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 shower at

Evelyn was sick. Chaim was so insistent on needing Alexia’s bone marrow that he wouldn’t want

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

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

what's the matter?" Aunt Song

Alexia mumbled, from where she buried her face between her

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

Alexia shook her head.

right and sighed. "Will Mr.

sniffed sadly. "He may

gasped, "Is

isn’t sick. He’s staying there

say Evelyn?" Aunt Song asked,

Alexia as she responded. "Yes, do you

to respond.

at Alexia and stopped

in the pit

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

Song didn’t even bother to take off

whole situation growing even more complicated as Aunt

suspicion that Chaim and Evelyn had some sort of history. That

she was, Alexia felt a bit better knowing more about the whole situation. Alexia patted her face and cheered herself up. She grabbed her

*****

buzzing again." Evelyn called to Chaim who was just getting out

paused drying his hair. "Who is

but you don’t have the number saved." Evelyn peeked

‘It’s that girl again!'

dressed and picked up the phone to look at it. It

looked at the message. "I’m not waiting

is she being like this? I told her to wait for

her

one that matters. You can ignore her," Chaim said placing

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

went back to drying off his hair, not

she was

his hair and spoke slowly.