All Chapters of The Wife He Never Knew : Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Damien stood outside Violetta's house long after the police car disappeared from sight.He had imagined many things when he discovered what she had done, but nothing had prepared him for the truth Evelyn had revealed.He pressed his palms against his face, struggling to control the anger building inside him.“Damien.”Evelyn's voice brought him back to the present. She stood a few steps away, waiting for him.“We need to get back to the hospital. Cindy shouldn't be alone for too long.”He lowered his hands and nodded. “I'll drive.”“Peter is already bringing the car around.”Evelyn walked away before he could say anything else.Damien watched her go, knowing he had no right to demand that she wait for him. He followed her to the car.The journey back to the hospital passed in silence. Peter concentrated on the road while Evelyn sat beside the window, her attention fixed outside. Damien sat next to her, but she didn't acknowledge him.He wanted to ask many things but every question d

Damien stared at the photograph on his phone, then turned it toward Evelyn.“This looks like the day you disappeared.”Evelyn's eyes fell on the image again.She recognized the dress Cindy was wearing and she recognized her own clothes, the way her hair had been arranged, even the small bag she was carrying. There was no mistaking it.This was the day she had left the Schrett mansion with Cindy. The day everything had changed.Her fingers closed around Damien's phone before he could pull it away.“Where did this come from?”“An unknown number.” Damien took the phone back, his confusion growing at her reaction. “Evelyn, tell me exactly what happened when you left the house.”She couldn't answer him.Her mind was already racing through every possibility, searching for the person who could have taken that photograph and, more importantly, the person who had decided to send it now.For years, she had believed only a handful of people knew the truth about that day. Rayna had saved her and

Cindy was ready to leave the hospital long before the nurse finished explaining her medication.She sat on the bed in the pretty clothes Evelyn had brought for her, swinging her legs while her mother checked the discharge papers. Damien stood nearby with Theodore, listening to the nurse's final instructions.Everything was ready.Except Evelyn couldn't reach Peter.She called him three times since they left Cindy's room, but he wasn't answering. Each unanswered call made her more uneasy. She needed to know whether he managed to get Rayna out of the house before they arrived.The thought of Damien walking into her home and finding his supposedly long gone sister there was enough to make her stomach twist.She tried Peter's number again.But he wasn't picking up. “Mummy, can we go home already?” Cindy asked, interrupting her thoughts. “I'm wearing these pretty clothes you got for me, and I want Ruby to see them. I'm sure she must be missing me by now.”Evelyn put her phone down and

The awkwardness in the atmosphere eased a bit as everyone ate their lunch in silence, with only the occasional question from Cindy breaking the tension around the table.She asked Theodore if he liked the food, told Damien that Ruby hated cabbages, and reminded her mother that she wanted to show her father the drawing she made for her project in school. Damien listened to every word, making an effort to join the conversation whenever she spoke to him. Ruby, however, remained focused on her food. Whenever he tried to engage her, she gave him a short answer before turning back to her plate.He couldn't understand it.Cindy did welcome him with open arms, but Ruby seemed determined to keep her distance. He knew he couldn't expect a five year old to accept him immediately, yet watching her avoid him still hurt.When the meal was over, Cindy turned to Evelyn with an eager smile.“Mummy, can we have the ice cream we bought? For dessert?”Evelyn wiped her mouth with a napkin before answe

Damien stared at Peter's phone, his eyes fixed on the name displayed on the screen.He couldn't bring himself to speak.His sister's name…Rayna."Peter..." Damien finally let out.Peter looked up from his phone and hesitated before answering. "Yes? I think we should go downstairs."“We will. But the name on your phone. Is she your girlfriend?”Peter didn't answer. He glanced toward the stairs before looking back at him. Damien frowned. He only asked about a name on a phone. There was no reason for Peter to look so uncomfortable.Unless...No.He immediately shook his head, dismissing the thought.It possibly couldn't be his sister.Plenty of people shared similar names. Even if this woman was called Rayna, what were the odds that she had anything to do with his sister?And Peter? Evelyn's relationship with his sister?It made no sense.He was reaching for connections that didn't exist, probably because he still couldn't accept how much of Evelyn's life he missed.Damien shook the