Chapter 96

Victoria waited a bit longer. Seeing Celestia looking so torn, she couldn't bring herself to push her any harder. Well, looks like her guess had hit the mark. Sighing softly, she looked down, then spoke again, her tone full of gentle persuasion. "If you really don't want the wedding, I won't make you. But can I ask one thing? Just think about it a little more, okay? There's still time before the date we've set. Use it to figure things out. And if, in the end, you still feel the same... we'll drop it." Celestia looked into her mother's eyes, seeing the heartfelt plea there. She really couldn't say no. In the end, she just gave a small nod. After chatting a bit more with her mom, Celestia started feeling a little drained and went back to her room to rest. But she'd barely stepped inside the house when a housemaid approached her. "Madam, there's a phone call for you." Celestia paused, confused. Usually, people just called her cell. Who'd even call the house? "Who is it?" she asked. The ma