“For today’s first game… We will play tug of war!” Kath, the guardian, announced. She is hosting the event that they prepared for the kids.“Divide the groups into 2. Mr. Marcus Strout will lead team 1, and Ms. Athena Morris will lead team 2.” She announced when Ethan raised his hand.“May I join the game too?” He asked, which made Marcus shake his head in disagreement.‘Why does he need to interrupt? We don’t need him in the games. He probably isn’t even fit to do anything but look good.’‘Why can’t he just sit and watch from the bench or enjoy the beauty of nature? Or stare at Athena from afar. We both know he came here for her.’ He wanted to tell him to stop interfering, but the kids were all present and he didn’t want to be the bad guy.“Oh, okay. Alright, Mr. Reed will join us too-”“My team is already full!” Marcus interrupts the host, and he grabs the other guardian, named Leo. But he regretted it as soon as he saw Ethan grin at him and went to Athena’

“I can’t explain everything to you right now… But all I can say is… I love you,” Using his right hand, Ethan pulled Athena closer to him while his other hand supported her back as he kissed her directly on the lips.Athena froze, and her eyes widened in shock. She couldn’t figure out what to do as she saw Ethan’s eyes close like he was savoring her lips. The minute he felt Athena stiffen, he took the opportunity to deepen their kiss. He bit her lips, making Athena gasp and part her lips.Athena’s mind went blank, but she felt something stir inside her. ‘The way he kisses feels very familiar to me.’ Her heart was pounding so fast, and she felt butterflies fluttering inside her stomach, which was something new to her. She was drowning in his kisses that she forgot why they were in the forest.‘Stephen kissed me before, but my body never reacted this way.’ Upon remembering her boyfriend, Athena pushed Ethan away. She covered her mouth with her hands because she felt guilty

“How do I look?” Athena smiled from ear to ear as she asked Maxime about her outfit.Athena was wearing a red Gail strapless bandage dress that ended above her knees, which she paired with a black 4-inch stiletto, and a Gucci sling bag. She used light makeup tied up her long wavy hair in a high ponytail.“Well, you look gorgeous as ever.” Maxime smiled as she sat on the bed carrying her baby. She looked at her friend with delight as she prepared for her date.“What time is your dinner with Stephen?” She asked.“I told him I’d meet him at 7 pm at our favorite restaurant.” She smiled.“It’s not even 6, isn’t it too early?” Athena shook her head.

“What was that?”Athena said nothing and sat back down beside Stephen.“Do you like him?” He asked, not looking at Athena, but glaring at the food in front of him.“W-what are you talking about, Stephen? And where is this coming from?” She asked.Stephen scoffed. ‘Trying to fool me? Huh!’ He thought.“I want to go home, Stephen.”“Why? We haven’t started our date yet.” Stephen glared at her sideways.“But you look tired… A-and I’m tired too. I think this is not the right time for us to date.” Athena tried to calm him down as she felt the tension between her and Stephen.‘Bam!’ Stephen slammed his hand on the table, causing Athena to get scared. She started shaking, and her heart pounded so fast. She didn’t like how Stephen acted, so she composed herself before standing up.“If you don’t want to send me home, I will go by myself. Let’s talk about what’s bothering you next time.” Her knees were wobbling, but she managed to walk out of the restaurant

‘Did she say? That she remembers everything? How? Is it because of what I said? This wasn’t supposed to happen.’ Ethan was supposed to make amends with her and try to win her heart before he explained all the horrible things he had done to her, but now that Athena’s memories were back, he doubted it would ever happen.Athena wore a stoic look on her face after wiping the tears away. “I remember everything now. And when I say everything… It means from being imprisoned by Andrew Morgan until the moment you saved me and made me your sex slave.” She looked at Ethan with so much hatred. “Until you got me pregnant and married me. Then you went to country Y to fix the problem in your company so Ina could execute your plan. She pushed me down the stairs because you asked her to get rid of my child.” Ethan frowned at what she said.“What are you saying?” Ethan looked at her in disbelief. ‘I did not ask Ina to harm Athena nor kill her.’ He thought. “I did not ask her to do that,”