All Chapters of The Wrong Vow, My Perfect Match : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Evelyn's POV "Did you see his face?" Julian murmured beside me. I pressed my fingers over my mouth to hide my smile. "He looked like a man who had just watched his own house burn down," Julian continued, keeping his voice low. I saw it, he looked devastated and oddly enough, I found it satisfying. I glanced at him and struggled not to laugh when that familiar screech pulled me out of my thoughts, and almost everyone in the room turned toward the entrance. She was at the entrance in something expensive and her face was red with anger. She looked like a walking time bomb. Charlie had clearly tried to prevent exactly this, and she was screaming his name with the full investment of a woman who had decided that dignity was no longer a priority for the evening. Security moved toward her immediately but she had enough momentum and fury built up that it took three of them to create any kind of obstacle. ‘Charlie had clearly failed to keep his wife at home and in check,’ I muttere

EvelynYes, I was going to get her arrested for trying to assault me, I wanted to see the look on her face when I was done with her."Are you absolutely sure you want to do this," Julian murmured beside me, his eyes moved between me and Serena who was being held near the entrance by two security personnel."Call them," I told him.He looked at me for one more second, then pulled out his phone.Serena watched him make the call and something shifted in her face, the fury drained out of it and something considerably less composed rushed in to replace it. She pulled against the security grip and pointed at me."Do you know who I am," she demanded, pitching her voice higher with every word, "do you have any idea who I am, you cannot do this, do you know who I am.""I know exactly who you are," I replied pleasantly, smoothing the front of my dress.The man that had been with Charlie appeared from nowhere, stepping between us with both hands raised. "Evelyn, please, just calm down for a mome

EvelynWe had plans to go back to Oakhaven but somehow I still wanted to see the distraught faces of Charlie and Serena, it made it all so fun to look at.Leo was on the sitting room floor with his crayons and a fresh sheet of paper when Julian walked in, with hands in his pockets, wearing the expression of a man who had been rehearsing an opening line for longer than he was going to admit."Can we talk?" he said."Sure," I replied, reaching across to hand Leo the red crayon he had been stretching toward."About going back to Oakhaven…" Julian began, settling onto the arm of the sofa, "we have been here longer than we originally planned and the team back home needs us.""Mama look," Leo thrust his paper toward my face with both hands, "I drew the bad dragon and he is on fire."I took the paper and studied it with complete seriousness. "Who set him on fire?""Me and SpiderMan," Leo replied without hesitation."Obviously," I told him, handing it back, then glanced up at Julian, "later J

EvelynJulian had refused to say anything to me after last night, I very well understood his anger but he was still quiet until now, it was just absurd.I had woken up expecting him to be at the breakfast table the way he always was, coffee in hand, something dry and clever waiting on his lips, but his seat was empty and his coffee cup was clean and dry in the cabinet. The house had that particular quality of quiet that meant he had left early enough to avoid the possibility of running into me.I sat at the table alone and looked at his empty chair.Fine, I thought, let him be dramatic about it.Amanda appeared in the doorway with Leo on her hip, already dressed and clutching his SpiderMan toy. "Good morning ma'am, shall I get Leo's breakfast started?""Please," I replied, reaching up to kiss Leo's cheek as Amanda carried him past."Morning mama," Leo murmured sleepily, dropping his head on Amanda's shoulder.I watched them disappear into the kitchen and turned back to my coffee and t

EvelynI waited for his call but nothing came, usually he would get mad and we would solve it but I did not know what had happened now.Amanda appeared in my study doorway carrying a tray, setting it on the edge of my desk with the quiet efficiency she always brought to everything."Ma'am, you have not eaten since morning," she told me gently, lifting the cover off the plate.I looked at it. "What is this?""Grilled salmon with roasted vegetables, your favorite ma…""Take it away," I told her, turning back to my screen.Amanda hesitated. "Ma'am you really should…""Amanda," I replied, and she picked up the tray and left without another word.I stared at my screen and told myself to focus.Leo appeared in the doorway ten minutes later, his football was tucked under one arm, his expression carried the specific disappointment of a child whose afternoon had not gone according to plan."Mama, where did uncle Julian go," he asked, "I have been looking everywhere for him, we were supposed to