บท 125: Her resolve

"So, you just found out"

Eve's voice dripped with mockery. "It might sound strange, but I am the one he has been seeing behind your back. And now, the coward is pointing fingers at me and refusing to answer my calls. Is he with you by any chance?" The arrogance in her tone ignited anger in Catarina.

Her grip on the phone tightened, knuckles white. "You should choose your words carefully, Miss Evelynne. I can't believe you had the audacity to contact me at all" Without waiting for a reply, she ended the call, severing the call before Eve could utter another word.

Vio, who had been standing nearby, approached cautiously, a frown etched across his face. "What happened?" His question, though calm, held an edge, as if he already suspected the truth but wanted to gauge how much his mother knew. Catarina's lips trembled.