As soon as the huge front gate of the mansion was open, Butler James came to the view. His elderly face bloomed into a kind smile as he noticed who was standing opposite to him. He bowed respectfully before moving a little, making a way for Athena and Roman to enter. Roman simply nodded at him before directly going inside. Athena on the other hand smiled broadly at James.
"Uncle James, long time no see. How are you?" Athena greeted him sweetly while entering the mansion.
"I am doing fine, Young Madam. How are you? I'm glad you both are finally here for a visit. The Old master will be very happy." James replied happy-hearted.
"I'm good and please don't call me Young Madam. Just call me Athena like you usually did." Athena waved her hands while speaking.
After dinner, Athena chatted with Henry for a while and then decided to head towards Roman's room. Upon reaching there she slowly entered the room and locked the door behind her. She found Roman working on his laptop. He was probably on a video conference. Athena didn't dare to bother him. She directly went to the walk-in closet and brought her nightdress before entering the washroom to change. She changed into a pair of cotton shorts and a tee shirt before coming out. She brought the moisturiser from the dresser before taking out some on her hands and putting them on her legs. While doing so, she could feel Roman's eyes on her from time to time but whenever she looked in his direction she found him looking down at the screen. After finishing applying the moisturiser, she put it back on the dresser. She then grabbed her phone and played some games out of boredom. But even half an hour later, she still felt bored. So she got out of bed and went directly to the attached balcony which
"Where are we going?" Athena asked again while looking at the girl sitting beside her while pretending to be busy on her phone. "Shopping and today we are going to meet someone after ages." Emilia grinned after finally answering her question. Athena looked at her curiously. "Who?" She asked. "You will soon know." Emilia waved mysteriously, making Athena scowl at her. Today after breakfast, Emilia ordered her to get changed and then dragged her to the car without informing her about anything. She didn’t know what had gotten into her best friend's head early in the morning. Currently, they are sitting in the car while heading toward the mall. "Why do we need to go shopping suddenly?" Athena asked Emilia while heaving a bored sigh. She didn’t want to spend her hard-earned money shopping again. She almost let out a cry thinking how much money she was going to lose this time. "We have a dinner party tonight, remember? And It's been so long since I last went shopping with you. You d
Oh my God! Roman married her! Wasn't she one of your maids here? When did this happen?" A surprised squeak reached everyone's ears making the warm cosy room turn cold all of sudden. All heads turned around towards the source of the voice which happened to be Helen's younger sister Judith Boyle's. Athena turned around to look at Roman and found him clenching his jaw. His eyes hardened while narrowing into slits as he looked down at his plate. "If I were you, then I would have watched my mouth before opening, Judith. She's now the daughter-in-law of this house. Mind your words next time." Henry commanded in his authoritative voice while glaring at Judith who frowned at his words. "She is now our daughter-in-law, be respectful Judith. Don't make me lose my face in front of my family." Helen scolded her younger sister while smiling at Athena apologetically. Athena smiled back and mouthed 'It's ok. "Sorry! I didn't mean to offend anyone. I was just a little bit surprised." Judith apol
It was around 11 am and Athena was engrossed in typing away some important emails which Kevin had instructed her to send. She finished the last email and withdrew her hands from the computer while stretching her arms. She let out a yawn and shook her head to get rid of the sleepiness. Sending emails was quite boring, the thought while grabbing her phone from the desk. She glanced at the office door in front of her desk and heaved a sigh. That was Roman's office. A few days ago she was shifted here in front of Roman's office from her previous cabin. Well, Kevin informed her that she was now Roman's full-time assistant beside him. She didn't like the idea much but she didn't have any choice left. After the dinner party in Morin's house was over, they returned to their penthouse. Both Roman and Athena avoided each other's presence deliberately, especially Athena. She mostly stayed in her room or on the balcony when they were inside the house and inside her cabin when they were in he
Chapter 22 After taking the black coffee mug filled with black coffee, Athena carefully made her way toward Roman's cabin. She knocked two times as usual before making her way inside. Behind the black mahogany wooden desk, Roman was sitting quietly while typing on his laptop. He was wearing a black shirt along with a grey suit. Athena also noticed his grey blazer hanging on his chair. His whole focus was on the computer's screen. Without wasting any more time, Athena moved her legs in front of his desk and placed his coffee on it. "Here's your black coffee, sir," Athena spoke softly while placing it near him. Roman nodded while casting her a glance. He then took the coffee without removing his eyes from the computer before taking a sip. He seemed really busy. Athena stood there while debating with herself if it was the appropriate time to ask for a leave. Roman noticed her standing there while thinking of something. She was wearing a pair of black skirts and a beige sleeveless top
Among the heavy pouring rain, Athena ran aimlessly on the street while desperately looking for a place to stay till the rain stopped. She had long removed her high heels which made it difficult to run. After running for a while she found a bus stop nearby and quickly went there. It was empty. It's not like it was too late. It was probably around 8 pm but this area seemed too empty due to rain except for some vehicles passing by. Athena put her shoes aside after taking a seat on the bench placed at the bus stop. She then pulled her hair open and tried to get rid of the excess water. She also tried to get rid of the water by squeezing her clothes. Her whole body was shivering due to the cold. She caught a cold easily if she was drenched in rain. That's one of the main reasons why she avoided getting drenched in the rain even if she loved it. Athena wrapped her arms around herself while waiting for the rain to stop. Then she could go nearby to get help or hire a taxi. Her teeth started
After coming back from the hospital, Athena locked herself in her room for the whole day. She didn't even come out to have dinner which made Roman quite anxious. He had knocked on her door two times but didn't get any response. He knew she was mad at him and it was justified after what he had done the previous night. He wanted to apologise but didn't know how to approach her when she had locked herself in. On the other hand, the whole day Athena stayed in her bed, she was angry and upset. This time she wasn't going to forgive him for being so cruel. The whole day she read some books, talked to her friends and watched some movies before dozing off. The next morning Athena came out of her room and headed straight to the kitchen to make some breakfast. She had taken a shower and let her wet hair open to air dry. She made some pancakes, fruit salad, bacon and scrambled eggs. After setting the table she sat down at the dining table to eat. She was happy that Roman wasn't there. She was q
Athena was getting ready to go to work when her phone dinged indicating she had received a text. She put away the lipstick before grabbing her phone. She checked the message. It was from Kevin, Roman's assistant. Dear Ms Carson, Mr Morin has given you four days of leave starting today. You don't need to come to work today. You can join the office from next Monday. Have a good day! Kevin Garnett. Athena stared at the text and blinked a few times. She couldn't believe her eyes. It was Tuesday. Roman had given her almost one week's leave which meant she could attend Ivan's wedding with others. It made her happy. She grinned after closing her phone and throwing it away on her bed. Their flight was the next day and Athena hadn’t packed anything yet so she hurriedly went to pack after getting rid of her office attire. __________________ _______________ The next morning when Athena opened her eyes, she realised she was already late. Her flight was at 9.30 and it was already 8 am. S