All Chapters of Moonlight After the Storm: Chapter 11 - Chapter 17

He had never seen such a scene. Evelyn and Graham had always had only each other.They had grown up side by side and begun dating naturally after high school.Graham had never seen another man standing beside Evelyn in the place he considered his.Worse, that man was the rival he had resented throughout college.Graham pressed his lips into a hard line. Jealousy burned in his eyes as though he wanted to reduce the room to ashes."Evie, come home with me. I'll explain everything."His gaze locked onto her as he reached for her, but Adrian stepped between them."Mr. Prescott, why are you approaching my fiancee?"Graham stiffened and stared at the familiar yet distant face.One look nearly destroyed his reason. At university, Adrian had seemed to oppose him in everything and had always tried to outperform him. Now he had reached for Evelyn too.Evelyn, who once stood unfailingly at Graham's side, instinctively moved behind Adrian. Dependence appeared in her eyes before she notic

That declaration struck Graham's deepest nerve.The sight of Evelyn and Adrian standing together tore through his restraint. A vein rose at his temple as he climbed from the floor and swung at Adrian."Evelyn is mine. You won't take her."The two men began fighting, neither willing to yield.Graham's returning punch stopped only inches from Adrian.Evelyn had stepped between them."Have you caused enough trouble?"She looked at Graham coldly, showing only impatience with his behavior.Then she turned and anxiously examined the almost invisible mark on Adrian's face. "Are you all right?"The difference in her treatment felt absurd to Graham. Pressure crushed his chest until he could barely breathe."Evelyn, he struck first. Why do you care only about him?"His voice weakened until only wounded grievance remained.His injuries hurt, but they were nothing beside the pain in his heart."You think Adrian truly loves you? He only wants to steal what belongs to me. Evie, don't le

Inside the bridal salon, Evelyn wore a gown created by the celebrated designer Elara Wynn.Elara was famously selective. Evelyn had been unable to hire her for the wedding to Graham.Evelyn turned before the mirror with open delight, smiling with a youthful happiness no one had seen from her in years."I've always loved this designer. She once lectured at Silvercrest University. Do you remember?"Adrian watched her with admiration. "If I remember correctly, you still have a signed photograph from Ms. Wynn.""You saw it?""Yes. That was when I remembered how much you admired her."Something soft brushed Evelyn's heart and left gentle ripples behind.She had assumed the designer's involvement was a coincidence. Adrian had actually remembered her preference and invited Elara specifically for her.Adrian didn't tell her that he had also tried to secure Elara for Evelyn's first wedding, offering the commission anonymously as a gift.Elara had been ill at the time and couldn't acce

Outside the operating room, Evelyn sat on a hospital bench with an empty expression.The man she had once loved and later hated had taken a knife for her and now hovered between life and death.An immense exhaustion settled over her. Every love and grievance felt as if it belonged to another lifetime. At that moment, she only wanted Graham to survive.As Evelyn sat lost and helpless, someone enclosed both of her hands. Warmth traveled from Adrian's palms through her body, making her realize how cold she had become."Don't be afraid." Adrian gently wiped the blood from her hands. "Whatever happens, we'll face it together. Evie, I'll stay with you."Only then did the terror of the attack and the sight of Graham collapsing reach her fully. She leaned against Adrian and sobbed like a frightened child."Adrian, I'm terrified. What if he dies because of me?"Adrian remembered how close Evelyn had come to lying inside that operating room. The pain nearly stopped his breath, and he kiss