Chapter 44
Author: Golden pen
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Just after dinner, Athena and Maxwell decided to leave for their home. Since Athena and her mother didn’t leave the mansion, it was already late in the night, sizzling with the chaos unfolding every day. Athena has resorted to saying less to her family as much as she can.

‘Thank you for standing by me in there’, she told him. Maxwell looked up at her with a smile. He knew what he had done was going to linger in the air for a long time and that God-forsaking Uncle Duncan might want to come for him later.

His smile was reassuring and genuine. “I did it because I hate to see people bren oppressed. I have had my fair share of oppression, and I still have to deal with the stigma of being born poor every other day. He lowered his voice and held her hand in his.

‘For as long as you remain my wife, I will protect you from those monsters’. His words made Athena’s heart leap for a moment as she locked eyes with him. She was beginning to love how he took her problems upon himself, but then she c
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