Once Upon a Story of Us
His voice cracked into a hoarse, desperate shout, his eyes bloodshot with rage and grief, like a lion that had lost its mate.
But why?
The question clawed at him.
Memories of their time together flooded his mind.
Then, suddenly, he remembered how he had constantly favored Rebecca.
He remembered how he had ignored Evelyn and how her body suddenly stiffened when she had overheard him speaking Haranese with Alex that day.
"Did Eve learn Haranese?" His voice was barely above a whisper.
The housekeeper hesitated at his strange, almost manic expression before carefully answering, "Ms. Walsh has been studying foreign languages for years, sir. She even hired a private tutor. Didn't you know?"