Dark Revenge Of An Unwanted Wife The Twins Are Not Yours novel Chapter 80

Chapter 80: Cartoon Character

"Hello, Zack..." Athena spoke, after waiting in vain for Zack to speak first.

"Helloooo... Athenaaaaa..."

Hearing the slurs and drawls in Zack’s voice, Athena huffed in displeasure. The man was undoubtedly drunk.

She removed the phone from her ear, ready to end the call, not in the mood to converse with a tipsy man. However, curiosity stopped her short.

What could a drunken Zack possibly have to say? She had never seen him like this before—he was always so uptight. Resuming the call to her ear, she braced herself.

"Athenaaaaa, are you thereeee?"

"Yes, Zack, I’m here. Why are you calling?"

There was a pause on the other end, followed by the sound of shuffling feet. "To tell you that I’m sorry for how I acted last time. It was very foolish of me..."

Athena remained silent, weighing his words.

"You know, to be honest, I never thought you would return. I thought you had died during your time in exile. How did you do it? Who is your backer? Your husband? My sources mentioned that you returned to the country with two children. You didn’t tell me I’m a grandfather! That’s wrong of you, bad daughter! You make me look bad!"

Athena ignored the fact that Zack sounded like a cartoon character and focused on the one matter that concerned her the most. He already knew about her kids. Not that she had been hiding it, but it was clear they had all been investigating her.

Too bad for them, she thought. They won’t find anything.

"A warning to you, Zack. If you don’t want to lose the rest of your treasures, keep your distance from my children."

Zack hissed in anger. "Keep away? You must be joking! I heard one is a male. That one will take over my company..."

"What company?" She replied, incredulous. "The one that’s already in shreds?"

"You can revive it and pass it on to him as an inheritance. Talk to your husband about it—I promise, my grandson will love it."

Athena shook her head. The opposite was true; Nathaniel despised Zack more than he did Ewan.

"Just stay away from my children, Zack. Or you won’t like my next steps. Have a nice night."

"Wait! Please don’t end the call, Athena!"

Athena sighed in irritation. She shouldn’t have answered in the first place. "What is it now, Zack?"

"The company. I will stay away from the children if you revive the company."

Athena laughed—a full-bodied laugh that sent tears streaming down her cheeks and left her sides aching.

"Are you threatening me, Zack?" She asked, her voice mysteriously calm.

Zack was wise enough to keep quiet.

"That’s a bold—stupid—move. I won’t be reviving your company, and I don’t want to see you near my children for any reason. If I do, I will chop off your tongue first."

Zack shuddered at the thought, sensing for some inexplicable reason that Athena was speaking with ironclad seriousness.

"I’m sorry, Athena. Just help me out here. What can I do to make this easier?"

"Sell the company to me. Wasn’t it more of my mother’s hard work than yours? What better way to honor her legacy than to keep the company running?"

There was a pause before Zack spoke. "If you want to celebrate your mother’s legacy, then you shouldn’t be asking for a buyout. You should be helping me..."

"I’m honoring her legacy by buying out the company. You’re not fit to be the head of her hard work. I pity her, truly, for toiling away for a man who never respected her efforts, a man she lifted to prominence." Athena couldn’t help but snicker. "Isn’t it fitting that a daughter will ultimately bring you down?"