Semua Bab A One Night Stand That Felt Like Revenge: Bab 21 - Bab 30

Ethan’s PovNothing has ever made my heart race the way it is now. For two days, we have been searching for Athonia. Where could she have gone? Sleep has been impossible. How could I rest when someone I care about more than anything is missing? I never realized how much I loved her until she disappeared. What could have happened to her?The way she left her parents’ house still haunted me. Pain and fear were clear in her eyes. If Maya were not in the hospital right now, I might have blamed her for what happened. But she is lying there, receiving treatment, helpless like Athonia.Since returning from the search, I have been pacing the sitting room, restless. I have checked every place I could think of, looking for any sign of her. Finally, I grabbed my phone and called Kezzy.“Hello, Kezzy. Have you heard anything from her parents or anyone else?” I asked, trying to steady my voice.“Mr. Ethan, we spoke just ten minutes ago. I promised to call you immediately if I found anything. We ar

Ferdinand’s POV“Mum, where have you been for the past two days?”I didn’t even wait for her to step inside the mansion. The moment she got out of the car, I went straight to her. She looked nothing like the strong woman I knew. Her face was pale, her shoulders slumped, and her eyes had the emptiness of someone who had pushed themselves past the limit. It was as if she had been running for hours without food or water. Seeing her like that made my chest tighten.“Ferdi, I’m fine,” she said, but her voice lacked its usual strength.“Fine? Looking like this? For two days, you’ve been gone. Where were you? Did someone take you?”She gave a small shrug, not even meeting my eyes. “Do I look like I’ve been kidnapped?” Without another word, she walked past me into the house, as if my worry meant nothing.For two days, she had answered my calls but refused to tell me where she was. I had gone from house to house, checking every close friend she had, but she was nowhere to be found. My patience

Athonia’s POVAfter drinking a glass of water, I glanced at the clock. “Mom, Dad, I need to see Maya,” I said as I stood up. Then I added, “Mommy, did uncle Lando take the day off today?” Uncle Lando is our driver. Before they could answer, Jayden walked into the house.“Thank God you are here. How is my daughter doing?” Mum asked, her voice filled with worry.“I already told you, she is getting better. There has been a lot of progress. What she really needs now is rest.” Jayden’s eyes shifted to me, and for a second I feared he was disappointed in me. Why would he not be? Was I not the one who caused his wife to end up in this condition?After hearing Jayden’s answer, Dad turned back to me. “The driver is not around.”“If that is the case, I can manage. I am feeling much better now,” I said with a forced smile. Honestly, it felt more fake than real. But despite how much I wanted to drive again, my parents still would not let me.“No, Athonia. I will not allow that. I will take you,”

Athonia’s POVThe moment I walked in and saw my sister with her friend Dora, a wave of embarrassment fell on me. I turned and locked the door, trying to steady my breath, gathering strength before I spoke. What was I even supposed to say first? I had promised myself I would be calm and gracious, but somehow I always ended up being the one to apologize, even when I was the one who had been hurt.How could I just sit and smile while my sister lived happily after betraying me with my ex-fiancé? For once, she couldn’t bear seeing me with Ethan, but when she started dating Jayden, she did it openly, posting their smiling faces on holidays, flaunting their love, did she ever stop to think about how it crushed me?“Hi, Athonia.” Dora was the first to greet me, lifting a hand in a friendly wave. She was always hard to figure out. Being Maya’s maid of honour made me dislike her more than I wanted to admit, though she’d never done anything to deserve it. It was just the way I felt.“Hey, Dora.

Athonia’s POVA stranger saved my life. Every time I think about it, it feels like I was handed a second chance. If Madam Fe had not found me that night after the accident, I would have ended up in the morgue, my absence barely noticed by the people who call themselves my family. If they truly cared, they would not have sent me away when I was young. Growing up apart from them made it easier for them to give all their love to Maya. You cannot love someone you rarely see.But Madam Fe, she treated me as if I was her own. The day I heard that my parents were searching everywhere for me, I allowed my emotions to carry me away. They told me I had to go meet them, and I listened. That was my mistake. I should have stayed in the hospital and let them come to me. Even Maya, who I suspected was not really sick, stayed there soaking up everyone’s pity. And me? I just smiled bitterly at the thought, so much that the cab driver caught my expression in his rear mirror.Madam Fe had been different