Capture Her Heart After Marriage

When Evelyn didn’t get a response right away, she spoke again. "Who are you exactly? Tell me now or I’ll hang up the phone and block you."

"Wait a minute!" Alexia said urgently.

Evelyn paused. "Tell me then."

"OK." Alexia took a deep breath and calmed herself down. "I am Chaim's wife. And you are?"

"His wife?" Evelyn scoffed. "Let me get this straight. You’re Chaim's wife?"

"Yes."

Evelyn sneered, "Miss, you should know Chaim has never been married and as such has no wife yet. Next time you should find yourself a better story excuse."

Hearing the Evelyn’s cruel words, Alexia’s heart sank. She was legally Chaim's wife, but Chaim had forbidden anyone from speaking of the marriage so to the rest of the world, Chaim was still single. It also didn’t help that Alexia felt that she was a terrible wife, so Evelyn’s word cut right through her.

It was late and instead of Chaim answering, it was some other woman. Unless Chaim had a close relationship with the woman on the other end of the phone, it didn’t make sense for a random woman to answer Alexia’s call.

Realizing all of that, Alexia had to fight down her anxiety and jealousy as she continued. "Miss, you didn't answer my question. Who are you?"

"Evelyn," the woman replied curtly.

"Wait, you’re Evelyn!" Alexia asked in surprise, her voice rising in pitch as her eyes widened in shock.

Alexia might not have been able to meet Evelyn that afternoon, but she was speaking to Evelyn on the phone.

"Wait, how do you know who I am?" Evelyn asking in surprise, raising her eyebrow; or brow bone seeing as her eyebrows had fallen out from the chemo.

Alexia held the phone tightly, "I don’t know who you are specifically… but I have heard of you."

"You have?" Evelyn squinted at the phone in disbelief.

“Yes,” Alexia mumbled, before gaining the courage to ask another question. "Miss Evelyn, is Chaim there with you?"

"He’s taking a shower now. Do you want to talk to him?"

Alexia bit her tongue hard, struggling with her emotions. "No, never mind. I… I just called to say hi…"

‘Taking a shower…’

was late, and Chaim was taking a shower

needing Alexia’s bone marrow that he wouldn’t want to risk anything happening. She

a little better after that realization, but the two of them being together still hurt. She threw the phone on the table and curled up in the

and headed to the living room to

matter?" Aunt Song

where she buried her

seem fine." Aunt Song patted Alexia on the shoulder. "Did you have

Alexia shook her head.

had guessed right

sadly. "He may stay

gasped,

there to take care of Evelyn like

Alexia, did you say Evelyn?" Aunt Song asked, failing to hide

Song's surprise scared Alexia as she

nodded, unsure how to respond. "She’s the daughter of

looked at Alexia and stopped talking

the pit of her

hands and started backing up toward the door. "Never mind what I said, dear. Since Mr. Lancaster won't be home tonight, you should go upstairs and rest now. I’ll

Song didn’t even bother to take off the apron before she

sat in the living room by herself, the whole situation growing even more complicated as

confirmed Alexia’s suspicion that Chaim and Evelyn had some sort of history. That just left Alexia to

more about the whole situation. Alexia patted

*****

buzzing again." Evelyn called to Chaim who was just

drying his hair. "Who

but you don’t have the number saved."

‘It’s that girl again!'

picked up the

looked at the message. "I’m not waiting up

she being like this? I told her to wait

Chaim being upset, Evelyn chose her next words

You can ignore her," Chaim said placing his phone

"By the way, she

to drying off his

said she was your

drying his hair and spoke slowly. "Did