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…’

taking a shower at Evelyn's. So had

want to risk anything happening. She took a deep breath and told herself

that realization, but the two of them being together still hurt. She threw 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

Song finished clearing the dishes by then and headed to the living room to check on

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

Alexia mumbled, from where

fine." Aunt Song patted Alexia on the shoulder.

Alexia shook her head.

right and sighed.

"He

Song gasped, "Is he

there to take care of Evelyn like he usually

Aunt Song asked,

surprise scared Alexia as she responded. "Yes,

respond. "She’s the daughter of the Chis, and also

Alexia

in the pit

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

Song didn’t even bother to take off the apron before

the whole situation growing even

been avoiding answering Alexia’s questions by leaving, she instead confirmed Alexia’s suspicion that Chaim and Evelyn had some sort of history. That

the whole situation. Alexia patted her face and cheered herself up. She grabbed her phone and sent Chaim

*****

called to Chaim who

drying his hair. "Who is

saved."

‘It’s that girl again!'

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

message. "I’m not waiting up for

I told her to wait

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

can ignore her," Chaim said placing

she called you

his hair, not really listening to Evelyn

said she was your

hair and spoke slowly. "Did