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 Evelyn's. So had

on needing Alexia’s bone marrow that he wouldn’t want to risk anything happening. She took a deep breath and told herself

felt a little better after that realization, but the two of them being together still hurt. She threw the phone on the table and curled up in the nearest chair. She

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

matter?" Aunt Song asked, rushing

fine," Alexia mumbled, from where she buried her face between

don't seem fine." Aunt Song patted Alexia on the shoulder.

Alexia shook her head.

was certain she had guessed right and sighed. "Will Mr. Lancaster be

sadly. "He may stay

Song gasped, "Is

staying there to take

Evelyn?" Aunt Song asked, failing to

surprise scared Alexia as she responded. "Yes,

Song nodded, unsure how to respond. "She’s

at Alexia and stopped talking

forming in the pit of her stomach seeing

I said, dear.

didn’t even bother to take off the apron before

living room by herself, the whole situation growing

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

whole situation. Alexia patted her face and cheered herself up. She grabbed her phone and sent Chaim a text before heading

*****

is buzzing again." Evelyn called to Chaim who

paused drying his hair. "Who

the number saved." Evelyn

‘It’s that girl again!'

the phone to

at the message. "I’m not

is she being like this? I told her to wait for me in the villa and

being upset, Evelyn chose her next words carefully, "Chaim, who

ignore her," Chaim said placing his phone in

the way, she called you before too. Can you

Chaim went back to drying off his

she was

drying his hair and spoke slowly. "Did