LOGINEvelyn's POVThe steady rhythm of something beeping lulled my consciousness back to some waking world. At first, I wasn't sure if it was some afterlife or the real world. As my body started to wake up, pain immediately began to pulse throughout my body. It also felt like someone took a hammer to my head.Well, I was definitely in the real world.I groaned out in pain and struggled to open my eyes. Wherever I was, the light was low and non-invasive. Once I finally came to, I saw faint blue walls surrounding me while an IV pump and pole sat next to my bed."Evelyn!" A soft, feminine voice exclaimed.I turned my head slowly to my left and saw Mila sitting in the recliner next to me.She got up immediately and knelt down at the side of my bed. Tears streamed down her face but a smile bloomed across her lips. "You're awake! God, I was so scared you wouldn't come back, but I'm glad you did.""W-where am I?" I asked groggily."Bellevue Hospital," she replied in a shaky voice. "I got a call, a
Evelyn's POVNothing could've prepared me for this. Never in our years together had Adrian ever made me question his loyalty to me and to this marriage. Sure, recently I was becoming more suspicious of him and knew he was hiding *something* from me… But I didn't think it was something like this.How could he betray me like this?How could he betray our marriage and our love like this?I thought he cared about me!The more I stared at Adrian the more I thought about how I didn't even recognize him anymore. Whoever was standing there wasn't the man I married."E-Evelyn," Adrian stammered. "Please, l-let me explain. This isn't what it looks like." He cautiously came towards me like I was some diseased animal on the street. Slowly and carefully, he extended his hand and reached for mine.But I pulled back immediately as if he were radioactive. "Don't you dare touch me. I don't even want to look at you right now.""Please, Eve, please." Adrian clasped his hands together. "What you heard isn
Adrian's POVI watched as Evelyn whizzed past me to go rush to her best friend's house. Whatever she was hiding from me, she took with her… The house felt so cold without her here and not even the bright overhead lights could chase away the darkness that was beginning to cloud my mind.Sadness weighed down my shoulders as I dragged my feet towards the kitchen. Why was Evelyn acting so weird today? She thought she had concealed it well, but her act was full of flaws.But more importantly, why wouldn't she tell me about it? Her unwillingness to confide in me left me feeling hollow. I felt that Evelyn and I were drifting further and further apart.The questions repeated themselves in my mind like a broken record. It didn't take long until they started to drive me mad. Coupled with the stress of having to deal with Zane's will and inheritance paperwork, and general work with the company, it felt like I was spiraling out of control.With no one else to comfort me, I turned to the one thing
Evelyn's POVMy mind was a complete fucking mess. The thought of having been lied to, AGAIN, after everything we just went through was pushing me to the edge. I couldn't wrap my head around why Adrian would do something like this! He was supposed to be a man of his word—or at least, that's what he'd always told me.So, why was it when it came to Bianca, he couldn't seem to get his story straight?Mila placed her hand on my shoulder gently. "Eve…? Talk to me, girly. I won't let you spiral."Her gentle and grounding presence pulled me back from the edge. I sighed and leaned my head against her shoulder. "I don't know what to think, Mila… I don't know what to believe anymore.""We can't base the truth based off of a report. It's perfectly fine to be skeptical, but it's just another piece of the puzzle. If we want the whole picture, we need to make sure we have all the right pieces.""Although," she added, "it doesn't seem like the picture is going to be a good and wholesome one…""And tha
Evelyn's POVI stared at the screenshot and somehow hoped that maybe the words were going to change. Yet, the more I read it over and over, the more sick I was getting. Or maybe it was because of my pregnancy. Either way, I was throwing up.I turned on the water faucet before collapsing right at the toilet bowl and vomiting. It had to have been a combination of the hormones and the pent up stress. Once I was done, I rinsed out my mouth and tried to get myself together.But how in the hell was I supposed to keep my composure knowing what I knew now? Bianca never went to Switzerland, which meant she had to have gotten pregnant here in the States. When exactly did she get pregnant, and who was the real father?A sudden knock at the door startled me for the third time. At this rate, I was going to get a heart attack and end up at the hospital!"Eve!" Adrian called out. "Are you okay in there? What's taking so long?"I tried to steady my breathing as much as I could, but it felt like I was
Evelyn's POV"How fast can you get the info to me?" I asked as I went into a random bathroom stall to flush the toilet. Then I turned on the water faucet for good measure. "Not that I'm in any particular rush or anything…""Are you sure about that?" Mila laughed. "I'll get it to you as soon as I can though! But do you plan on cluing me in on what's going on though? You can't just keep me in the dark like this!""I'll tell you all about it as soon as I'm able to. I'm at a banquet with Adrian and I've already stalled in this bathroom as long as I could.""Is everything okay? Can you at least tell me that?""I don't know… I guess it kind of depends on the info you give me.""Well, shit." Mila sighed. "I hope whatever news I bring you happens to be good then. I'll let you know as soon as I find out.""Thanks. Love you.""Love you too, girly! I'll catch you later."I turned off the faucet but stood still over the sink. It felt like I was going to throw up. For my sake, I truly hoped that th







