Chapter 179
Athena’s heart skipped a beat as she thought, ‘Eloise is my mother. How can she kneel before me?
‘She’d go so far as to hurt herself just for Willow?‘
Athena’s expression turned icy as she grabbed Eloise’s arm.
With a firm tug, she hauled Eloise to her feet, meeting the her astonished gaze.
She said, “Lady Eloise, do you realize that by kneeling to me, you’ll not only ruin my reputation but also bring me misfortune? For Willow’s sake, are you really willing to go this far against me?”
Athena’s words made Eloise freeze. Staring into those icy eyes, she stammered anxiously, “I didn’t, Athena. How could I ever hurt you? I just
Athena stared at Eloise, her voice trembling with hurt and anger. “You only ever cared about Willow, treating her like your real daughter. As for me? I was just the child you threw away.”
Athena’s words, slow and deliberate, pierced through Eloise’s ears like daggers.
Eloise gazed at Athena with red–rimmed eyes, tears streaming down her cheeks.
Brokenly, she murmured, “No, Athena, I never meant to abandon you. You’re my own flesh and blood, my child…”
Eloise was sobbing uncontrollably when Nicolas lashed out at Athena. “You’re utterly despicable! Mother has begged you on her knees, what more do you want?”
“So what?” Athena suddenly roared, her voice shaking with fury. “Thalia and Macy were brutally murdered by Willow, are we just going to let her get away with it?”
The sheer fury radiating from Athena made Eloise’s sobs die down to whimpers.
Eloise and Nicolas stared at Athena in shock and fear, as if they couldn’t understand why she was so furious.
Everyone remembered how bright and cheerful Athena had been as a child. Even after three grueling years in the military camp had made her keep others at arm’s length, she would never have flown into such a rage or shouted like this.
Athena had changed beyond recognition.
“Willow deserves to die,” Athena spat through clenched teeth, her voice dripping with venom. “I killed her once, I’ll damn well do it again.”
Athena stared into Eloise’s terrified eyes, each word a dagger to the heart. “You’d better keep Willow under lock and key, or next time she won’t be so lucky.”
“Athena!” Nicolas’s face darkened with fury as he jabbed a finger at her nose. “You vicious viper! How could the Monson family produce such a heartless wretch like you?”
Athena gave a cold, mocking laugh. “Honestly, I’m ashamed to even share the Monson name.”
With that, Athena strode straight toward Starling House.
Athena finally snapped at Nicolas. “Try to stop me again, and you’ll regret it.”
Nicolas sneered, “What, you’d actually raise a hand against me?”
Athena retorted with a mocking smile, “Go ahead and try. See if I’ll hold back.”
Nicolas’s face twisted with shock and malice. Gritting his teeth, he glared at Athena with venomous eyes and spat, “So be it. Don’t blame me for what
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Chapter 179
happens next. Guards, seize her!”
At his command, the guards immediately surrounded Athena, cutting off all escape routes.
Eloise turned pale with shock and flailed her hands weakly, pleading with Nicolas, “What are you doing? Athena is your sister, too. You can’t do this to her!”
“Mother, stop defending her! Willow is on the brink of death. She needs that elixir now!” Nicolas stopped reasoning with Eloise and fixed Athena with an icy glare.
Nicolas fixed Athena with a cold stare. “This is your final chance, hand over the elixir now, or face the consequences.”
Athena glared at the hypocritical Eloise and the ruthless Nicolas, her fingers tightening around the throwing dagger hidden in her sleeve.
Without warning, she flicked her wrist, the blade whistling as it flew straight toward Nicolas.
The sibling bond had long been eroded by their endless quarrels.
Now, they were nothing but enemies.
Since he would raise his hand against his own sister for that outsider, Athena wouldn’t hold back any longer.
The throwing dagger flashed out without warning, Nicolas had no time to react.
All he heard was Eloise’s terrified scream before searing pain exploded in his shoulder plate, and warm blood instantly began to soak his robes.
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