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

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

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

then and headed to the living room

matter?" Aunt Song asked,

I’m fine," Alexia mumbled, from where she buried

the

Alexia shook her head.

right and sighed. "Will Mr. Lancaster

"He may

gasped, "Is he

he isn’t sick. He’s staying there to take

asked,

Alexia as she responded. "Yes,

to respond. "She’s the daughter

Song looked at Alexia and

ball forming in the pit of her stomach seeing Aunt

mind what I said, dear. Since Mr. Lancaster won't be home

even bother to take off the

sat in the living room by herself, the whole situation

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 history. That just left Alexia to wonder if Evelyn was Chaim’s secret crush, or maybe

patted her face and cheered herself up. She grabbed her phone and sent Chaim

*****

called to Chaim who was just getting out

drying his hair.

have the number saved." Evelyn peeked at the phone, rage

‘It’s that girl again!'

up the phone

the message. "I’m not waiting up for

I told her to wait for me in the villa and have a

her next

that matters. You can ignore her," Chaim said

response. "By the way, she called you before too. Can you guess what

to drying off his hair, not really listening to

she

hair and spoke