Chapter 91: Whiz Kids
"What is going on here?" Athena demanded lightly, after pushing open the door to her children’s room just at three in the morning.
She was startled to see the dim glow from a laptop illuminating the faces of her children, Kate and Nate. They were huddled together, surrounded by an explosion of papers, wires, and tiny hard drives, looking like little ruffians caught at a caper.
Her side caught a sleeping Kendra, unaware of the twins’ schemes.
Meanwhile, the twins immediately froze at their mother’s voice, their eyes wide as they looked at her, unsure whether to appear innocent or guilty.
After a moment of awkward silence, Nathaniel spoke up, the words tumbling out. "Mom, we were... uh, working on something."
"What kind of ’something’ requires you to stay up this late?" Athena asked, crossing her arms tightly over her chest. "You should be sleeping, not plotting in the dark."
Despite her frustration, warmth surged through her as she observed how earnest they looked, their little faces lit by the glow of the screen.
Already, she had an inkling of what they might be working on. And as much their concern pleased her, she knew she wouldn’t accept it.
Kathleen twirled a USB drive in her fingers, her voice barely above a whisper. "We want to hack into Mr. Ewan’s company servers," She admitted, her cheeks flushing with the implication of her daring statement.
"We want to destroy it. Hurt him for hurting you. He is not fit to be our father, as he seems unable to learn that you can’t be harmed in any way. We should enlighten him again. We are starting with the company’s structure first."
The truth finally said, still sent a tremor through Athena’s heart, a mix of dread and disbelief leaving her momentarily speechless, especially seeing Kathleen’s lips set in a firm line.