"You'll pay for this." Ethan grabbed Stephen by his collar and punched his face. He started beating Stephen until he became weak and his eyes were beaten shut.Athena woke up to the sound of Ethan beating Stephen Up.“P-please, Ethan… D-don’t kill him.” She struggled as she tried to stand up to stop him from punching the half-conscious doctor to a pulp. Ethan stopped what he was doing and assisted Athena.“Let’s bring him with us.” She instructed Ethan.“Why? He almost raped you.” Ethan said with a frown. He was fuming mad that Athena was still concerned about Stephen.“I want him to ask why he did this to me. He wasn’t like this when we met… He doesn’t seem like the Stephen that I know.” Worriedly, Athena pleaded, which made Ethan mad.“Because the Stephen you knew was not real! He was just pretending. This is the real him.” Ethan pointed at the unconscious Stephen.Athena frowned in confusion. “What do you mean?” She asked as she continued massaging her head.Ethan sighed and called

Ethan arrived at the office, and Greg, his secretary, welcomed him with paperwork to be signed. “After this, call the accounting and marketing managers for a meeting. Tell them to meet me in the conference room. When is my out-of-town business trip?” Ethan asked.“It won't be until the end of the month, Sir. You have a trip to Japan for a week. And next month, you’re meeting with the new investors at Country Z for 2 days.”“Reschedule the meetings and inform the investors I will meet with here in our office. Let’s arrange a video conference call for my business meeting in Japan. I won’t be going out of the country for the next few months.” He informed his secretary.Ethan finished signing the documents, and as the meeting started, one of the utility personnel brought coffee for everyone. After the meeting, Ethan felt a bit dizzy, and everything in front of him became blurry. He heard his secretary telling him Athena was looking for him.“Let her in,” Ethan said as he massaged his temp

“Will you marry me? But this time… let’s do it for real and because of love.” Athena chuckled at what Ethan said.“Hmmm… Let me think.” She even placed her index finger on her chin to tease Ethan.“Come on, my knee hurts. I need your answer. Is it yes or no? Is that a hard decision for you to think about?” Athena gasps and her eyes widen. She was surprised that this man proposing in front of her is too demanding, and needs an answer right away.“Hey, it’s the decision of a lifetime, and it won’t be easy. What if you hurt me again?”“I won’t,” He answered immediately.“But what if your enemies find out about us?”“I will protect you and our children. No matter what happens, I won’t let anyone lay a finger on our family,” Ethan said seriously.“What if you get hurt?”“As long as you’re not, I am okay,” He answered right away.“What if there comes a time that you will not love me anymore? That you’re fed up with me and find me boring?” She asked again.“That won’t happen. I won’t let it

“Hey, why are you crying?” Ethan panicked when he came back and saw her in tears.“What happened, love? Tell me?” He asked again.Athena looked at him with tears streaming down her cheeks. He reached out to wipe it with his clean hand, but Athena refused, and she wiped the tears on her own.“Do you still love me?” Ethan was stunned when Athena asked him.“Of course, Baby. I really love you.”“But why do you need to leave just to answer your damn phone call?! Are you having an affair with someone?! Are you cheating on me?! Tell me! So, we can end this relationship once and for all!” Ethan was dumbfounded by what Athena said.‘My Athena is jealous.’ He smiled at his thought.“Why are you smiling? I am serious here.” She wiped her tears and glared at Ethan who was still smiling at her.“I didn’t know that you get jealous so easily.” He grinned, which made Athena hit him.“Don’t worry, baby… You’re the only woman I love and no one else. I will never do that to you.”“Then why are you dist

“Long time no see, Athena. Did you miss me?” Ina sneered while slowly walking towards her, making Athena tremble and step backward. Instinctively, she held her belly, trying to protect her baby from whatever Ina might do to her. Ina looked at her belly.“Don’t you dare come near me!” Athena pointed the gun at Ina, which stopped her in her tracks.Ina scoffed. “So, you’re pregnant again, huh?” Ina smirked. “Ahh…” Ina moaned like a psychopathic killer, tracing her face with the knife she was holding.“I remembered six years ago. You were also pregnant with Ethan’s baby. Do you still remember what I did to you?” Her voice felt cold and eerie, sending shivers down the spine of whoever heard her talk. Athena clenched her jaw. She tried to be strong and not get affected by Ina’s presence.“We were also on the second floor, and I pushed you down the stairs, remember?” She turned her head and pointed to the stairs behind her. “It looks like history is repeating itself.” She smiled evilly.“I