Dark Revenge Of An Unwanted Wife The Twins Are Not Yours novel Chapter 123

Chapter 123: Christmas Play

Athena’s day has been filled with making appreciation calls, sending appreciation gifts, and playing around with her children and Gianna.

She didn’t even waste a second thinking about Ewan. There wasn’t even room for that, as calls had poured in from everywhere, especially from her patients and associates wishing her a beautiful Christmas season—Kendra and her aunt, Stella, among them. Athena couldn’t help but feel a bit fulfilled.

Right now, she was on a video call with Chelsea and Areso while Gianna and the kids lounged around her on the bed, talking and laughing as they stared at the phone screen.

"We are so happy that the plan worked," Areso was saying, but Athena felt more than happy. Even now, hearing her friends—who only knew bits and pieces of her story—speak, she was almost moved to tears.

Crying had become a recurrent feature for Athena today; her emotional restraint was extremely low. Ordering and sending thoughtful gifts had been emotional, just as playing with her kids around the Christmas tree had been. She wished the day wouldn’t end, and she had her circle to thank for it. She would always be grateful to them.

When the call with her two friends ended and her children retired to the floor with Gianna to play some games, Athena removed her phone from its stand to check for another call, stopping when a message popped up.

When she noticed it was a credit alert, she hurriedly checked her socials to see who had sent this one. She had received so much money—some from people she didn’t know, some from hidden senders. Athena wasn’t in need of money, but it felt good to be remembered today.

However, her eyebrows furrowed in confusion when she saw a message from Ewan tainting her inbox.

Breathing deeply for control, she opened the message, sneering when she saw its contents.

"Since you won’t accept my gifts, then accept the money. If you won’t use it for yourself, then use it for the kids. Put it in your account or something; you don’t have to tell them."

The amount of money he sent was several thousand dollars. Did he think she was in need of money? Athena wondered.

Without giving it much thought, she sent the money to a charity organization, screenshotted the transaction as evidence, and then sent it to him. When she was sure he had received the message, she blocked his number.

"Mom, is anything the problem?" Nathaniel asked, noticing his mother’s pinched expression.

Athena shook her head. "Not at all. Just saw a confusing app on my phone." She checked the time. It was a few minutes past four PM. "It’s almost time for the Christmas play. Won’t you all be getting ready? Gianna, are you coming?"

Gianna nodded. "Of course. What else do I have to do with my time?" She stood up from the ground where she had been playing LEGOs with the children and led them out of Athena’s room.

A couple of minutes later, everyone was ready to leave for the Christmas play.

Athena and Gianna made sure to dress well for the occasion, donning Christmas-themed dresses, complete with red hats. The kids were no different; they were excitedly donned in festive costumes ready for the event. In their backpacks were their costumes for the party.

Nathaniel had been picked to act as one of the wise men, and Kathleen as the Virgin Mary.

Now, Athena could see the mixture of excitement and nervousness brimming on their faces, and she tapped their heads fondly as they waited for Jake to drive the car out, from the garage.

"You both will do marvelously well. I know it," She assured them.

Kate and Nate smiled widely at their mother and nodded, determination shining in their eyes.

"We promise to make you proud," they chorused.

Athena chuckled. "I would rather you promise to have fun while acting."