Athena had mixed emotions after hearing about ona’s sudden visit. Previously, she was very close to her Aunt. Since her mother died when she was still young, ona served as her second mother.
’I wonder if Aunt is also aware of the conspiracy between Dominique and Uncle Alfonso.’ Athena mused to herself, hoping that onah remained the sweet and loving Aunt she had known.
"Athena, believe . This spells trouble. But don’t worry I got your back." Sasha gently patted her shoulder.
Then she turned to Bella. "Invite her in. We will talk here."
"But Director Smith, Madam ona would like to talk to Miss Athena alone. She is waiting in the pool area’s resto."
The pool area was located near the studio where they were going to do the video shoot.
"No. I can’t leave our precious artist. I should accompany her. Her safety is my responsibility," Sasha insisted.
Athena and Lanny t each other’s gaze, sending secret signals using their eyes.
"I will leave Athena in your care then, Director Smith. I hope you will protect her from any potential harm," Lanny mumbled, her eyes sparkling with humor.
She couldn’t conceal her smile because she was having fun while seeing Sasha taking Athena’s sides. They completely fooled their enemy.
"Let’s go, Athena... don’t be nervous. If you can’t handle her, I’ll step up for you." Sasha grabbed Athena’s hand, escorting her out of the dressing room.
The two ladies headed to the resto. They saw ona sitting at the corner table, leisurely taking a sip of her tea.
"Mrs. Williams, what brought you here?" Sasha greeted her first.
ona’s eyebrows were drawn together upon eting Sasha’s gaze.
’Why is she here? I only asked for Athena’s presence.’
"Oh Sasha, you are also here." ona put on a fake smile. "Is that Athena? Why is she wearing a mask?"
"It’s her style. She is a global Ye-tube sensation. The masked singer." Sasha introduced Athena.
For a mont, Athena hesitated to say a word, wondering whether ona might recognize her voice or not.
"Hello, Mrs. Williams. It’s my pleasure to et the beloved wife of the W Diamond Group Chairman." Athena put on a friendly smile.
The mont she spoke up, ona was taken aback.
’Her voice sounds familiar. Sabrina?’ ona looked at her with a scrutinizing gaze.
ona’s expression changed. She beca curious about Athena’s real face.
"Can you remove your mask? I want to see you," she suddenly commanded.
Sasha frowned when she heard that.
"She can’t do that. She is protecting her mysterious image. Revealing her face won’t be beneficial for her." Sasha spoke up on Athena’s behalf. She was indeed trying to protect Athena from ona.
anwhile, ona was feeling impatient. She didn’t like how Sasha was interrupting and contradicting her words. She didn’t co here to be treated rudely by this woman.
’She should know her place. I guess she is brainwashing Athena to fight with my daughter, lody. She is the number one orchestrator of conflict.’ ona was already pissed off but she tried to conceal her negative emotions.
She maintained her smile as she invited them to sit down and join her.
"Sorry for being intrusive. It is not my attention Athena. I just got curious... because your voice seems familiar to ." ona admitted.
Athena fell silent. ’Did Aunt recognize my voice? Aside from Dominique, Aunt ona can still rember my voice?’
Athena didn’t know what she should feel about it. Part of her was missing the motherly love given to her by her Aunt. She just wished she was different from lody and her Uncle Alfonso. Did ona genuinely care about her in the past?
anwhile, ona was also thinking about Sabrina.
’This might be a coincidence. Sabrina is already dead. Having similar voices is not impossible. Now, I have to focus on my goal.’
"I ca here because I want to talk about the issue between you and my daughter. I hope to clear up the misunderstanding. She didn’t have any involvent with your accident. She was just being frad."
Athena clenched her fists upon hearing that. ’What did I expect? Of course, she’ll side with her daughter. But does she know the truth and is just covering it up, or has lody lied to her mother?’
"Can you also give a statent to the dia?" ona held Athena’s hand, her eyes pleading.
"You know this issue has affected my daughter’s personal life too. Her engagent with Oliver is on the brink of being destroyed. I heard Oliver is very fond of you. Maybe you could help my daughter?" she shalessly asked.
Sasha couldn’t help but let out a sarcastic laugh. But onah glanced at her aningfully.
"I believe if my daughter marries Oliver, it would benefit you as well, Mrs. Smith. You wouldn’t have to worry about my daughter pestering your husband anymore," ona stated bluntly, her patience with Sasha’s rudeness finally wearing thin.
Sasha raised an eyebrow, surprised by ona’s directness. "Oh, really? And how can I be sure that lody will stay away from my husband once she’s married?"
ona sighed, "Well, that’s true. You also did that to your husband when he was still married to his first wife. I believe you are worried about experiencing the sa thing. I understand."
’Bingo! You are right, Aunt!’ Athena just tried her best to hold her laughter. It was so much fun watching the two won arguing in front of her.
Sasha’s expression turned ashen, displeased by ona’s last remarks. She was going to talk back when ona reminded her that Athena was there, listening to them.
"Miss Athena, maybe you should consider what I’m saying. If it ans resolving this situation and bringing so peace, it might be worth it, am I right?" She continued to convince Athena.
Unlike lody, her mother was a wise woman. Even if she despised the person in front of her, she would maintain a calm and composed deanor. In her vocabulary, there was always a right mont to counter and strike her enemy—never confronting them head-on.
That’s one of the reasons why she didn’t confront Athena about the slapping incident that happened in Goddess Elixir Cafe. She was still trying to assess what kind of person Athena was.
"I’ll think about it, Mrs. Williams..." she politely responded. She didn’t want to act rudely toward her Aunt since she didn’t have proof whether ona also colluded with Dominique and Alfonso to steal her father’s company from her and Enzo.
ona gave a small, relieved smile. "Thank you, Miss Athena. I appreciate your understanding."
"And as part of our peace offering, I would like to invite you over for dinner if you are free this weekend." ona didn’t waste the opportunity to invite Athena.
"Sure, Mrs. Williams. I’ll free my schedule this weekend."
As ona left, Sasha turned to Athena, her expression stern. "I hope you know what you’re doing. You shouldn’t trust her. Do you believe in the saying like mother like daughter? You should watch your back, Athena."
Sasha gave her a piece of friendly advice, proof that Athena managed to gain Sasha’s trust. She was overly concerned about her and it was a good thing.
"Don’t worry, Sasha. I can handle them myself," She winked at her.
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