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

insistent on needing Alexia’s bone marrow that he wouldn’t want to risk anything happening. She took a deep breath and

after that realization, but the two of them being together still hurt. She threw the phone on the table and curled up in

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

the matter?" Aunt Song

from where she buried

don't seem fine." Aunt Song patted Alexia on the shoulder.

Alexia shook her head.

had guessed right and sighed. "Will Mr. Lancaster

sadly. "He may stay at

Aunt Song gasped, "Is he

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

Evelyn?" Aunt Song asked, failing

surprise scared Alexia as she responded. "Yes, do

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

at Alexia

the pit of her stomach seeing Aunt Song clam

said, dear.

to take off the

whole situation growing even more complicated

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

Alexia patted her face and cheered

*****

is buzzing again." Evelyn called to Chaim who

his hair. "Who

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

‘It’s that girl again!'

dressed and picked up the phone

message. "I’m not waiting up for you

like this? I told her to wait for me in the villa and

chose her next words carefully, "Chaim, who is

ignore her," Chaim said placing his phone in his

smiled, happy with Chaim’s response. "By the way, she called you

off his hair, not really listening to Evelyn

she

drying his hair and spoke slowly. "Did she