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 late, and Chaim was taking a shower at

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

the phone on the table and curled up in the nearest chair. She pulled

living room to check on Alexia, only to find her curled up in

what's the matter?" Aunt

where she buried her face

Aunt Song patted Alexia on the shoulder.

Alexia shook her head.

Song was certain she had guessed right and sighed. "Will

sadly. "He may

Song gasped, "Is he

there to take care of

Alexia, did you say Evelyn?" Aunt Song asked, failing to hide the surprise from

Alexia as she

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

looked at Alexia and stopped talking

pit of her

her hands and started backing up toward the door. "Never mind what I said, dear. Since

to take off the

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

instead confirmed Alexia’s suspicion that Chaim and Evelyn

about the whole situation. Alexia patted her face and cheered herself up. She

*****

Evelyn called to Chaim who was just

drying his

have the number saved." Evelyn

‘It’s that girl again!'

finished getting dressed and picked up the phone to look at

"I’m not

I told her to wait for me in the villa

her next words carefully, "Chaim, who is

matters. You can ignore her," Chaim said placing

she called

back to drying off his hair,

said she was

and spoke slowly.