From Betrayal to Brilliance Her Rise to a New Life novel Chapter 146

Chapter 146 Asking for a Friend

“Um… good morning.”

She got up and headed toward the bathroom.

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After she left, Zaden finally dared to lift the blanket. Fortunately, Athena had left just in time. Otherwise she might have discovered something else

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After Athena finished washing up, she went to find the staff. She needed new bedding.

Zaden got dressed when his phone suddenly rang. He glanced at it. It was a call from Harriet.

He swiped to answer. “Hello.”

“How are things going with you and Athena at the summer camp? When is the production team starting the livestream? I’m dying over here!”

Harriet had sent Teri a message. But Teri hadn’t replied.

She wanted to know how things were going between Zaden and Athena, so she used the livestream as an excuse to pry.

“It starts today.”

Harriet made a sound of acknowledgment.

“Anything else?”

“No … nothing else, I guess. I’ll hang up then.” Harriet hadn’t gotten the information she wanted. She could only hang up in disappointment.

Just then, Zaden suddenly called out to stop her.

“Wait!”

“What’s up?”

Zaden was silent for a moment. Then he said flatly, “There’s something I wanted to ask you.”

“What is it? Go ahead and ask. I’ll tell you everything I know. I know Athena inside and out. So what do you want to know?”

Zaden paused, not knowing how to begin.

Harriet was dying of curiosity. She asked impatiently, “Come on, what do you want to ask? Is it

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about relationships?”

“Yeah.”

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“Let me guess, is it about understanding a woman?”

“It’s not me. It’s my friend.”

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“Right, right! Your friend.” Harriet snorted inwardly. Usually when someone says ‘my friend, they mean themselves. Zaden was still trying to play it off.

Could it be that he had already realized he was falling for Athena?

Thinking about this, Harriet became as excited as a kid on Christmas morning.

She didn’t call him out on it. She continued asking. “Does your friend have feelings for her?”

Zaden didn’t respond.

Harriet thought maybe that question was too direct. She continued, “Come on, you have to tell me the situation so I can help!”

She was ready to ask Zaden directly if he liked Athena.

But she knew Zaden’s personality. He definitely wouldn’t admit to such things. It would be pointless.

Zaden suddenly smirked.

He raised his hand to rub his forehead, thinking he must be losing his mind.

“Never mind. I’m hanging up.”

Hearing Zaden was about to hang up, Harriet got anxious. “Wait, don’t hang up yet! What about your friend? Tell me more about him. Has he fallen head over heels for her?”

Zaden’s expression remained impassive. He asked back, “Have you won over Kit yet?”

Harriet was speechless.

Well, that shut her

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He knew exactly how to end the conversation.

Zaden chuckled softly and said, “Good luck.”

Then he hung up without waiting for Harriet’s response.

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Earlier, Harriet had asked if he liked Athena.

Did physical attraction count as liking someone?

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Because Athena had gotten lost in the mountains, all activities had been postponed. The unexpected incident had delayed everything by a day. Today officially marked the start.

Athena and Zaden brought Teri along to the activity venue.

When they arrived, two other families were already there. They joined them while waiting for the remaining families.

Albas and Pandra, who hadn’t gone hiking yesterday, looked curiously at Athena.

“Mrs. Storm, I heard you accidentally got lost in the mountains yesterday? Are you alright?”

“I heard Mr. Belmont searched for you all night on his own.”

Athena felt utterly helpless.

She didn’t know their motives for saying these things, but it didn’t sound good, especially with cameras streaming live right now.

If someone with bad intentions heard this, they might twist it.

She put on a gentle smile. “I did get lost in the mountains. But my husband found me. The rain was so heavy, we waited on the mountain for the night. As for Mr. Belmont, I didn’t know he was looking for me.

“He’s always been a very caring person. Since he and my husband are good friends, it makes sense he’d be worried. He’d search for anyone when he heard a friend was in trouble. My

husband and I should really thank him.”

Linda and Thomas exchanged glances.

As the people who were actually there, they knew perfectly well the truth about whether Lewis had gone to find Zaden or Athena. Now with just a few simple words, Athena had cleared everything up. They couldn’t help but admire her skill.

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