Chapter 39 : After all this time

Just before dinnertime, Grace got a message from someone she'd been waiting for for weeks. Asking her on the phone is fun as if nothing happened. With the new pretext of getting a place and time that is safe and away from anyone's supervision. On the other side, Evelyn was nervous about apologizing to Grace. Begging if necessary. It seems that the second option has a higher chance of success, since Grace's first sentence when she picked up the phone was: "After all this time? Are you kidding me?!"

"I-I'm cornered, Grace." Evelyn bitterly answered Grace's scathing greeting. Grace even snorted harshly. "That is not the main point …. wait a minute. How come I'm the one to blame?"

"What do you mean?"

"Aren't you sticking with me yourself? You just left."

"Why the hell not?!" Gracel snapped. "You, who say you love me, are clearly not defending me and not holding me back." Shit.

"Grace, please.... I know I was completely wrong. But as long as it's not over, can't we deal with it from now on