Victoria looked at the small plant on the windowsill that Evan had given her. She sighed, her fingers touching the withered leaves. A small part of her still felt the weight of throwing it away, as if throwing the plant away was the same as completely erasing Evan from her life.
Victoria continued to look at that until Leona joined her a few moments later.
"It was dying, and your curse brought it back to life. Impressive, isn't it?" Leona said.
"Very resilient." Victoria picked up the bottle of mineral water she had just drunk and then watered the plant. "Okay, I wish you a long life. You've faced a lot of hate."
"Really amazing." Leona was still mesmerized by the state of the plant, which had almost died but had come back to life.
"I feel proud. Despite all the insults," Victoria sai
