After a nice dinner with Alex, Evelyn took a cab home. She felt a tad nervous after mentioning the salary advance especially after his reaction."Oh!" He sat up straight, blinking in shock. "I didn't expect that but uhm… there are requirements for such and one of them is that you're supposed to have worked for the company for a certain period of time," he scratched his forehead looking sceptical as he spoke."But I guess I could report it to the company just in case," he said. "Let's keep our fingers crossed but Evelyn, don't hope for it too much."She understood what that meant but she also hoped her luck would go before her. If the fee for Peter's treatment wasn't paid within three days, his treatment could be terminated.That alone shook her with fear. She bit down on her nails, thinking of her next line of action.Wait! That dinner with Alex... Did he go home thinking she agreed to dinner just to make profit?"Ugh!" Evelyn put her hands over her face, feeling stupid for a moment t
Evelyn tiptoed down the stairs in her disguise. She wore her office shirt and skirt with the expectations to fool Lucas into thinking she was only going to meet one of her colleagues but luckily for her, her husband had stormed out of the house so she was all alone.Quickly before he would return, she called a cab and made it to the Casino.It was almost 10p.m. and she knew she couldn't waste another second.She stared at the place that filled her with chills and fears. The terrible attitude she had to put up with every day, especially from the manager-- Mark.She could never forget that one. He was the one who drugged her that night to offer to his client but somehow... Somehow she ended up with Lucas.Evelyn felt uneasy just staring at the building again. The bright lights were almost blinding and the voice of the people laughing outside was irking her.She had come here for her earrings and she wasn't leaving without it.Since Evelyn had worked here for a while, she knew the ins an
After a failed attempt to get her earrings back, she dragged herself back home.Lucas didn't return home that night and Evelyn felt half relieved that she didn't bump into him.She went to bed, worried as she thought of ways to get her earrings from Mark. All his offers were too ridiculous. She couldn't forsake her well paying job to work a month free for him or even raise two million dollars!She was in a dilemma the whole night and could barely get any sleep.The next day, her eyes were puffy and she had dark circles and bags under her eyes. She stared back at her reflection, digging around for her make-up kit to blend her face.The brightened look she wore to work didn't last very long and soon, she was dropping her shoulders in devastation before she even knew it.Her work was slow and there were typos in her documents. She apologised many times and after the fourth mistake, her colleagues were frustrated. Having to move one single document back and forth was making them worried.
Prostitute?This wasn't the first time someone was calling her that. The other person was Lucas.She bubbled with so much anger, wondering why they would call her that but she knew she couldn’t afford to waste any strength arguing back and forth on him."I earned it. I work at Wilson company now," she suppressed her annoyance to explain herself once more."Wilson company?" Olivia stared at her mother in shock. It didn't seem like Evelyn was lying but she couldn't bring herself to accept that a woman like her would get into such a big company.Wilson wasn't a joke. It was prestigious and anyone who got in was definitely smart."You?" Diana scoffed. "I'll believe it only when pigs start to fly! You stole our families money just to gamble and you're refusing to admit it. I'll never believe your lies!"She screamed so loud that everyone around gave their attention. Diana smirked, feeling proud that her goal was achieved. She only wanted to ruin Evelyn's name whenever she could and she wou
Evelyn picked up the card and the photo in tears. She was trembling as she paid the bills for Peter's treatment. That was her top priority and nothing would stop her.Not even the ache in her heart right now. Why he was always so quick to judge her was what Evelyn would never understand!She couldn't push out the way he looked at her. The shock and the disgust that filled his face would definitely scar her tonight.Just how did Olivia get those photos? From this angle, anyone would immediately misunderstand the situation but why didn't Lucas simply ask for an explanation?He really must think of her as some whore who would be with just anyone.Whenever they met, she always ended up being hurt. If it wasn't from his humiliation and words, it would be his attitude.Time and time again, he had told her there was nothing but a contract couple but it seemed as though it didn't sink hard enough into her head.This time, she made up her mind to avoid him as best as she could. That was the on
"Cheers!"The clinking of glass soon followed and everyone took a sip off their drink. The project was successfully over and the team was having a little celebration.Evelyn wasn't left out as Alex had dragged her along. He couldn’t possibly let everyone else celebrate when she did most of the work."I'd like to propose a toast," Alex raised his glass and smiled at Evelyn who was sitting next to him in the booth. "To Evelyn. Her hard work got us this far and I must say, I am very pleased to have her on our team!""To Evelyn!" the other three chorused with glee.They all drank heavily that night whereas Evelyn was careful not to drink too much. She still ended up a bit tipsy either way. She was a light drinker so after one bottle of beer, she lost all functions of her body and could only smile, grin and laugh at everything anyone said."I'll go get more drinks for everyone," one of them offered but Alex was already rising to his feet, holding a tipsy Evelyn by the shoulder."I'll drop
Evelyn awoke with a start. She looked around the familiar room with no memories of how she got home last night but could remember little details of being with Alex.Her head banged and throbbed but she couldn't give her hangover any attention, she was rushing into the bathroom to freshen up for work.She dressed quickly and got to the office holding a cup of coffee to start her day. As she walked with such urgency in her steps, her hips swinging side by side, she was oblivious to the man following her.The coffee was soon snatched from her grasp and she jerked, whirling on her heels with a panicked heart but the smile on Alex's face calmed her down."You turned in quite early, Evelyn. I'm shocked. After last night-""I'm so sorry for any inconvenience I caused," she quickly interrupted with her cheeks turning rosy pink from embarrassment.It was supposed to be a team's dinner but she had to go and get drunk. Evelyn almost smacked herself in the head."Don't mention it. You were very c
Evelyn paused at his cold tone, wondering why he was angry. She shouldn't have asked if he was going to turn against her but she couldn't just ignore him seeing how he sulked on the couch with the lights out.The only source of light right now was from the kitchen but that still didn't brighten up everywhere. The shadows over Lucas made her nervous and she looked around for the light switch.Why was he angry? Did something happen?Just then, she thought about Alex. Didn't he say Lucas took her home?Maybe that was what Lucas wanted to hear. After all, it was rude of her to burden him in her drunken state."Thank you," she summoned the courage. "I heard you brought me back home last night. I didn't know all morning, I would've talked about it so… thank you and I hope it wasn't a struggle."Lucas waited but when nothing came, he couldn't believe it; that was it? That was all she was going to say?She wasn't going to explain herself like she needed to do? Even after he caught her with an