Chapter 198: Ego II

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Chapter 198: Ego II Even Gianna was against her too? Didn’t they understand the havoc those evil twins could wreak if given even the slightest chance to thrive? Why couldn’t they see things from her viewpoint? Athena wondered, taking note of Gianna’s calm expression. However, from experience, she knew better than to be fooled by that exaggerated tranquility. Her best friend was angry with her. She glanced at her children; they seemed confused by the situation, but they also didn’t appear happy that she had chased Aiden away with her barrage of questions. She exhaled harshly and looked up at the ceiling, as if asking for grace to push through this. "I’m sorry, Gianna. I guess you’re right. I will apologize to him. Meet me with the kids, at the car park," She said, hurrying out of the room. In the hallways, as she searched for Aiden, she found herself being stopped repeatedly and congratulated by both patients and medical staff alike, such that by the time she finally reached the reception area, more than fifteen minutes had passed. She sighed in relief when she saw Aiden and Old Mr. Thorne engaged in a conversation with Finn. She hastily covered the distance between them. Finn noticed her first, as he was facing the angle from which she was coming. "Doctor Athena! You look well! Thank the heavens!" He exclaimed, his voice pitched a bit higher with excitement. Old Mr. Thorne quickly turned, a smile breaking on his lips when he saw Athena. He excused himself from Aiden and engaged her in a tight hug. "For a second there, I thought I was losing another daughter..." He muttered, clutching her tighter. Athena sighed, hearing his ragged voice, knowing the old man was on the brink of tears. "I am fine, dear friend.Thank you for all you did yesterday," She said, glancing at Aiden, who hadn’t turned at her appearance. Instead, his gaze was fixated on the wall, as if there were something especially interesting to look at there. Old Mr. Thorne disengaged from the embrace. "Don’t worry about that. It’s my job to take care of you. Have you eaten?" Before Athena could respond, he waved his hand dismissively, as if to say it didn’t matter. "My wife is coming with a lot of food. Come, let’s return to your ward. We have a lot to talk about..." He paused when he noticed Athena was still staring at Aiden. "So, you’re the reason he’s in a foul mood?" He asked, taking her hand in his. "You know, Athena, you shouldn’t annoy your savior so soon after waking up..." Athena sighed and faced Old Mr. Thorne. "It couldn’t be helped." She looked at Finn, who had been standing there all along, quietly observing the exchange. "I heard you checked me for any... troubles... did you see anything?" Finn shook his head. "The doctors did a perfect job." Athena bit her lips to suppress a refutation of that statement, instead nodding and gesturing for him to excuse them. Finn nodded with a smile and walked away. "Excuse me, old friend. I need to apologize to my friend." Old Mr. Thorne gently let go of her hand. "Sure. I’ll be waiting for you in the ward." "No need," Athena replied, shaking her head. "I was actually heading home. I think you should call your wife. Maybe we could divert to my place? Or better still, I can spend a few days at yours..." Old Mr. Thorne loved the last idea better and nodded his head happily. "I’ll let her know so she can make adequate preparations. Where are Gianna and my grandchildren?" He asked, smiling widely. "I told them to meet me at the park. I’m sure you’ll see them there." Old Mr. Thorne nodded and left. After watching him walk away, Athena turned to Aiden. He was still gazing at the wall, standing in the same position. Her shoulders drooped as she approached him, not pleased with the tension lingering between them. She couldn’t remember the last time she had such a troubling fight with him. "Aiden..." She called, coming to stand beside him. "I thought you were going to die," Aiden started, without any prompt. "You were awake when Zane transferred you to my hands, but on the way to the hospital, you suddenly... stopped opening your eyes. You stopped breathing. I thought you were dead, Athena. The pain that wrecked my heart while watching the doctor, who had come with the ambulance, trying to resuscitate you..." He paused, searching for the right words, as if the words he had on his lips were too feeble to convey the depth of his feelings. "It was like watching my own daughter die. The pain was unbearable. I almost pushed the doctor away and started the CPR myself..." Athena held back a chuckle at the imagery. "In the hospital, Finn and the other doctors believed you wouldn’t survive. That was until those two arrived, sent by Ewan. They saved your life, Athena. And I don’t care if you hate them; I’m just grateful they saved your life, and nothing can change that." "Thank you, Aiden," Athena said after a beat. She stepped in front of Aiden and opened her arms with a smile. "Hugs hugs..." Aiden scoffed and looked away, refusing to be moved by her carefreeness now. Athena chuckled and wrapped her arms around him all the same. "Thank you, Aiden. Forgive me for my foolhardiness." But Aiden said nothing. "Say something, big man. Am I forgiven?" She asked after Aiden refused to hug her back. "Do I have a choice?" He muttered, snorting. Athena smiled into his chest. "Of course not." Five minutes later, they were on their way to Old Mr. Thorne’s house, as the latter had already left with Gianna and the twins. "So, Sandro and Zane never mentioned what Ewan had given those twins for treating me?" Athena asked, as she went through Aiden’s playlists. Aiden shook his head, cutting through a bend in the road as they entered the estate that belonged to Old Mr. Thorne. "I don’t think they know. If you’re so interested in finding out, you’ll have to ask Ewan yourself." He looked at her as he said this, smiling when he saw her pout her lips. "I take it that you’re not that curious?" "Not at all." Athena answered with a shrug.

Chapter 198: Ego II

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