Chapter 18

The moment Nathan sent the message, his group chat exploded. "Holy shit! Nate, you finally came to your senses? You're really over Evelyn?" "Took you long enough! That woman was never worth your time in the first place!" "But Annabelle... Man, you broke her heart. You really think she'll forgive you?" After Nathan read the messages, his fingers moved swiftly across the screen as he typed his reply. "I've been over Evelyn for a while. That whole thing was just an obsession. Even when I was with her for those few days, all I could think about was Anna. I just didn't want to admit it before. Now I do." The chat went silent for a few seconds before the flood of messages resumed. "Finally, dude! Evelyn wasn't worth shit. Did you hear what happened? After those explicit photos of hers leaked, the Mercer family's company's stocks tanked. They went bankrupt. Her parents have been tearing into her nonstop. Word is, they're leaving Vexford soon." Nathan frowned but felt nothing. Evelyn's