Chapter 19: Unwelcome
"What are you doing here, Ewan?"
Athena was the first to break away from the clutches of shock that held the three adults captive.
"You won’t offer me a seat?" Ewan blandly gestured to the sofa closest to him.
Athena frowned in distaste, and turned to Zane. "Did you tell him my address?"
Zane shook his head twice, amusing Ewan. "No, I didn’t. I’m sure he had other means at his disposal."
"You are right. I did." Ewan stated sharply. " I dropped by your house, Zane, to check on you, but your butler informed me that you had gone to the hospital. I went to the hospital, after closing from work, and I was informed by an irritable secretary that you followed your new hire home."
Ewan chuckled humorlessly. "Finding her home wasn’t hard. It was enlisted in the system. And something tells me, Zane, that you are not here to plead with her to consider my request."
"What request is that?" Zane’s mood was anything but happy that his best friend had interrupted his conversation with Athena.
Ewan hummed with widened eyes, pretending to be surprised at the turn of events. "Forgotten so soon? Fiona mentioned that she called you earlier today."
Zane pretended to recall, and then shook his head. "I had no idea what she was talking about then. Your fiancée is always too fast. What was it that you wanted, Ewan?"
Ewan didn’t like being questioned by his best friend either. Shouldn’t the guy be on his side?