She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

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Athena replied softly. "You would be at the center of the power struggle. You were still a child back then. It would

do you good with such immense wealth."

She paused before continuing thoughtfully. "In comparison, your sister was already an adult then. Additionally,

the possibility of her inheriting the Graham Group was not high. Your mother made the wise choice of letting her

take responsibility." "You're indeed smart" Matthew sighed heavily in front of Athens for the first time. "My sister

could only agree to the marriage alliance, but she had a condition. That was for her to be the CEO of the Graham

Group. What happened after i was pretty much like what the media said." Athena's eyelashes trembled slightly,

concealing her lamentation Married or divorced, legends like Lucy had no free will.

Thinking of that, she suddenly thought of the Donovan family

The Donovan family and the Graham family were complete opposites.

des

downed the champagne in his glass. "My sister only hadand her career left after her divorce. To pave the

way for me, she didn't hesitate to offend the founding members of the Graham Group. She also secretly nurtured

and promote a large number of trusted A heavy silence loomed in the air before Matthew continued sadly," She

was eventually forced out of the board after her. run-in with the other directors got to the point of being

irreparable. She sensed the crisis in advance and arranged fori join the Graham Group timely. She had been

preparing forto succeed her." Athena nodded silently Matthew spoke again. "A few months later, she got into

a car accident. As for me, | succeeded in her place just like she had arranged At that he at point, the picked up

the champagne bottle and steadily poured it for Athena and himself. Then, he raised his glass and looked at her

"In the past five year, Ive dug out many suspects, but | can't confirm the murderer. Athena, would you tell me

what you'd do if you were in Athena looked back at him. Not long after, she clenched her fists and said

decisively. "If | were you, | would think of all these suspects as murderers and beat them up one by one. If | got

the right suspect, it would mean | got my revenge. If not, I'd still feel good to vent my anger on all of them. It'd |

dono harm

Matthew was initially slightly stunned by what Athena said. Then, he raised his hand to his forehead and

Laughed softly

Matthew could not contain his laughter. It got louder each time,

He got to the point of almost slapping the table's edge as he laughed. "You indeed knowwell!

Athena blinked her beautiful almond-shaped eyes and looked at him dazedly.

She was surprised at how he did not restrain his laughter

She wondered if her words were that funny

Fortunately, there were no other patrons around them. It seemed like Matthew had reserved one whole floor of

the restaurant. Louis was the only one around. He was hiding in the comer and peeping at ther Otherwise,

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After laughing for nearly a ruinute. Matthew finally stopped laughing. He raised his head and sat straight. He

stared at Athena. A deep spark was escalating in his eyes. It was as if a beat was about to start rampaging after

being locked up long Athena could not help but blink when she met his gaze.

His gaze was strange.

Matthew raised his glass and returned to his usual noble self. "Athena, my confidant! Here's a toast to you!"

Athena raised her glass and clinked it with his.

for

After they downed their champagne, Matthew did not continue talking about his past. He ate heartily. The steak

and cake in this restaurant are not bad. Have a try

It was the first tAthena felt devoid after listening to other people's stories. She could feel her empty

stomach. She picked up her knife and fork. She ate her meat and drank her soup heartily. Halfway through her

meal, she received an iMessage

It was from Daniel.

Daniel reminded her of her promise to update "The Case Chronicles of Detective Lockwood Holmes in three days.

It would be the fourth day after midnight today. Athena's heart dropped.

If not for his reminder, she would have forgotten.

Athena clicked on the website publishing this . She was surprised that there had been over 100,000 new

comments. There were more than 100,000 dollars in tips from readers in the past three days. The 's

popularity was overwhelming. She knew she would be doomed if she did not keep her promise. Her readers

would curse her badly.

She replied quickly to Daniel. She promised to stay up at night and complete the fifth chronicle for release by the

following day.

Daniel's reply was almost instantaneous. He had sent a string of emoticons expressing his agreement and

gratitude. He also asked whether she would continue to work on the sixth chronicle right after the fifth. Athena

was speechless. She was eighteen and just got out of high school. She wondered if Daniel thought of her as

someone with life experience vast enough to have endless chronicles to write about, Suddenly, her heart skipped

a beat. in her mind.

A thought occurred in

She looked up at Matthew. Tm involved in an online detective based on real-life cases. It's quite popular.

Would you mind if | wrote about your case? If possible, I'll write about our investigative methods, the process,

and the clues we have discovered until now. It might catch the murderer's attention."

-She paused before continuing. "Of course. I'll make the necessary adjustments to the case so that readers other

than the

killer won't guess I'm writing about your sister's case.

Matthew's eyes narrowed. "That's indeed a good idea. However, won't like it if the murderer decides to target

you. Therefore, lethandle this matter. You can sit back and enjoy the show

"Do you think it's fair tofor you to make that decision after using me?" Athena leaned forward and protested

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complications if caution is not taken.

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around me." Athena did not voice out

her decision that she would protect

her family at no cost if she sensed

any movement from the murderer.

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