From Betrayal to Brilliance: She Rose Stronger Than Ever

Chapter 376 Athena and Elijah's picture

Then Zaden pulled the blanket up to Athena's chin, tucking her in snugly. He leaned down and gently kissed her forehead before turning off the light and leaving the room. Zaden sat on the sofa, glancing again at the photos on his phone. Athena probably didn't know about this yet. He had to be careful and deal with it without making her stress out. Zaden called Tommy. It was late—Tommy had been getting ready for bed, so he was surprised to see Zaden's name on the screen. "Mr. Storm, it's pretty late. Did you need something?" "Check the hospital's surveillance footage from nine to midnight. Look for anyone who appeared ... " Zaden studied the photo and figured it must've happened earlier that night. Someone had secretly taken photos of Athena and Elijah and posted them in the hospital group chat, clearly trying to ruin their reputations. It might be aimed at him, or perhaps at Athena. Either way, he needed to get to the bottom of this! Meanwhile, Tommy listened and nodded as Zaden explained what he needed to do. Once he had explained everything, Zaden hung up the phone. A gloomy look flashed in his eyes. This time, he would definitely find the person behind this! The next morning, even after the long, exhausting night, Athena's body clock woke her up early. She hadn't slept much and looked worn out. Fortunately, it was a day off. She didn't have to go to work and could take a good rest in the afternoon.Teri had already headed to school with the nanny, so it was just Zaden and Athena in the house. After getting ready, Athena went downstairs. Since Zaden took her phone last night, she hadn't seen any of the messages yet. She had no clue she was the biggest topic at the hospital right now. Athena sat at the dining table and looked over at Zaden. "When did you get home last night?" she asked. "Pretty late," Zaden said. Setting down his cup, Zaden casually asked, "Was there an incident at the hospital last night?" "Yeah," Athena nodded, explaining, "There was a serious car accident. Many were injured, and some were brought to our hospital. I rushed over to help." Hearing this, Zaden knew his suspicions were correct. That person had taken advantage of Athena being busy to secretly snap those photos. Zaden continued, "Was Elijah there too?" "Uh ... " Mentioning Elijah made Athena feel a bit awkward. After all, he acted like they were quite familiar, but she didn't remember him well and worried Zaden might misunderstand. Seeing no anger on Zaden's face, she relaxed. She said, "Well, when I was in surgery, he followed me into the operating room and somehow ended up taking over the assistant's duties." "Fortunately, nothing went wrong." After thinking for a moment, Athena added, "Later, when I was resting in the lounge, he suddenly came in and chatted with me for a bit." As she spoke, Athena's expression was very sincere, showing no signs of deceit. She told Zaden, "I don't know why he became so attached to me. Perhaps it was because of you." Zaden nodded. He had initially wanted to keep that matter from Athena, but decided it was better to prepare her since she might find out anyway. So, he told her, "Last night, someone took a photo of you and Elijah and posted it in the company's group chat." "What?!" Her eyes went wide in surprise. She couldn't believe something like that had happened, and no one told her. She quickly pulled out her phone to check, finally seeing the messages she had overlooked. Right then, Athena didn't even know what to say. Who could it be? This was just too disgusting! No wonder Zaden had asked her those questions earlier. Athena looked at Zaden, nervously explaining, "What I said just now is true. This photo was secretly taken while we were in the operating room, and this one was taken in the lounge." Her face was filled with distress, seemingly worried that Zaden would misunderstand. However, Zaden merely smiled and said, "I still have faith in you. You don't need to worry too much. I've already asked Tommy to check the surveillance. If someone was passing by during that time, it must be that person!" Hearing this, Athena finally breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't think he'd trust her that fast, and it kind of warmed her heart. Looking at the pictures on her phone, she realized how bad they looked without any context. No wonder people at the hospital were talking like crazy. At least it was the weekend.

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