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

wouldn’t want to risk anything

table and curled up in the nearest chair. She pulled her legs to

the dishes by then and headed to the living room to check on Alexia, only to find her curled up in a

Alexia, what's the matter?" Aunt

from where she buried

on the shoulder. "Did you have a

Alexia shook her head.

was certain she had guessed right and

sniffed sadly. "He may stay

gasped,

up. "No, he isn’t sick. He’s staying there to take

Song asked, failing to

she

to respond. "She’s the daughter of

Alexia and stopped

in the pit of her

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

didn’t even bother to take

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

questions by leaving, she instead confirmed Alexia’s suspicion that Chaim and Evelyn had some sort of history. That just left Alexia

felt a bit better knowing more about the whole situation. Alexia patted her face and cheered herself up. She grabbed her phone and sent Chaim a text before

*****

again." Evelyn called to Chaim who was just

his

don’t have the number saved." Evelyn peeked at the phone, rage boiling in her

‘It’s that girl again!'

up the phone to look at it.

the message. "I’m not waiting up

told her to wait

Evelyn chose her next words carefully, "Chaim,

her," Chaim said

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

went back to drying off his hair, not

said she was your

hair and spoke slowly. "Did she really say