Chapter 70
Viona's POV
The message from my father came in the middle of the evening. I had just returned from Edenvale, still tired from the long lectures and whispers that seemed to follow me everywhere. I dropped my bag on the couch, stretched, and glanced at my phone.
My heart skipped a beat when I saw my father's name. I opened the message.
"Nicolas came today. He demanded the engagement be annulled."
For a moment, I froze. Then, to my own surprise, my lips curved into a small, almost excited smile. The words I had been waiting for in my past life had come so much earlier this time. Nicolas had made his choice.
I let out a short laugh-more relief than amusement. "So, it's finally happening," she whispered.
A few minutes later, my phone buzzed again. This time, it was my mother.
