Chapter 20 “Whoa, go ahead and call. I want to see what your old husband can do,” Lydia said, sitting down smugly, crossing her arms and legs, showing she wouldn’t leave without seeing it through today. Vanessa looked confused and quickly moved closer to Evalina, grabbing her arm nervously. ‘Evalina’s acting on impulse. Isn’t she … Read more
Chapter 19 Lydia caught Evalina freezing up and figured she was spooked. She scoffed, then turned to the waitress. “What’s the holdup? Boot her out already. You don’t want me loading up my card?” The manager wasn’t keen on losing out on a 30–thousand card. He pushed his way through, checking out Lydia, all decked … Read more
Chapter 18 Lydia covered her mouth, looking at Evalina like she was some sad homeless girl. “Everybody at school knows the story. You really think she’s still that pure little angel she used to be? Jason told the tale himself. It’s all true.” Jason Smith, the campus heartthrob with the money and the looks, was … Read more
Chapter 17 But Evalina just told Vanessa, “He’s just a regular Joe. Anyway, I’m thriving now. Water under the bridge. And since you’re here, I could use a hand moving. I’ve been crashing at a hotel and haven’t found a pad yet.” Vanessa stopped teasing. “You’re right, time to move on. Relax; I hook you … Read more
Chapter 16 “Hey, Evalina, you made it,” Rosa noticed Evalina and said. All eyes were on Evalina and the looks were intense, making her skin crawl. Is Rosa seriously trying to hook me up with this guy because Hugo’s dumping me?‘ Evalina thought after taking a look at all this and started to head for … Read more
Chapter 15 “You’re in this condition, and you’re still staying up late working? Seriously…” Walden muttered as he glanced at the medical form. When he saw it was for a D&C procedure, he looked at Evalina in shock. “What is this about?” “Shh…” Evalina sighed. “To be honest, I was married, but now I’m getting … Read more
Chapter 14 “Hugo…” Olive said, looking at Evalina lying unconscious. “I think she still has feelings for you. Maybe we should just end things. Your family doesn’t approve of our marriage anyway. I’ll find a way to… take care of the baby…” “What are you talking about?” Hugo quickly interrupted, turning to look at Evalina. … Read more
Chapter 13 Evalina was yanked out roughly, her head spinning. “Hugo, what are you doing?” she demanded. “Is this your plan? To stir up trouble with my family and then extort money from us?” Hugo shoved her hard against the wall. Evalina was barely holding on, almost at her breaking point. Hugo either didn’t notice … Read more
Chapter 12 Evalina’s eyes flickered. ‘Olive sure knows how to twist things. Isn’t she just making it sound like I’m the one who caused all this trouble? “Good to hear that,” Julie, Hugo’s grandma, snapped. “We only accept Evalina as Hugo’s wife. We won’t let some homewrecker ruin the Hayes name. Well, you’re pregnant, huh? … Read more
Chapter 11 “It wasn’t me,” Evalina said, her brow furrowed. But Hugo’s gaze turned even colder. “If it wasn’t you, then who was it? Did you forget what you said today?” “I…” Evalina started. “I didn’t think you could be so ruthless, Evalina. If anything happens to Olive and the baby, you’ll be the one … Read more