Chapter 18

Eva

“I guess you didn't listen when I told you to lay off and relax.” Penelope's voice came out deadpan through the speaker.

I groaned at her chastising tone, shaking my head as I looked at the phone on my dressing table.

“Everything has been good Penelope, I'm serious.” I pressed on, to try convincing her while carefully running hair gel through my curls.

“I’ll only believe it when I see it Eva, and I'm not in the country so you've gotten my answer.” Penelope replied, making me groan loudly while fighting a smile. She was always worrying for my sake. Without a large age gap, she treated me more like a mother to a daughter, or at least a really fun aunt that one would see in movies.

Surprisingly enough, I wasn't lying or exaggerating. Things HAD been going well for me.

Viktor had kept to his word and surprisingly worked well. The extent of our cordial relationship lasted only within the company however and dissipated immediately after I left. I didn't care what he did aside from withi