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Athena panicked for the first time since Ewan entered her residence.
She had believed her children were asleep an hour ago. But, again, fate had chosen to play funny games with her.
Her heart beat out of rhythm as she watched Ewan watch her daughter, his daughter-
wondering if this was the moment where she would out her entire arsenal
children from Ewan and his stupid fiancée.
However, that was not so. She saw no recognition on Ewan’s face.
The blue eyes didn’t do the trick?
Athena swallowed her unbelief.
to keep her
Not wanting to take any chances, she stood up from the sofa, walked to her daughter, and started leading the little one back to the room.
But Kathleen wasn’t done. “Who are you, stranger? She turned and faced Ewan squarely.
“Your mother’s friend.” Ewan replied, just as fast, enthralled by the little girl with beautiful blue
eyes.
Athena’s husband must be a handsome man. The feeling sat uncomfortably on his heart; he didn’t bother deciphering it.
“You should take a little aspirin for the headache, beautiful. I’m sure you will be fine by tomorrow.” Ewan couldn’t help the sudden velvety feature of his voice.
Yet Kathleen made no indication that she had heard him.
She stared at Ewan keenly, forgetting her godfather who was darting glances between them, his heart hanging on a thin thread, while waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Meanwhile, Ewan shifted on his feet, not knowing what to do with the little girl’s interest in him. Did Athena tell the girl about him?
He was about creating an escape from the girl’s onslaught, when she spoke again.
“You look familiar, stranger. What’s your name? Do you like children?”
It was exactly that moment that Athena discovered what her daughter was trying to do, what her daughter knew about the man before her.
She held back a hiss, drew Kathleen’s hand stiffly and walked to the children’s room, without a word to the males behind her.
“He didn’t recognize me, mom. Did you see it? He didn’t recognize his own daughter, despite our similar eyes”
Athena’s anger and zeal to scold her daughter was diffused by that singular statement when they
got to the children’s room.
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She sighed, and bent to her daughter’s height; sighing again when she saw the tears cascading her daughter’s checks.
“He doesn’t deserve your tears.” She said simply, before wiping the tears and drawing the little one to her bosom.
“I’m not going to ask how you found out he was your father, but I am going to ask that you stop keeping tabs on him. He might not be worth it. Tell your brother too. I don’t want your heart
broken.”
Kathleen made no such promise. She only nodded her head, and walked out of her mother’s hug.
“Let me get you aspirin, Kate…”
Kathleen shook her head, before getting on her bed. “I feel better now.”
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