My Mommy Became A Billionaire After the Breakup

Chapter 6

Chapter 6 Degrading Herself

"Sorry, I've got something else going on. I'll catch your story another time."

Athena didn't bother saying more to the man and walked away without a word.

"Hey, hold on! I don't even know your name!" He snapped out of his daze and rushed after her.

Suddenly, a bunch of suited bodyguards came running from behind. When they saw the man safe, they

all breathed a sigh of relief and hurried over.

"Mr. Chambers, the party's already started. Your parents are looking everywhere for you!"

He panicked, looking in the direction Athena had gone, ready to chase after her. "Hold on, I'm actually

looking for..."

Before he could even finish, the bodyguards exchanged glances and grabbed his arms, dragging him

away!

When Athena appeared on the main floor of the party, she didn't have to do anything. She stood there,

with her tall, slim body and beautiful dress looking like an angel, and instantly attracted everyone's

attention.

"Who's she? Never seen her before."

"Maybe she's some new star trying to climb the social ladder and snag a rich dude!"

"Just look at all those guys ogling her. If they could strip her with their eyes, she’d be naked!"

"Maybe she's even into that sort of thing."

The wealthy ladies whispered and giggled amongst themselves, covering their mouths, their eyes filled

with jealousy and spite.

Athena grabbed a glass of champagne from a passing waiter. She didn't pay attention to the people

around her, focused solely on finding Brad.

Tonight was the 20th birthday party of the young master of a famous luxury jewelry brand. All the

important people in Mailand were invited and it was a highly anticipated event.

Gideon's parents were away on a project abroad and couldn't make it back. So, Gideon was there to

represent his family at the party, his parents being abroad and unable to attend

"Byron… you've never brought Athena to a fancy event like this before," Gideon said, sitting on a couch

with his legs crossed. He glanced over at Ruby, who was taking pictures nearby. "Ruby might look

more like Miss Bates, but she doesn't compare to Athena when it comes to charm."

Byron didn't spare a second glance at her.

"You’ve mentioned Athena a lot lately. Have you taken a liking to her?"

"Would you mind?" Gideon's eyes opened wider. He stared at Byron and asked.

Byron looked at Gideon and warned coldly, "Careful."

"Alright! Alright!" Gideon raised his hands and chuckled awkwardly.

Byron had been like this since he was a child. Once he was tired of his toys and didn't want them

anymore, he would rather destroy them than give them to others.

He seemed to have that same attitude towards women.

"Byron!"

Ruby yelled and ran to Byron in a panic.

Gideon caught a trace of disgust on Byron's face.

She said anxiously, "I saw Athena! She's here!"

Byron finally glanced up at her, his eyebrows furrowing slightly. "What's she doing here?"

They all turned their heads and noticed her immediately. She stood out in the crowd, like a swan

among ugly ducklings.

Just as Byron caught sight of her, he noticed a middle-aged man with a large belly blocking her path

and attempting to hand her a business card.

She immediately engaged in enthusiastic conversation with him, a subtle smile gracing her beautiful

face.

He narrowed his eyes at her, trying to contain his inner rage.

Seeing his expression, Ruby hurriedly put on an exaggerated and anxious look and said, "Byron, Mr.

Hale, I just heard that... Athena is only here to hook up with wealthy men."

She stomped her feet like a child and added, "Byron, even if you broke up with her, you gave her so

much money over the years. You’ve set her up for life. How could she hook up with other men and

humiliate you like this?!"

"Byron has already moved on and started a new relationship. So why can't Athena look for a new

boyfriend too?" Gideon argued as slipped one hand into his pocket and casually swung his glass with

the other.

He glanced at Ruby with a faint smile.

Although his tone and gesture seemed gentle, she sensed a hint of coldness in his words.

"I just can't help but feel sorry for Byron," she said, leaning closer to the president.

"Don't worry about it. Just enjoy the party," Byron replied curtly, avoiding Ruby's hand.

She paused for a moment, a bit hurt. "Alright then."

Before she left, she stole another glance at Athena.

To her, Athena seemed plain in comparison to everyone else at the company. Ruby had seen her old

photos, too. Normally, she didn't wear much makeup and dressed casually.

But tonight was different. She looked elegant and charming, her dress accentuating her curvaceous

figure. It was like she was a totally different person!

Ruby knew that her own pretty and soft appearance couldn't compete with Athena's stunning looks and

sexy figure.

Luckily, Byron wasn't into women who wore heavy makeup!

She looked away, trying to distract herself. The more she thought of it, the angrier she grew. How could

Athena look so amazing tonight?!

An idea suddenly popped into her head, and she held back an excited giggle. She immediately went

downstairs.

Just as Ruby left, Gideon and Byron noticed Athena accepting a business card from the middle-aged

man and tucking it into her handbag.

The man left with a satisfied expression on his face.

Byron was a bit far from Athena; he didn't see the sigh of relief she secretly let out.

Athena scanned the surroundings and finally spotted her target for the night.

Gideon shifted his gaze to Byron and remarked, "You've been hogging this beauty hidden to yourself all

these years!"

Athena was a good-looking woman, but before, Gideon always thought her to be quite dull.

Most of the time, she seemed like a lifeless robot doing whatever Byron ordered her to do. And no

matter how unreasonable he acted, she never refused or lost her temper.

Gideon vividly remembered a time during Freya's winter birthday when Byron suddenly craved a cake Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

from a renowned bakery.

Unfortunately, that bakery already closed down years before.

Gideon had no idea what Athena did, but she managed to buy the cake Byron wanted and brought it to

his house at three in the morning.

When she arrived, Byron refused to eat it and even called it ugly, throwing it away.

Gideon happened to be present at Byron's house that day.

Athena's hair was soaked from the melted snow, her slim figure shivering uncontrollably from the cold.

Her hands were red from how cold it was.

He thought Byron had gone too far that day.

But he didn't anticipate Athena's reaction. She remained calm, showing no signs of anger or

resentment. She simply put the cake in a garbage bag and left.

This kind of thing happened many times in the past few years.

However, tonight, Athena appeared, looking like a supermodel. Gideon felt like things were about to get

interesting…

Byron only stared coldly at his former lover.

"She's degrading herself," he said.