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…’

and Chaim was taking a

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 she was just overthinking the whole

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 she struggled

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

the matter?" Aunt Song asked, rushing

mumbled, from where she buried her face between her

on the

Alexia shook her head.

she had guessed right and sighed. "Will

not." Alexia sniffed sadly. "He may stay at

Song gasped, "Is he

sick. He’s staying there to take care of Evelyn like he usually

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

Song's surprise scared Alexia as she responded. "Yes, do you know

unsure how to respond.

looked at Alexia and

Alexia asked, a ball forming in the pit of her

"Never mind what I said, dear.

take off the apron before she

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

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

whole situation. Alexia patted

*****

Evelyn called to Chaim

paused drying his hair. "Who

don’t have the number saved."

‘It’s that girl again!'

up the phone to

looked at the message. "I’m

her to wait for me in the

upset, Evelyn chose her

matters. You can ignore her," Chaim

way, she called

went back to drying off his hair, not really listening

she

his hair and spoke slowly. "Did she really say