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

that he wouldn’t want to risk anything happening. She took a deep breath and told

better after 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

the dishes by then and headed to the living room to check on

the matter?" Aunt Song asked,

mumbled, from where

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

Alexia shook her head.

had guessed right and

Alexia sniffed sadly. "He may

gasped, "Is

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

did you say Evelyn?" Aunt Song asked, failing to hide the surprise from her

Alexia as she responded. "Yes,

nodded, unsure how to respond. "She’s the daughter of the Chis, and also Mr.

at Alexia and

pit of her stomach seeing Aunt Song clam

waved her hands and started backing up toward the door. "Never mind what I said, dear. Since Mr. Lancaster

take off the

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

Song might have been avoiding answering Alexia’s questions by leaving, she instead confirmed Alexia’s suspicion that Chaim and Evelyn had some sort of

bit better knowing more about the whole situation. Alexia patted her face and cheered herself up.

*****

buzzing again." Evelyn called to

paused drying his hair. "Who

have the number saved." Evelyn

‘It’s that girl again!'

up the phone to look at it. It

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

is she being like this? I told her to wait for

being upset, Evelyn chose her

You can ignore her," Chaim said placing his phone

she called

to drying off his hair, not

she was your

hair and spoke slowly. "Did she really say