I Walked Away And He Lost His Mind (Zephyra and Steven) novel Chapter 837

A familiar voice came through the line. “Zephyra, it’s me.”

Rachel?

My thumb instinctively moved to end the call.

“Zephyra, don’t hang up!” Rachel said quickly. “Please, just hear me out.”

I paused. Rachel's tone was a complete departure from the arrogant condescension of the past few days; now, it was almost pleading.

While I was still processing, Rachel continued, “I was wrong before. I was being too extreme, and I was so worried about Horace that I said a lot of terrible things to you. I didn’t really mean them.”

I pressed my lips together. I had assumed she’d gotten a new number just to curse me out again, but instead, she was apologizing.

“Zephyra, we've known each other for so long. We've been through so much together, supporting each other through thick and thin. Are you really going to throw away all those years of friendship?”

Of course I didn't want to, but the betrayal still stung. Rachel had conspired with Verna to deceive me.

Between me and Verna, Rachel had chosen to believe Verna.

Thinking about it, I couldn't help but wonder. Just a few days ago, Rachel and Verna were united in their hatred for me. Why the sudden change of heart?

I decided to test the waters. “Rachel, what do you want?”

There was a moment of silence on the other end, then Rachel’s voice dropped. “Zephyra, you haven’t forgiven me, have you? I know I messed up badly, but I was just so out of my mind with worry over Horace. Every time I think about his leg, I just…”

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