Chapter 15

Eva

In the end, my decision was hard but I fought the guilt away.

“Nothing much.” I lied, turning away to drink the coffee I ordered.

“What about you?” I asked, turning the question back at her. It took a second after to discover my mistake, but it was too late.

Bitter guilt heated up my belly as her face fell, as if the reminder of her situation was enough to bring her down. Unlike me, she was already open with her problems, no matter how vague it was and I already knew most of it.

“I'm sorry, you don't have to answer.” I quickly tried to backtrack, but she shook her head.

“It's okay. It's been a long while since I've shared problems with anyone.” She said, putting her cup down.

“You already know about the situation with Viktor. Richard is no different. Ever since Viktor fully took over, all he does is focus on his drinking and gambling now. The only good thing about it now is that he mostly ignores me a lot more. It's why I can go out freely like I did today. I found this place and