"Yeah, I'm picking up Athena to take her home," Zaden said in a low voice. "What about me?" Zaden replied without missing a beat, "You drove here, didn't you? You can drive yourself back." Harriet was speechless. What an ungrateful jerk. He didn't even remember who introduced him to his wife. Now he was just burning bridges. It was really heartless. Zaden seemed to read Harriet's thoughts. He said to her, "How about I drive you home and you leave your car here, then take a cab back tomorrow to pick it up?" When Harriet heard this, she immediately swallowed her complaints. She'd rather just drive herself home! Harriet stopped dwelling on it. She said to Athena and Zaden, "Well, I'm heading out then. Bye!" After Harriet got in her car, Athena opened Zaden's car door and got in. She buckled her seatbelt and remembered what Beverly had said. She said to Zaden, "Your mother ... she seems to miss you a lot. Don't you want to go in and see her?" Zaden's brow furrowed. "There's no need." Then he hit the gas pedal and drove off. ... At that moment, inside the villa, Daisy walked up to Beverly and said, "Mrs. Storm, Mr. Zaden just came to pick up Athena, but he didn't come in to see you."Beverly's frowned in frustration. She hadn't expected Zaden to be so heartless. Even when he was right at the doorstep, he refused to come in! Daisy saw Beverly's furrowed brow and gently consoled her, "Mrs. Storm, things between you and Mr. Zaden are really tense right now. It won't be easy to fix. You should still work through Ms. Hall." She continued, "I saw Mr. Zaden come personally to pick her up, as if he was afraid she'd be mistreated here. This shows he really cares about Athena. If you work through her, you'll definitely succeed." Beverly's expression was grave. Daisy probably hadn't heard their earlier conversation. Athena had told her to work through Teri instead. Fine then. Maybe a child would be easier to win over than an adult. She decided to change her approach and start with Teri. It would probably be much easier than dealing with Athena, that unpredictable woman. Thinking this, Beverly's expression softened. She said to Daisy, "Keep an eye on them. See if there's any unusual activity and report back to me." Daisy knew Beverly wanted her to monitor Peyton and that illegitimate son, worried they might do something harmful to Zaden. So she immediately nodded and said to Beverly, "Understood." ... Athena's life returned to normal. Beverly didn't come for her medical checkup the next day. Athena figured she had probably given up on the idea of using her as a go-between. That was fine. At least she wouldn't have to put herself in an awkward position. As for the situation between Zaden and Beverly, she didn't want to get too involved. It wasn't her place to interfere. Jaylee, who had been following Athena around, had already adapted to hospital life, and Ariana's health was gradually improving. Because of the incident when Zaden had her doctor changed, Ariana no longer dared to give Athena any trouble. Every time Athena visited, she was very friendly, as if she wasn't the same difficult old lady from before. Today, Athena made her rounds as usual. When she arrived at Ariana's hospital room, she unexpectedly saw a familiar figure. It was Maya! Since the noise complaint incident last time, Maya had laid low for a while, and she hadn't been seen coming to work at the hospital. Athena had thought she'd been so discouraged that she didn't dare to come back. She hadn't expected to run into Maya here. But Ariana was Maya's grandmother, so it was perfectly normal for her granddaughter to be here. Far from being displeased, Athena was actually quite happy. Last time she had obtained Teri's DNA sample, but she still hadn't managed to get Maya's. Since Maya had been lying low, she hadn't had any opportunity. She never expected to see Maya here. This was the perfect opportunity handed to her on a silver platter. Ariana had been talking with Maya. When she saw Athena, she said with a smile, "Dr. Hall is here." Athena walked over and said to Ariana with concern, "Ariana, how have you been feeling lately? You can get up now. You should move around more and get some sunshine. That'll help you recover better." "Yes, yes, I understand." Today, Maya was wearing a dress with her long curly hair cascading down her back. She looked very elegant and charming.Athena's gaze fell on Maya's head, her expression thoughtful. She walked over to Maya's side, and while she wasn't paying attention, reached out and plucked a strand of her hair, then slipped it into her pocket.