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…’

Chaim was taking a shower at Evelyn's.

they 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 told herself

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

the living room to check on Alexia, only to find her

Alexia, what's the matter?" Aunt Song

fine," Alexia mumbled, from where she buried her

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

Alexia shook her head.

guessed right and sighed. "Will Mr. Lancaster be

sniffed sadly. "He may stay

Song gasped, "Is he

staying there to take care of Evelyn like he

asked, failing to hide the

Song's surprise scared Alexia as she

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

at Alexia and stopped

in the pit

the door. "Never mind what I said, dear. Since Mr. Lancaster won't be home tonight,

bother to take off the

the whole situation growing even

might 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

matter who she was, Alexia felt a bit better knowing more about the whole situation. Alexia patted her face and cheered herself up. She grabbed her

*****

Evelyn called to Chaim who was

his hair. "Who is

have the number saved." Evelyn

‘It’s that girl again!'

finished getting dressed and picked up the phone to look at it.

looked at the message. "I’m not waiting up for you

to wait for

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

You can ignore her," Chaim

"By the way, she called you

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

said she

drying his hair and spoke slowly. "Did she