Chapter 196: Conscious II

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Chapter 196: Conscious II Athena choked on her food, coughing so hard that her sides ached greatly. She dropped the food on the bed and held her sides as if to quell the pain. How could she have forgotten the impact of the car accident on her body? But would one blame her? Hearing the names of those devilish twins was enough to do that to anyone. "Athena, what’s the problem?" Gianna asked, handing her a bottle of water, at a loss with the children, who had long abandoned their food and hurried toward their mother when she started coughing. "Did you just say Matthew and Mary?" Athena asked after taking a gulp of water. "They are supposed to be countries away. How are they here, in this city?" Gianna’s brow furrowed. "Didn’t you hear me earlier? Ewan sent them. Do you know them?" Athena’s brow raised to her hairline. She hadn’t heard Ewan’s name earlier, or rather, the mention of the twins’ names had successfully erased his name from her hearing nerves. "Why would he do that? Shouldn’t he be recuperating?" She asked, ignoring Gianna’s last question as she picked up the takeout again. Gianna shrugged. "I don’t know. I just got the info from Aiden when the children and I arrived this morning. He can fill you in when he arrives. For now, just eat and take your..." Gianna’s eyes widened when she didn’t see the drugs that had been kept on the tray on the stand. She immediately looked at Nate and Kate. "Where is the drug that Doctor Mary kept there?" Nate and Kate remained silent, their heads bowed in shame. After all, Gianna had trusted them to behave while she was away. "Don’t be too hard on them, Gianna," Athena spoke, seeing Gianna’s hot glare on her two children. "I pushed down the drugs unknowingly. It’s probably aspirin. We can get another one. Besides, I am okay. I don’t feel headaches..." "But you held your sides when you just coughed!" Gianna interrupted, sighing heavily. She stood up from the chair and walked toward the door. "Where are you going?" Athena asked her, feeling for her children, whose heads were still bowed. She hoped their mood wasn’t ruined. "To get another set of drugs," Gianna replied, and left the room. "Eat up, Nate, Kate. Don’t beat yourselves up. You know, your Aunt Gianna is just tired..." Athena said, turning to her children, gesturing to the takeouts. "But we promised her..." "It’s okay, Nathaniel. I promise that she won’t be angry with you once she is back. You can eat your food." Nathaniel nodded, picking up his food again with Kathleen. Times like this, they really act their age, Athena thought, taking a mouthful of food. A knock sounded on the door then, alerting the three occupants to a visitor that wasn’t Gianna or Aiden. "Come in," Athena said hesitantly, her grip on the food paper-made container tightening. She frowned when she saw two doctors enter the room—the twins, Mary and Matthew. "Hello, Athena," They both greeted at the same time, a slight smirk on their lips. Not taking cognizance of Kathleen and Nathaniel’s presence, they bounced their way to Athena’s bed and sat down on either side of it. "I didn’t ring a bell for your presence, nor did I tell you to sit," Athena spoke gruffly, scooping food into her mouth. Far be it from her to give an unnecessary reaction to them or stop eating because of them, never mind they were acting like they weren’t seeing the kids a few feet away from them. She wasn’t surprised, though. They had always existed in their own bubbles, so full of themselves. It was no surprise either that none of them had a lasting relationship or ever got married. Look at the pot calling the kettle black, her mind popped up then. Athena mused and scooped another bite, deciding to wait out the silence that ensued after her question. A few beats later, the twins caved. "We are your doctors, of course. We have that right, don’t we?" Athena didn’t bother answering them; she rather focused on her food. Mary tsked, shaking her head. "Such an ungrateful brat. We saved your life, and you can’t even show appreciation." Athena scoffed lightly. "I’m sure Ewan has done that well enough. Knowing you two, you charged the hell out of him." What the hell was Ewan thinking, hiring these two bimbos? She wondered for the second time, taking in their appearance. Similar blond hair and style, pink at the edges; the same pink two-piece clothes (different styles though), similar wristwatches, bangles, and necklaces. They even wore matching pink shoes! "Well, good service costs a lot. Admit it, we did good with your injuries." Mary answered, cocking her head to the left. "At what cost?" Athena retorted, feeling the urge to speak some sense to Ewan right at that moment. The latter was so intent on being foolish at every turn! Didn’t he do the necessary research on these two? Didn’t he find out why it was mostly criminals that hired them? "At the right cost," Matthew finally answered. "You left us no choice, after all, after stealing our awards." Athena sighed tiredly, losing her appetite. "I didn’t steal your awards; I earned them. And for heaven’s sake, don’t blame me for your evil practices that demean the medical profession!" "Evil practices?" Mary laughed in disbelief, getting to her feet. "We cured you, you ungrateful bitch! Show some appreciation, at least! Or is it because you have become the treasure of nations? Are you swimming in pride now?" Athena had no time for this gibberish; she could feel a headache coming on. "Just get out of here, devils. You can consider your debt repaid." She paused, seeing their disbelief. "Or have you forgotten that I cured your father of the Grey disease for free? I did something you two couldn’t do, even when put together. Did you thank me? No! You two rather tried to spoil my practice and steal my research." Athena shook her head in anger as she remembered it all. "Get out of here now, or else your shameless rankings in the doctoral field will be taken away!" "You can’t do that..." Matthew retorted defiantly. Athena flashed her teeth in a sardonic smile. "Try me."

Chapter 196: Conscious II

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