From Betrayal to Brilliance Her Rise to a New Life novel Chapter 254

Chapter 254 A Bitter Encounter

When Patricia heard the topic come up, her face turned grim.

Athena.

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That illegitimate daughter her husband had outside their marriage–now shamelessly clinging to Zaden, her own daughter’s man. How shameless she was!

Of course, she thought bitterly, like mother, like daughter.

Almost no one knew Athena’s true identity. Only Fabio, Patricia, and Kit knew she was Fabio’s child from another woman. Patricia had kept it secret to protect Maya.

She had even made Fabio promise not to see Athena again and never to bring her home. If he ever broke that promise, she’d make sure Athena disappeared from this world completely.

Patricia turned to Maya with a calm but cold smile. “You don’t need to worry about that woman. You were Zaden’s first love. No man ever forgets his first love. She’s someone Zaden found to comfort his daughter. Now that you’re back in Vlephia, she’s nothing.”

As they spoke, Patricia suddenly froze.

The color drained from her face as her eyes locked on someone ahead.

Maya noticed her mother’s strange reaction. She turned to see what she was staring at. That’s when she saw a stunning woman walking toward them.

Athena. She wasn’t wearing makeup, yet she was breathtaking. Her features are flawless, and her presence was impossible to ignore.

Maya followed her mother’s gaze and asked in puzzlement. “Mom, what are you looking at?”

Patricia’s eyes flashed with disgust.

Then she sneered, “Nothing. Just someone I can’t stand.”

Maya studied Athena carefully. She didn’t look that old–probably around the same age as herself. Her mother said this woman was hateful? That didn’t make sense. How could someone like her possibly have crossed paths with Patricia before?

At that very moment, Athena also spotted them. Their eyes met for just a second.

Athena frowned slightly. What a terrible stroke of luck.

In the past, Athena had suffered a lot because of Patricia. Every time Fabio tried to get close to

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her, she’d tense up, keeping her distance and acting cautious.

She was afraid that Patricia would find out and cause another scene.

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Occasionally she couldn’t understand how Patricia could be so awful and yet have a son like Kit, who was actually a decent person. Athena and Kit got along pretty well, which only made Patricia’s attitude more confusing.

Meanwhile, Patricia hadn’t left with Maya.

She turned to her daughter and said sharply, “Come on. Let’s go give her a warning. Maybe she’ll finally learn her place and stop dreaming about things she doesn’t deserve.”

With that, Patricia grabbed Maya’s arm and started walking straight toward Athena.

Athena’s position couldn’t have been worse. There were people behind her blocking the way; she couldn’t move left or right. The only way out was to pass right by Patricia.

She hesitated, unsure whether to wait for Patricia to leave or just ignore her and walk past. But before she could decide, Patricia was already coming right at her, dragging Maya along.

Athena instantly knew. Patricia was coming for her.

Taking a deep breath, she steadied herself and lifted her chin.

“Well, if it isn’t Athena,” Patricia said smugly, her tone full of sarcasm and disdain. “What a surprise to see you.” The mockery in her eyes was obvious.

Maya, standing beside her, blinked in surprise.

The name clicked in her mind–Athena.

That was the woman she’d heard about lately. The one who’d been getting close to Zaden.

So it was her–the woman standing right in front of her.

Maya’s eyes narrowed. The closer she looked, the more beautiful Athena seemed. Even from a distance, she was hard to ignore–but up close, she wasn’t just pretty. She had a glow about her, the kind of confidence that naturally drew attention. The kind of woman men easily fell for.

Maya’s brows furrowed.

When did Zaden become this shallow?

Was it because she left? He couldn’t handle the loneliness, so he found someone random to fill the emptiness?

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