Vanessa suddenly stopped insulting him and abruptly ended the call. Nisan, caught off guard, quickly dialed her number again. But this time, someone else answered."Hello?" a voice said. It was her roommate.

"Can you please give the phone to her?" Nisan pleaded, his voice shaky.

Carolina hesitated but eventually handed the phone over, clearly reluctant.

"Vanessa-" he started, but she cut him off.

"Nisan, can you... can you not go through with the engagement?" she asked softly, her voice ...