Chapter 272: Just A Business Meeting
"Are you going on a date with Ewan, looking and smelling like that?" Gianna asked, a frown masking her face as her eyes quickly scanned Athena’s face and clothes.
Athena scoffed, shot her a glare, and then transferred the carton containing the batch of drugs to the backseat with her left hand.
"It’s not a date, Gianna. It’s a business meeting," She spoke curtly, dusting her hands off as if she were shaking off any lingering doubt. "The one I have a date with is Antonio, and that’s at seven. Get the facts straight."
Yet, she sniffed her clothes, scrunching her face when she perceived nothing out of the ordinary. "You talked about a smell..."
Gianna snorted and rolled her eyes as she turned on the ignition. "Yes, you reek of chemicals. I think you should leave the coat in the car and get another top at a store... maybe even a spritz of perfume..."
Athena shook her head, cutting her friend off. The next stop would probably lead to Gianna suggesting a complete makeover. She didn’t need to do that for Ewan. "I’m going to meet Ewan like this. He knows I’m a doctor—no need to give him any other ideas."
Gianna shrugged as she pulled the car out of its parking spot. "If you say so. So what’s the business meeting all about?"
"It’s about the Grey disease... I’m not entirely sure. But he mentioned finding the mole..." Athena replied, relieved again that Gianna wasn’t a stranger to her second occupation.
Talking with her friend was therapeutic to an extent, aiding her in distancing herself from the sadness that flooded in from not having Aiden around.
"Oh, I assume he is taking this up as a responsibility. That says a lot about him. He’s a changed man. Surely, you’ve noticed."
Of course, she had noticed, and more. But what was there to do with that information? Exclaim in praise?