The next day came too quickly for Eva's comfort. She doesn't want to go to this party. But her father wanted her there. To show to the world that their family is so tight-knit and happy.
Eva sighed heavily and began to rummage through her closet for something to wear. All of her clothes are hand-me-downs from her elder sister Rose. Eva is a size smaller than Rose. But her sister prefers clothes a size smaller than her size. So that worked out in Eva's favor. She pulled out a black dress from her closet and picked red peep-toe heels to go with it.
The sleeveless dress hugs her frame like a second skin and reaches just above her knees. It has a small slit in the back hemline. The plunging neckline reveals only a little bit of her cleavage, just like her father prefers.
'Show some skin, but don't dress like a whore or a nanny' he used to snap at her for wearing conservative clothes. Eva always prefers to wear t-shirts and yoga pants. They are comfortable and
Rose on the other hand is glaring at Eva with anger and jealousy. When Eva is busy talking with Alexander, both Rose and her father slipped away from there. "What's wrong sweet pie? You look upset" Watson asked his daughter softly. Rose glared at Eva again. "How can she look so beautiful father? She is wearing one of my old dresses. And I am wearing a branded limited edition dress. But still, the moment she stepped inside, every male eye turned towards her. I don't want her here when Damien comes. I want her gone" Rose said with gritted teeth. Watson loves Rose to bits. He doesn't want to see her getting upset. "Don't worry sweet pie, I will send her away. She will not show her face until Mr Damien Bishop leaves the venue" Watson promised. Rose nodded her head with satisfaction. After talking with Alexander, Eva excused herself to go find her mother. But her father blocked her way. "Father?" She said with puzzleme
Rose is glaring daggers at Eva. "Bitch, she is such an attention seeker dad. Look at how she is trying to win Damien's attention" Rose said angrily. Watson looked at Eva, who is standing in the backyard. There are glass windows all around the common hall, and everyone can look at her standing there. "Why can't she stay somewhere else?" Rose complained. Watson nodded his head, clearly agreeing with his daughter. "It's too dark out there. No one can see her face clearly" Watson tried to appease his daughter. Rose huffed out in irritation. "Look at how Damien kept looking at her every now and then. She is spiking his curiosity. She is doing this on purpose" Rose muttered angrily. Watson frowned and looked at Damien. He found him looking at Eva just like Rose pointed out. "I will go and slap some sense into her," he said angrily. But Rose stopped him. "No, dad. You go and divert Damien's attention. I
Eva couldn't stand the lecherous looks of the guards. So she ran out of there as fast as she could. But now, she is alone and surrounded by darkness. The forest around her is thick. She is scared that the guards might decide to come looking for her and no one is here to help her if they do.Suddenly she heard the sound of a car coming closer. She feared that it might be the guards who is coming after her. So with that thought in mind, she began to run. After a couple of minutes, she heard footsteps coming after her. In a state of panic, she decided to run into the forest to hide from them.She can vaguely hear someone telling her to stop. But the ringing of her heartbeat and her fear made her run faster. She can hear the footsteps coming closer, erasing the distance between them.And just like she feared, someone tackled her from behind. They stumbled to the ground and rolled down a little deeper into the woods, as the land is sloppy.When they stop
The next morning, Eva woke up wrapped in Damien's arms. She knows who is holding her even before she opened her eyes. She should feel guilty that she is lying beside another man who is not Jake. But she doesn't care at this moment. The comfort and warmth coming off of Xavier are so comfortable that she wants to bury herself beside him and not face the world again. But she knows she has to get up and go back to reality soon. Just then, as if to destroy her peace, her mobile rang from beside the bed. She remembered losing her purse last night.She understood Xavier must have picked it up. She sighed and picked up her phone. Her heart began to beat louder and faster when she saw who is calling her so early."You don't have to pick it up if you don't want to" Xavier murmured from beside her.Eva shook her head."You don't know my father, he will keep calling until I pick it up. And then he will make sure to punish me afterward" she explained sadly
Rose is under the impression that, if Damien married her, then he wouldn't have any other option but to stay with her. So she doesn't want someone to grab his attention away from her.She was always insecure about Eva. She looks effortlessly beautiful and Rose has to go to the salon to look good. So she is desperate to keep Eva away from Damien's eyes.Last night's incident made her even more insecure and jealous. She is sure Damien went out to the backyard to see who the woman standing there is. So she is blaming Eva for standing there in the first place. If she didn't stand there, then Damien wouldn't have become curious and he wouldn't have walked out to see who she is. And Rose wouldn't have followed after him, trying to seduce him. And she wouldn't have been insulted by him in front of so many guests.She is so angry with Damien, but she cannot do anything to him. So she is pushing all the blame on Eva and using her as a scapegoat to vent out her
Cassy looked at Eva, who is lying on her bed with her eyes closed. After finding out what happened inside the Yoke mansion, Cassy cursed Watson Yoke and Rose Yoke a lot. Eva was taken to the ER to tend to her wounds. Thankfully Rose didn't break any bones.Eva has bruises all over her body, including her face. Cassy looked at the five finger marks on Eva's cheek and gritted her teeth with anger. Eva told her everything that happened inside the mansion and cried. She didn't eat anything since that morning.Cassy tried to give her some soup, but Eva refused it. Cassy helped Eva in applying the cream the good doctor suggested. Cassy slipped a sleeping pill in the broth she forced down Eva's throat a few minutes ago. Eva needs to sleep and recover. If she keeps panicking about her college fees like she is doing since that morning, then she might end up in ER again.Cassy's family is not rich. So she cannot help Eva in paying her college fees. She can hel
Damien never explains his actions to anyone. But Cassy is loyal to his angel. She has his angel's best interest in heart. That's the only reason why he is letting her know that he will never hurt his Angel."Rose can try to hurt my Angel. But she can't. I will let her taste her own medicine. You don't have to worry about Rose hurting Eva again. I will never let that happen again. I shouldn't have let my angel go to her parent's place in the first place. It's a mistake on my part. And Rose dared to raise her hand on my angel because I slapped her and insulted her last night. So it's my mistake and my angel was punished for that. I will make up to it" he promised sincerely.Cassy knows that everything that he just said is true. His eyes are filled with worry and concern for Eva. But their situation is different."I know you will protect her. But one day all of this has to come out. What will happen that day? You are to marry Rose and she has to marry Jake. N
"What happened? Why do you look so happy?" Cassy asked with confusion. Eva is smiling from ear to ear, even though her cheek is throbbing. She is so happy. "Look, my fees are fully paid. I think my father was trying to scare me yesterday" Eva showed her laptop screen to her best friend. Cassy's eyes widened with surprise. Damien Bishop's face popped into her mind. She clicked the fee details link and found that her suspicion turned out to be true. Under the last semester fee, it's written that it is paid by an unknown source. All the other semester fees are paid by the Yoke group. But the last semester's fee is paid by someone else. "Don't look so happy. It's not your father. It's someone else" Cassy muttered. She doesn't know how she should feel. Damien Bishop is a lifesaver for Eva. He cares for her and protects her from every harm. But the sad part is, he is Eva's future brother-in-law and her one nightstand. Cassy is happy th