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…’

late, and Chaim was taking a shower

wouldn’t want to risk anything happening. She took a deep breath and told herself she was just

curled up in the nearest chair. She pulled her legs to her chest and buried her head in her knees as she struggled not to

and headed to the living room to check on Alexia, only to find

matter?" Aunt Song asked,

mumbled, from where she buried her face between

don't seem fine." Aunt Song patted Alexia on the shoulder. "Did you have a fight with Mr.

Alexia shook her head.

guessed right and sighed. "Will Mr. Lancaster be

sadly. "He may

Song gasped, "Is he

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

Song asked, failing

surprise scared Alexia as she responded. "Yes, do you

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

Alexia and stopped talking

the pit of her stomach

hands and started backing up toward the door. "Never mind what I said, dear. Since Mr. Lancaster won't be home tonight, you should go upstairs and

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

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

avoiding answering Alexia’s questions by leaving, she instead confirmed Alexia’s suspicion that Chaim and Evelyn had

situation. Alexia patted her

*****

buzzing again." Evelyn called to Chaim who was

drying his hair.

the number saved." Evelyn peeked at the

‘It’s that girl again!'

up the phone to look at it. It was

message. "I’m not waiting up for

her to wait

Evelyn chose her next words carefully, "Chaim,

can ignore her," Chaim said placing his phone

way, she called you before too. Can

Chaim went back to drying off his

she was your

drying his hair and spoke