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…’

and Chaim was taking

Chaim was so insistent on needing Alexia’s bone marrow that he wouldn’t want to risk

on the table and curled up in the nearest chair. She pulled her legs to her chest and buried her

the dishes by then and headed to the living room to

what's the matter?" Aunt Song asked, rushing

from where she buried her face

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

Alexia shook her head.

was certain she had guessed right and sighed. "Will Mr. Lancaster

sadly. "He may stay at hospital

gasped, "Is

up. "No, he isn’t sick. He’s staying there

Song asked, failing to

she

respond. "She’s the daughter of

Alexia and stopped talking

the pit of her

door. "Never mind what I said, dear. Since Mr. Lancaster won't be home tonight, you should go

to take off the apron before she

the whole situation growing even more complicated as Aunt Song left in a

and Evelyn had some sort of history. That just left Alexia to wonder if

the whole situation. Alexia patted her face

*****

phone is buzzing again." Evelyn called to Chaim who was just getting out

drying his hair. "Who

saved." Evelyn peeked at the phone, rage boiling in her

‘It’s that girl again!'

finished getting dressed and picked up the phone to look at it. It

the message. "I’m not waiting up

to wait for me in the villa and have

being upset, Evelyn chose her next words

can ignore her," Chaim said placing his phone

"By the way, she called you before too. Can you guess

off his hair, not really listening to Evelyn blathering

said she was your

hair and spoke slowly. "Did she really