just as the plane landed.Terrence and Athena hopped out from their car and entered the passageway towards the VIP waiting area.Wrapped in casual outfits, the couple walked side by side with graceful steps. This time their faces are fully revealed.Since Athena already revealed her identity to the Wilson's family, she meant hiding was nothing but a boring routine therefore from that moment on, she decided to stop concealing herself and appear to the public as Athena Stanford.Terrence occurred to be looking casual from his exterior appearance but deep inside he was rejoicing! The woman he took as a coward before has decided to face reality and to this point, she appears standing beside him. Might be fussy for those who stand famous in their circle but Terrence didn't care as well as Athena. Amidst the sea of crowd, the couple effortlessly turned everyone's head towards their direction upon their arrival. They'd become the center of attraction. An ey
No crowd could be spotted when they got out from the private exit as the bodyguards from both families cleared the passage for their safety. They left the airport so fast!Her elders together with her in-laws hopped in the limo driving ahead of them whilst she was stuck in her husband's passenger seat, enduring the terrible ache she was feeling.Throughout their whole journey from the airport, Athena was silent in the passenger seat while gazing through the window…The luminous lights in different colors along the way never lessens the chaos brewing inside her heart! Not an inch of her mood brightened but instead it even darkened!The scene at the airport was constantly replaying in her mind, taking every shred of her trust and affection left for her family… How they conspired to surprise and made her feel terrible was unbearable! It seems like the emotional damage she got before when they forced her to marry him years ago was nothing compared to now! This time, the pain was thrice c
"What did you just say?!" Anton half yelled through his clenching teeth, obviously horrified. His face shows nothing but pure disbelief and panic as he added. "I'll call the doctor and inform our parents about this!"Having said that, he fished out his mobile phone from his pockets, nearly scrolling down through his contacts but Terrence's words managed to give him an abrupt halt!"Anton, she…" Terrence swallowed hard before he spoke hesitantly. "You can't call them!""Why not?!" Anton huffed, glaring at him. "Can't you see that she badly needs a check up right now?! Are you just going to stand there and watch her suffer?!"Terrence tilted his head towards the door and after being assured that it was locked, he began to speak, in a cautious manner. "Listen to me, man…" he explained. "The reason why she's unconscious is that she's been taking an antidepressant prescription. It won't be long before she wakes up. She…""Why didn't you tell me about this?!" Anton sounds so angry at his be
The boys began to separate from each other, holding Hannah by the arms and pressed her on the ground!"What the h**l are you doing?!" Sam shouted out attempting to rescue Hannah by those guys but Athena held his wrist tightly, preventing him from interfering."Don't be stupid, Sam!" Athena muttered flatly. "Can't you see that she orchestrated this scene?! Use your mind!""But why?!" Sam was baffled. "Why was she doing this to herself?"Athena shook her head as she was also confused about it. "I don't know what she's trying to prove here but no matter what it was, I don't care! We better leave them alone!""Are you sure about this?" Sam hesitated even if he had witnessed everything. "What if they got carried away too much and raped her instead? We could save her from them!"Athena rolled her eyes and stared at Hannah's disheveled look and said, "...she obviously planned this for a long time, Sam. Can't you see that she's trying to manipulate you now?! If you really want to help and joi
Terrence had just himself zipped up after releasing his excess waters when the entire mansion shook terribly causing him to stagger forward. His face almost hit the wall but he was fast to support himself with his arm!The impact of the explosion raked every corner of the Stanford mansion which caused everyone to wake up! Their shouts berated along with the loud crash of the windows!Terrence ran towards his wife's room without hesitation but upon reaching into it, his face turned ghastly pale, horrified! Pavements of broken glasses appeared scattered on the floor and she's nowhere to be found!Without further ado, he ran to the aisle heading the stairs but along the way Anton also rushed out from his room. They bumped into each other!"What was that explosion?" Anton asked uneasily. Terrence shook his head in reply as he uttered curtly, "...Athena was gone in her room! Help me find her!""She has woken up?" Anton asked."Yes and she chased me away!" Terrence's voice sounded panickin