Aiden's eyebrows shot up to his hairline as he pressed his lips into a thin line, mulling over Athena's question.
"Aiden? When did Antonio join the research team? He has a company to run back in Whale's City, and operations in several other countries."
Aiden exhaled slowly, wrestling with the possibility that he may have crossed an unspoken line. But then he shrugged it off; Antonio hadn't asked him to keep it a secret from Athena.
In fact, he had assumed she would be the first person Antonio would want to tell, especially given the depth of his feelings for her.
"I don't know, Athena. I actually thought he had told you. Maybe he left the company in the care of a family member—his brother, perhaps? If he's decided to stay here, I guess you know the reason."
