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 shower at

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

curled up in the nearest chair. She pulled her

room to check on Alexia, only to find her curled up in

what's the matter?" Aunt

mumbled, from where

patted Alexia on the shoulder. "Did you

Alexia shook her head.

certain she had guessed right and sighed.

Alexia sniffed sadly. "He may stay at

Aunt Song gasped, "Is he

there to take care of Evelyn like

Aunt Song asked, failing to hide the surprise from her

surprise scared Alexia as she responded. "Yes, do

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

Alexia and stopped

pit

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

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

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

confirmed Alexia’s suspicion that Chaim and Evelyn had some sort of history. That just left Alexia to wonder if Evelyn

patted her face and

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to

his hair. "Who is

saved." Evelyn peeked at the phone, rage boiling in

‘It’s that girl again!'

finished getting dressed and picked up the phone to look at

message. "I’m not waiting

her to wait for me in

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

You can ignore her," Chaim said placing

"By the way, she called you before

back to drying off his

said she was your

hair and spoke slowly. "Did