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 taking a

couldn’t have. Evelyn was sick. Chaim was so insistent on needing Alexia’s bone marrow that he wouldn’t want to risk anything happening. She took a deep breath and

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

and headed to the living room to check on Alexia, only to find her curled up in

Alexia, what's the matter?" Aunt

I’m fine," Alexia mumbled, from where she buried her face

the shoulder.

Alexia shook her head.

certain she had guessed right and

"He may

gasped, "Is he

there to take care of Evelyn like he

Evelyn?" Aunt Song asked, failing to hide

she responded. "Yes, do

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

Song looked at Alexia and stopped talking

asked, a ball forming in the pit of her stomach seeing Aunt Song clam

what I said, dear. Since Mr. Lancaster won't be home

to take off the apron before she

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

have been avoiding answering Alexia’s questions by leaving, she instead confirmed Alexia’s suspicion that Chaim and Evelyn had some sort of history. That just left Alexia to wonder if Evelyn was Chaim’s secret crush, or maybe

situation. Alexia patted her face and cheered herself up. She grabbed her phone and sent Chaim a text before

*****

is buzzing again." Evelyn called to Chaim who was

drying his hair.

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

‘It’s that girl again!'

and picked up the phone to look

at the message. "I’m

told her to wait for me in the villa and have a

upset, Evelyn chose her next words carefully,

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

with Chaim’s response. "By the way, she

back to drying off his hair, not really listening to Evelyn

she

stopped drying his hair and spoke slowly. "Did she