My Mommy Became A Billionaire After the Breakup novel Chapter 4

Athena raised her gaze and locked eyes with Ruby. She couldn't help but notice that Ruby resembled Freya, even more than herself.

"I will," Athena nodded in agreement.

"Thank you, Athena. I'll put in my best effort to learn quickly!" Ruby's voice dripped with sweetness.

"You're welcome," she replied politely, as she always did. Byron couldn't detect any signs of displeasure or jealousy from her.

"She doesn't care because she's not jealous..." These words echoed in Byron's mind, irritating him.

"I need coffee," he grumbled, storming into his office .

Later, in the break room, Ruby and Athena were finally alone...

"Miss Holland, Mr. Crawford is quite particular about his coffee's taste, so—"

"Athena, I suggest you avoid being around Byron in the future. Whenever he sees you, it puts him in a bad mood. He is my man now, and I don't want him to be unhappy," Ruby interrupted, crossing her arms and staring at Athena with arrogance, as if she were Byron's girlfriend, not his secretary.

"Miss Holland, if you want me to leave quickly, you might want to stop talking and focus on learning," Athena calmly responded, grinding the coffee beans.

Ruby had said those words to provoke Athena, hoping to trigger her anger and make Byron hate her even more. But Athena didn't take her words to heart at all. Ruby gnashed her teeth in frustration.

The truth was, Ruby was sent to Byron's side several months ago.

Athena blocked Ruby's path, capturing his attention first. She believed Athena must have used some underhanded tactics to gain his favor, even though Ruby resembled his love Freya more.

So far, Byron hadn't shown any interest in Ruby whatsoever.

Aside from occasionally zoning out while staring at her, he rarely smiled.

She glared at Athena with resentment.

"You're just a loser who got dumped by Byron. What are you so proud of?!" Ruby sneered.

Athena looked at her with piercing eyes, as if she could see her inner thoughts. "Today is our first meeting, right? Why do you hate me so much?"

Ruby was caught off guard and instinctively retorted, "I— I don't!"

"Is it because you haven't slept with Byron yet?" Athena teased.

"D-Don’t be ridiculous!" Ruby was clearly frustrated at being exposed.

"On the desk in the secretary's room, there are two sets of notes,” Athena plainly explained. “One is Byron's secretary handbook, and the other is his lover's handbook, which contains all his preferences."

"What do you mean?" Suspicion was evident in her voice. She couldn’t believe Athena was being so helpful.

"I'm just handing over my work. What do you think I mean?" Athena added with a smile. "Miss Holland, I don't care about Byron as much as you think. It's just a job. I've always been professional when it comes to work, and I'll teach you everything I know. But how much you can learn and whether you can please Byron… that's up to you."

Ruby furrowed her brows and looked at her skeptically.

She still couldn't fully trust Athena.

After a moment, Ruby finally said, "You better do as you say!"

Athena brewed the coffee, pushed it towards Ruby, and flashed a gentle smile. " Since you've been talkin' so much, I'll give you a heads up too. I'll let it go this time. Just go on and do whatever pleases Byron, and steer clear of me. Don't mess with me, or I can't promise what might go down."

Under her piercing gaze, Ruby felt a shiver run down her spine.