All Chapters of Chasing Athena (ENGLISH): Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

I didn’t know what to say. I suddenly went silent because of what she said, but my chest began to tighten. And along with it, my tears started to fall.Why didn’t Zach or Yael tell me about it? Why did they both suddenly go quiet because of what Lauren said? Does that mean what she said is true?Fuck. What they did to me hurts so much.“Didn’t you ever wonder why your boss asked you to take Ellie home? Well, in the first place, it wasn’t even right that you were the one assigned to take him home since you’re a woman.”Why didn’t I think of that back then? Why did I let myself be the one to take him? Why didn’t I say no to my boss’s order?“Because everything was already planned, Athena! You were the one Ellie’s friends fancied, so they chose you as a gift for him. And the mastermind behind all of it was none other than Yael!” Lauren shouted angrily, then turned to look in Yael’s direction.I looked in their direction—both him and Zach. I couldn’t see any other emotion on their faces e

"Are you okay?" Vanessa asked while we were already halfway through the trip to the penthouse. I just nodded in response while looking out the car window."Do you think Yael is telling the truth?" I asked before turning to her.I didn’t want to believe what he said, but something inside me was pushing me to believe him. I don’t know what it is or why, but I feel like it’s a way for me to find out the real truth behind what happened before."If I based it on what you told me, yes, he’s telling the truth. Because what's the point if he’s going to lie, right? And it’s obvious he regrets what he did to you," Vanessa replied.She’s right, but because of my anger toward that person, I didn’t let myself believe. I held on more to what I believed in than to what he said."You should ask Zach about it, if you really want to know if what he told you is true. But what if it is true, what are you going to do?""I don’t know. I don’t know if I could still accept him."That’s the truth—I don’t know

"I just arrived at the company," I told her as I entered the main entrance.I was on the phone with Vanessa. She bothered me so early just to ask for an update. I still wanted to sleep, but I couldn't anymore because she kept pestering me."Are you with him? Did you come in together?" she asked, making me exhale deeply."I'm not with him. He left the house early because he had a private meeting at 7 a.m., so we didn't come in together," I replied as I walked toward the elevator.I was still yawning as I walked because I was really sleepy. It wasn't even 7 a.m. yet when she called me earlier. I don't know what's up with her. She called so early just to gossip with me.If she weren’t really my friend, I might’ve already hung up on her."Your future husband is so hardworking. So, any improvement in your relationship? What stage are you in now?" she said, clearly giddy. But I couldn’t answer because I didn’t know how to respond to her question."Stop it already, you're really crazy," I sc

"Okay, sweetheart, I’ll just pick you up later," I said while focused on the report I was working on on my laptop.I was on the phone with my child who called to ask if his daddy and I would pick him up after class. But I’ll be the one to pick him up instead because Zach is planning to work overtime since he said he has something to finish. Aunt Rosa can’t pick him up either because she went back to our old place to get the rest of the things we left there."Listen to your teacher, okay? And put your phone inside your bag now. I love you."After saying goodbye, I ended the call and went back to what I was doing. But I suddenly smiled when I remembered what happened between Zach and me. I thought we would remain without a label, but it turns out that wasn’t the case. He didn’t want us to stay in that kind of situation either."Athena, there’s a man looking for you at the lobby," I heard Trixie say as she sat down at her desk. I didn’t know where she came from, but I think from the pant

"So, when's the wedding?" Vanessa asked after taking a sip of her coffee.We were both at a coffee shop near the company. It was lunchtime, and I met up with my friend because she said she had some tea to share, but I suspected she was really just curious about what was happening in my relationship with Zach."What wedding? He hasn't proposed yet," I replied, taking a sip of my coffee."Then what's that supposed to mean?" she said, looking at the ring on my finger. I quickly hid it under the table and looked away."Didn't you say yesterday that he put that on your finger? Then he asked if you wanted to spend your life with him, and you said yes. So, how is that not a proposal?" she said, arms crossed and one eyebrow raised."I-I don't think...he didn't actually ask if I wanted to marry him," I said, annoyed, causing her to sigh loudly and cover her face.My friend was clearly stressed out by me.“Athena, my friend, that’s already one way of him proposing marriage to you,” she said in