Chapter 155It has been a few days since Athena had tried to convince Ares to go against his initial decision.She had since given up, and now she had resorted to leaving him to himself and focus on work while preparing her mind for whatever was comingHe had been to himself too, and they had only ever interacted on a professional level since then.Each passing day reminded her that she might just be close to the end, it was not something she wished for, but it seemed inevitable.Putting her mind into her job and herself, she put off thought of the war and Ares out of her mind.She had been observing him closely, his countenance was unusually dim, and he carried a long face all day at work. “Are you okay?” She asked when she took a file to him.“Someone has decided to speak to me today,” Ares said, his face still buried In his work.“I speak to you every day Ares, we work together, so speaking to each other is inevitable.Athena said, rolling her eyes at him, she understood what he m
Chapter 156Ivan had had a little chat with Catherine the last time they had visited, and while Vera has gone to her now frequent bathroom visits.Catherine has expressed that she would not be pleased if her very first grandchild was born outside of wedlock.He had plans of making things right with Vera, but he had never really known how to go around the whole process.Catherine understood when he told her this, so she emailed him Bella's number, she was Vera's best and only friend, it turned out.So, he went into action at once, meeting with Bella, who was quite elated that they were getting married again.He had confided in her about the basis of their first marriage, and she did not act surprised, so he guessed Vera had already informed her.Bella had been even more happy when Ivan informed her that Vera was with child.They had secretly met ever since, and plans for a dream engagement and wedding for Vera were I'm in motion while she was oblivious to the entire thing.Ivan got rea
Chapter 157Mother Isis walked out of the arena and headed to her car, she could. Feel her feet slowly give way and clawed at the wall nearest to her to steady herself.She looked around to make sure no one had observed that and sighed when she found the hallway emptyShe never wanted any one of the gods to see her like this, it would disrupt their peace and the progress of the plans for the war.Her time was slowly coming to an end here on Earth, and she did not have the mind to tell anyone of themShe knew it would break them more If they had to wake up one day to find her gone.Taking a deep breath and bracing herself, she continued the little trip to her car.As she drove on, she thought of Osiris, and how he would feel if he ever found out about her leaving soonHe would be shattered broken, she imagined.Mother Isis had asked him to hold off from her for a bit, she had used the upcoming war as an excuse.Poor Osiris had believed her and even pointed out how much of a necessity i
Chapter 158Catherine jolted when she heard a thud from upstairs, and dismissed it when she heard no further noise.Going back to her cooking, she stirred the eggs continuously, scrambling the eggs and turning over the bacon.She wondered why Marilyn was not down yet, she was usually down for breakfast by this time.“Marilyn!” Catherine called “Marilyn!!” Catherine called again.“Probably still sleeping.” Catherine thought out loud as she went about preparing breakfast.“Marilyn,” Catherine called when she was done.The steps creaked as she walked up the stairs, she wondered why Marilyn was still quiet. She was not typically a deep sleeper, so Catherine hurried up the stairs.“Marilyn.” She called when she turned the knob, and it did not budge.Her heart sank a little when she pushed on the door, and it did not open.“Marilyn, can you hear me please open the door?” Catherine called, “You are scaring me, Marilyn.” She said pushing hard on the door.“Marilyn!!” Catherine yelled, banging
Chapter 159Eve had thought about all that Gede had told her, she had to tell the truth. She had decided to tell the truth and come out clean to them.So she had to have a video call and tell them. She wanted to see their faces while she told them.“Hey everyone.” She said cheerfully when their faces came into view.“Girl, you must have good genes, you look nothing like a pregnant woman,” Carmen said excited for her. She had always been repulsed by the idea and thought of pregnancy and having a pregnant body.“Show us the bump!” Oliver shrieked.Eve exhaled a long sigh and inhaled to steady herself before she dropped the bomb.“You guys, I have something to tell you,” Eve said getting their attention.“Are you okay? Oliver asked when she heard her tone.“Are you alright?” Carmen asked.“What is wrong?” They all asked in unison.“I am fine, you guys,” Eve said “I am okay”“Okay, so what is wrong?” Carmen asked confused.“I have been lying to you guys, for a long time now.” She started
Chapter 160Vera sat beside her mother, her hands on her shoulder as he held her close, she had just stopped sobbing and Vera was thankful for that.Seeing her like this was heartbreaking for Vera, she wondered why aunt Marilyn had done that. And why there is no reason to justify the case of suicide, Vera knew people were going through unbearable situationsPerhaps Aunt Marilyn had been one and had thought putting herself off would be a solution, but it was notShe just had to be shown that she was not alone, regardless of what, and that there were people who genuinely loved and cared for her, contrary to what she might thinkThe doctor said she was stable but not ready for visitors, that it might take a couple of hours, and True to his word, they had been waiting for about five hours. “Hey, did they say anything?” Ivan asked as he walked in with a box of donuts and coffee to go around. “Not yet, we still can't see her, I guess,” Vera answered for her mother, who was too weak to sp
Chapter 161The following days were hectic and a little tedious for Athena, with planning the coup and combining work with all of that.Athena sighed as she walked into the sect arena, they had yet another meeting and the fourth one in a week.Athena sat across from Mother Isis, she could see her eyes, they were weak and held something that Athena could not read. Keeping in mind to ask Mother Isis if she was okay, she looked too weak to when say she was alright.“Hey,” Athena called after the meeting, “mother?” She called again.“Athena.” Mother Isis called, stopping in front of her car.“Are you alright?” Athena asked, looking at her attentively.“Yes, I am, why do you ask.” Mother Isis asked, trying her best to look as okay as possible.“You do not seem alright to me, Mother Isis, is something wrong?” Athena asked again.“I am fine, Athena.” Mother Isis said, "It is just the stress from work, I will be retiring soon, and the workload is getting a little too much.” She said. “Is th
Chapter 162Ivan paced the floor as he waited patiently for Hermes, he had made up his mind to sign the treaty.Not because he wanted to, but because it seemed like the most sensible thing to do currently to avoid the war.And that would be if, and only if, the new gods accept it. Hermes was not in full support of it, but he understood why Ivan was doing it.They have also planned to do it on the low, without the knowledge of the other gods, they did not have to know, or they would not let him proceed.“Hey,” Hermes said walking into the office without even knocking.“Hey,” Ivan answered him, walking towards his desk. “I came as soon as I got your message.” He replied, taking a seat.“I signed it, and all I want you to do is take it to Ares and bring his feedback.” Ivan said, "Hopefully it is a positive one.” He added wearily.He was torn between whether this was the right thing to do or not, that he did not know yet, at least not until he got Are's reply.“Do you think this is the r