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 at Evelyn's.

Alexia’s bone marrow that he wouldn’t want to risk anything happening. She took a deep breath

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 as she struggled not to

room to check on Alexia, only to find

what's the matter?" Aunt Song

from where she

don't seem fine." Aunt Song patted Alexia on the shoulder. "Did you have a fight with

Alexia shook her head.

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

"He

gasped, "Is he

there to take care of Evelyn

Aunt Song asked, failing to hide the surprise from her

she responded. "Yes, do you know

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

looked at Alexia and stopped talking

a ball forming in the pit

"Never mind what I said, dear.

didn’t even bother to take off the

by herself, the whole situation growing even more complicated as Aunt Song

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

more about the whole situation. Alexia patted her face and cheered herself

*****

again." Evelyn called to Chaim who was just getting out of the

paused drying his hair.

text but you don’t have the number saved." Evelyn peeked at the phone,

‘It’s that girl again!'

picked up the

message. "I’m not waiting up for

like this? I told her to wait for

Chaim being upset, Evelyn chose her next words carefully, "Chaim,

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

with Chaim’s response. "By the way, she called you before too. Can you guess what

off his hair, not really listening

said she was

and spoke slowly. "Did she really say