#Chapter 181: A Second Chance

[Evelyn’s POV] I really tried not to let the whole matter bother me. I was fairly sure that I wasn’t the only person to exist that wasn’t trainable. Still, I felt horrible knowing that I had wasted Erik and Thomas’ time. Every muscle and joint in my body was aching and for what? I couldn’t even say that the pain was worth it. Spending all morning in front of that damn punching bag only resulted in me feeling exhausted and defeated. I trudged back to the house for a much-needed shower while gently rubbing the pads of my thumbs into my aching wrists. I had no idea how I was going to be able to work in the greenhouse when my hands were so sore. What was worse was that I had no idea how I was going to ever face either Erik or Thomas after. But I just couldn’t do it. I couldn’t bring myself to willingly throw a punch at someone who had never done anything to hurt me or threaten me—even if it was just pretending. Yet, I had absolutely no problem pressing a broken shard of gl