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…’

late, and Chaim was taking a shower at Evelyn's. So had

needing Alexia’s bone marrow that he wouldn’t want to risk anything happening. She took a deep breath and told herself she was just overthinking the whole

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

to the living room to check

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

from where

patted Alexia on the shoulder. "Did you have a fight with Mr.

Alexia shook her head.

guessed right and sighed. "Will Mr. Lancaster

sniffed sadly. "He may stay at

Aunt Song gasped, "Is

He’s staying there to

Evelyn?" Aunt Song asked, failing to hide the surprise from her

as she responded. "Yes, do you

unsure how to respond. "She’s

Song looked at Alexia and

a ball forming in the pit of her stomach

hands and started backing up toward the door. "Never mind what I said, dear. Since Mr. Lancaster won't be home tonight,

bother to take

by herself, the whole situation growing

and Evelyn had some sort of history. That just left Alexia to wonder if Evelyn was Chaim’s secret crush, or maybe

Alexia patted her face and cheered herself up. She

*****

again." Evelyn called to Chaim

his hair. "Who is

don’t have the number saved." Evelyn peeked at the phone, rage boiling

‘It’s that girl again!'

getting dressed and picked up the phone to look at

the message. "I’m

is she being like this? I told her to wait for me

being upset, Evelyn chose her

can ignore her," Chaim said placing his phone in his

way, she called you before

went back to drying off his hair, not really listening

said she was your

stopped drying his hair and spoke