Anya’s face filled with shock as she asked in disbelief, “Really?”
“Really.”
Anya could no longer stay calm. Her whole body trembled.
A few minutes later, she quickly dialed Zeke’s number.
“Zeke, listen to me. Hazel…”
While Anya was making the call, all the guests had arrived.
“Stefan, you invited so many of us here and made such a big fuss. What exactly is this about?” someone finally asked.
“Yeah. Even if it’s a celebration, there should at least be a reason!”
Some of the guests were already too impatient to hold back their questions.
Stefan glanced at his watch.
“Just wait a little longer. The most important person hasn’t arrived yet.”
That only confused everyone even more.
The most important person?
Hazel, who already thought she understood what was happening, started breathing faster.
“Is this the place?”
Just as everyone was wondering, an abrupt voice came from the entrance.
Moments later, they saw a familiar figure walk in.
Evan.
“He’s here.”
Roxanne quickly nudged Hazel with her elbow and pointed toward the doorway.
Seeing Evan actually show up, Hazel smiled.
That made it almost certain in her mind that he had arranged all of this.
Evan had really given in.
And judging by the setup, he seemed sincere about it. Just seeing him walk in had already moved her a little.
Roxanne felt the same. She even whispered, “Honestly, I’m more used to the old Evan–the one who kept
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fighting back. This version feels strange.”
“Yeah… it feels weird,” Hazel muttered under her breath.
“Evan, you finally made it!”
“Come on, over here!”
To everyone’s surprise, Stefan and Cynthia each gave Evan a hug.
Then they led him to the center of the banquet hall.
Graham, Sadie, and the other guests present were practically stunned.
So Evan was the most important person?
At that moment, Hazel’s gaze followed Evan’s every move, a faint smile appearing on her pretty face.
Seeing Evan bow his head certainly satisfied her.
But strangely enough, besides that satisfaction, she also felt a hint of shyness she had never experienced before.
She couldn’t help thinking to herself, ‘Evan arranged all of this just to apologize to me… If that’s the case, becoming a real married couple with him might not be so bad after all.‘
Meanwhile, Evan was even more confused.
‘What is going on? What are they trying to do?‘
Still completely baffled, he was brought to the center of the hall.
Hazel stood in front of him, chin raised, proudly waiting for him to apologize.
After he prepared such an elaborate setup, wasn’t it all for this moment?
At that instant, Hazel had already made up her mind.
As long as Evan apologized, she would let the past be the past.
All he had to do was apologize.
“Oh, right. Where’s Anya? Why isn’t she here yet? She’s going to miss Evan’s apology!” Hazel said,
puzzled.
Roxanne looked around as well.
“No idea. Maybe she went to the restroom. Let’s just wait.”
But after waiting for a while, Evan still didn’t come over to apologize.
“What is he doing? Why hasn’t he apologized yet?”
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.

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