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 a shower at Evelyn's.

wouldn’t want

on the table and curled up in the nearest chair. She pulled

clearing the dishes by then and headed to the living room to check on Alexia, only

the matter?" Aunt Song

mumbled, from where she buried her face between

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

Alexia shook her head.

right

"He may

gasped,

"No, he isn’t sick. He’s staying there to take care of Evelyn like he

Aunt Song asked, failing to hide the surprise

scared Alexia as she responded. "Yes,

unsure how to respond. "She’s

at Alexia and

the pit of her stomach seeing Aunt

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

didn’t even bother to take off the

herself, the whole situation growing even more complicated as Aunt

Alexia’s questions by leaving, she instead confirmed Alexia’s suspicion that Chaim and Evelyn had

Alexia felt a bit better knowing more about the whole situation. Alexia patted

*****

called to Chaim who was just

his hair. "Who

but you don’t have the number 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 was

"I’m not waiting up for you

her to wait for me in the villa and have

Evelyn chose her next words carefully, "Chaim,

ignore her," Chaim said placing his phone in

way, she called you before

off his hair, not really listening to

said she was

drying his hair and spoke slowly. "Did she really say