Chapter 10 Hugo was taken aback. Evalina, once so soft–spoken and compliant, now had the guts to stare him down. Her skin was even paler than Olive’s, and she was way too thin. He was into her at first because her eyes reminded him of Olive’s. But now, with that fierce look, her eyes were … Read more
Chapter 9 Hugo glanced around the ward, and Evalina’s eyes widened as she stood up quickly. “So you didn’t lie to me?” he asked. Evalina grabbed Hugo’s arm and pulled him outside. “Hugo, if you’re gonna argue, do it outside. Don’t disturb the other patients,” she said, her voice firm. Hugo vaguely felt like this … Read more
Chapter 8 Hugo tossed his phone aside and strode into the office. “Get that 3–million deposit ready,” he barked at his team. No way was he taking any risks. Evalina’d been acting all weird lately, like he didn’t even know her. And he realized he didn’t–not at all. “Hugo, you made it!” his friend Jasper … Read more
Chapter 7 The doctor was shaking his head, looking at Evalina all worried. “Girl, you’re burning up, like 104°F. You trying to push yourself too far or what?” Evalina barely had the strength, but she reached for her phone. It was after nine, and Hugo had been blowing up her phone. She could just picture … Read more
Chapter 6 Evalina tried to laugh it off, but it came out all forced. She tried to get up, but her stomach cramped up on her. She’d been running around all day and forgot to take her meds. “I didn’t do nothing,” she said. “You think I didn’t catch what you were saying to Olive?” … Read more
Chapter 5 Evalina whipped around, voice rising. “What gives?” Olive stood there, all high–and–mighty, looking down her nose at Evalina. The clerk, spotting Olive, went full sycophant mode. “Mrs. Hayes, solo shopping day?” Olive flashed a phony grin. “This girl’s a pro scammer, a total nobody. Where’d she swipe all this stuff? Don’t get played.” … Read more
Chapter 4 Evalina was up late, packing her stuff. Once the divorce papers were signed, she’d gotta vacate. Her family’s finances tanked, her dad was gone, and all they’d got was a tiny apartment. Her mom was sick and needed her. Evalina’d got to get back on her feet, shake off the blues, and start … Read more
Chapter 3 “Relax; I ain’t gonna croak before we’re divorced. I don’t wanna die as a Hayes. If I do check out, I’ll be long gone from you to avoid any bad juju,” Evalina sneered. Hugo’s brows shot up. His usually cool mug got all clouded with anger. He thought, “That’s a new one. I’ve … Read more
Chapter 2 The call ended abruptly. Hugo stared at the phone, not moving. He was thinking, ‘Why did Evalina agree to the divorce all of a sudden? And just before the call ended, I definitely heard something strange on the other end. What could that be?‘ Next to him, Olive noticed he was absent–minded and … Read more
Chapter 1 Evalina O’Donnell’s world crashed when the doc said, “Honey, we need your husband to sign off on this D&C procedure.” She was reeling from the news about her lost baby. However, her husband Hugo Hayes was now off with the woman he was really into, Olive Anderson, for a prenatal check–up. Evalina’s fingers … Read more