All Chapters of Married To My Best Friend; Her Blood, My Passion : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Evans povWe danced, we ate and we laughed with guests.But I kept watching Valarie. She was drinking champagne and talking to people, but her eyes never left me.Around midnight, she approached me."Congratulations," she said smoothly. "You look so happy.""What are you doing here?" I asked coldly."I came to celebrate. Is that a crime?" She smiled. "Can we talk? Privately?""No.""Please, Evans. Just five minutes."I looked at Hailey. She was talking to her father. She looked so happy.Against my better judgment, I took Valarie upstairs to a quiet hallway."What do you want?" I asked."I want you back," she said simply."That is never going to happen.""You love me, Evans. You always have. This marriage is a mistake.""No. It is not." I turned to leave.She grabbed my arm. "I can give you things she cannot.""I do not want anything from you, Valarie."She stepped closer, her eyes intense. "Do you remember when we were together? How good it was?""That was a long time ago.""Not that

Hailey's POVI woke up in an unfamiliar room.The walls were white, the sheets were soft and the smell of lavender filled the air.This was not the Wilson mansion.Panic hit me immediately. I tried to sit up, but my head throbbed. My whole body ached. I looked down and saw bandages on my arms and legs. Someone had cleaned my wounds and changed me into comfortable pajamas.Where was I?The door opened and calix walked in carrying a tray with tea and toast."You are awake," he said, smiling gently."Where am I?" My voice came out hoarse and afraid."My apartment. It is safe here." He set the tray on the bedside table. "You fainted in the basement and I brought you here so you could rest."Everything felt too calm, too peaceful and too wrong."How long have I been asleep?" I demanded."About twelve hours. It is afternoon now."Twelve hours. Evans must be looking for me and my family must be worried sick.But then I remembered why I ran. Evans kissing Valarie, his hands on her face and his

Hailey's POVI went back to the party immediately valarie was taken to the hospital .The party was over but I was still standing in the ballroom like an idiot.Guests were leaving, servants were cleaning up. And my wife was gone.Hailey had disappeared after seeing me with Valarie. She ran and I could not go after her because Valarie fell down the stairs.I was so angry I could barely think straight.Angry at Valarie for showing up uninvited, angry at Chloe for bringing her and angry at myself for letting Valarie kiss me.But most of all, I was angry that Hailey saw it.I called her phone fifteen times. No answer.I sent Bernard and the security team to search the entire mansion. They found nothing.She was gone."Sir, we found blood in the basement," Bernard said quietly. "And signs of a struggle."My heart stopped. "What?""There was blood on the concrete floor. And some torn fabric that looks like it came from Mrs. Wilson's dress."I ran down to the basement immediately. Bernard wa

Hailey's POVWe sat in the living room of the Wilson mansion. The silence between us was heavy and uncomfortable.Evans poured us both glasses of water. His hands were shaking."Talk," I said. "You promised you would tell me everything. So talk."He sat down across from me and took a deep breath."Valarie and I dated for three years. We were supposed to get married. I thought I loved her." He paused. "But then she left. She went abroad for work and broke off our engagement. I was hurt. I was angry. But I moved on.""And then you married me.""Yes. But Hailey, you need to understand something. I did not marry you just because Valarie left. I married you because I have always cared about you. Always.""Then why do you keep kissing her?"Evans ran his hands through his hair. He looked exhausted. "I do not know. That is the truth. I do not know why I cannot resist her. Every time she gets close to me, something happens. It is like I lose control.""That is not an excuse, Evans.""I know i

Evans' POVI could not sleep that night.I lay in bed staring at the ceiling, my mind racing. Valarie was now an investor. She had fifty million dollars worth of power in my company and my father had approved it without telling me.This was not a coincidence. This was a calculated attack.At seven in the morning, I got out of bed quietly. Hailey was still asleep in the room next to mine. I needed answers before she woke up.I drove to my father's office building, the streets of Paris were empty at this hour, only a few early workers were around.My father's office was on the top floor. His secretary had not arrived yet, so I walked straight through the double doors.Richard Wilson sat behind his massive mahogany desk, reading financial reports. He looked calm as always. Like he had not just destroyed my life."I was wondering when you would show up," he said without looking up."What the hell were you thinking?" I slammed the door behind me. "Making Valarie an investor?"He finally lo