Chapter 138
~ Hailey ~
I stepped out of Navine's room feeling a strange mix of relief and confusion. Relief that the conversation with Nathaniel was over. Confusion about... everything else.
When I got back to the garden, a lot of people had already left. The white chairs were mostly empty now. The elegant decorations looked almost sad without the crowd they'd been meant for.
It seemed like guests had started leaving immediately after Jackson's announcement. Word must have spread quickly—the wedding was off. The Bellamy patriarch had called it off at the last minute. The scandal would be all over their social circles by tomorrow.
Trice was still there, waiting for me near the entrance to the garden. The moment she saw me, she rushed over and pulled me into a tight hug.
"You did it,"
