Chapter 25: It's all behind us now.

Mark waved his hand dismissively, "If she finds out, she'll understand. She's on my side!" Tristan's lips pressed into a thin line. Arguing with such selfishness was a waste of time. "We're leaving." But Evelyn blocked their path, unabashedly pleading, "Nova, could you just try talking to Mr. Wilde one more time?" Without Nova's cooperation, they were truly stuck. The shards of glass on the floor seemed to slash at Evelyn's heart. She had put so much effort into this, only for Ashton to shatter everything. What would happen if this escalated further? So today, she was determined to make Nova apologize to Ashton. "Please, I'm begging you. Can you do that?" "Even if you were to drop dead right in front of me, it wouldn't make me feel any different," Nova turned away, her stomach turning at Evelyn's insincerity. When persuasion failed, Mark lost his temper and raised his hand to hit Nova. But in a swift move, Tristan stepped forward, catching Mark's wrist just inches from Nova's