Evelyn stood with the Stone family, waiting for the arrival of the guests. The guests seemed to be pretty prestigious given the level of enthusiasm and carefulness shown by everyone.The main branch of the Stone family had Richard and Susan Stone, both being Evelyn's grandparents; Caspian Stone, her birth father; Janice Stone, Annalise's mother; Annalise and her although she was hardly counted to be a part of the family; and Evan Stone, her half-brother in elementary.Evelyn's mother died before her birth, and there was nothing Evelyn knew of her, not even her name. This was because her birth mother was considered a stain, and that's why, measures were taken to erase her existence.Back when she was a child, she did request to see the woman, but that ended up with her receiving an deep injury to her forehead which needed stitches. From then on, she knew not to cross the boundaries.Evelyn stared down at her hands. They were covered up in bandages. She didn't treat them with much; she
"Marie's daughter? What do you mean? Are you confusing Evelyn with someone else? She is my and my wife's daughter."Marie? Was that her birth mother's name? Evelyn looked at Chairman Parker with anticipation and curiosity in her eyes. She wanted to know more of the woman who gave birth to her."I am not here to play games. I am here to take Marie's daughter back. She shouldn't stay in this filthy family anymore."Take her away?"Evelyn, I am sorry for being late. Won't you go with me?"Evelyn wanted to.For the first time, someone was so warm with her, and she wanted to follow along. Also there was Landon who came with Chairman Parker. Of course, she knew that the rest wouldn't spare her once they left and she was here all alone."I respect you, Chairman Parker, but you are going too far. Evelyn is going nowhere. She is my daughter. I can take care of her, and if you are going to force it, I will have to involve the legal department."The old man's expression changed to become more en
Throughout the car ride, the old man talked to Evelyn softly, trying to ease her nerves. She had to admit that she appreciated and felt touched by the effort, but it did very little to soothe the uneasiness.Even though she was welcomed by him, what about the rest of his family members? They shouldn't be fine with a stranger suddenly coming to live with them. There was a Landon as well.Despite being nice, it couldn't be that Landon w as s willing to be tied to her. The boy was so outstanding, and then, there was her— way below the average.Every glance at Landon only made her self-esteem go lower. However, at the same, a tiny hope of what if bloomed in her chest, spreading its roots more gradually.The car stopped in front of the mansion, and Evelyn entered. Her bag was taken away by the housekeeper, and Landon has been ordered by his grandfather to show her around.Although he maintained a nonchalant attitude, he introduced Evelyn to every corner of the mansion slowly and let her ha
"Chairman Parker, good morning," Evelyn greeted."Chairman Parker?" The old man laughed, making Evelyn's cheek heat up. "Now, don't be so formal and call me grandpa."This made her eyes widen yet feel welcomed at the same time. Seeing the old man look at her with anticipation in her eyes made Evelyn swallow the saliva.Then, she proceeded to reluctantly and slowly enunciate, "G-Grandpa."He smiled widely."Now, that's a good girl! Come, come, sit and eat. You must be starving."She nodded with a smile.And the weekend went by extremely well for Evelyn. For the first time, she had so much warmth in her life, and she could see that even though grandpa was busy, he tried his best to accompany her.Although she didn't get to see Landon much, the small glimpses she got of the teenager was enough to satisfy. She did feel like a stalker with how her eyes kept following him around.After that, with the weekend gone came the school days for her, and Evelyn dreaded it. Annalise would be sure to
Evelyn stared at the frozen lake. Her mind was contaminated with thoughts when she felt the push on her back. It was with a lot of strength, and it got her to harshly fall on the ice before sliding.And that's when she felt the ice beneath her cracking. This got her eyes to widen, and before she could manage to get herself off of there, she submerged in the ice-cold water.She heard a scream overpowering hers and did recall seeing Annalise's face last before falling into the water. Was Annalise finally scared after doing something to her?She shouldn't be. But if Evelyn were to be dead, that's something even Annalise can't escape from. Then again, Evelyn wouldn't know. The power of money was boundless.Her entire body was freezing, and she had a hard time breathing. It felt terrible, and she wanted to get away from there. She wanted to get out and started to struggle, panicking in the process.That's when, people started to gather, and the rescue came.Evelyn, who was slipping between
Grandpa Parker left to give the two sisters some place. As much as Evelyn didn't wish to be left alone at presence of a menace that Annalise was, she couldn't let the man know the relationship between them was off.Annalise had that signature evil smirk on her face as she revealed, "Do you know who called help for you?"Evelyn did faintly recall Annalise crying for help. Maybe there was someone else too. She couldn't exactly remember. Her memory was too blurry, and the freezing temperature made it difficult for her to focus back then."Landon," Annalise continued, "it's because of him that I called for help or else I would have left you to die there."Unexpectedly, Evelyn was not surprised that Annalise could even kill her. Maybe in her eyes, Annalise had long turned into a monster, having no signs of humanity.But why was Annalise telling her this now?It couldn't be that Annalise wanted Evelyn to know how deep her hatred for the girl ran."And Landon was there with me when we report
Strangely enough, May and Ashley treated her with absolute kindness. Even though she showed distance in the beginning, they didn't mind and kept on approaching her. It baffled her, extremely.What shocked her was when they apologized to her."I am sorry, Evelyn. I know it wasn't right of me to ignore it when you were being bullied by the rest," apologized May."Me too. I am sorry for being a coward. I was scared of what Annalise and her friends would do to me. But now, I have changed my mind. J will stick to you no matter. Well, if you allow me to," Ashley expressed.Nonetheless, slowly, she found herself opening up to them. After all, as a teenager, one of the things she had looked forward to more than having friends, and they did sound sincere. Even the rest were bothering her less these days.Maybe she could be finally be hopeful towards being happy.And the next few days went by so well that Evelyn almost felt as though it was a dream. She went out to have snacks with Ashley and M
One day after school, the three of them selected a restaurant to try out. It was new and luxurious. Usually, Evelyn would never frequent such restaurant where she needed to empty her pocket entirely to pay for a meal. It wasn't that she was a miser; she just felt it wasn't worth it.However, since Ashley and May were curious, Evelyn tagged along because they didn't wish to disappoint these friends she earned after ages. Her mentality then was to please them, so that they didn't get tired of her and left her.Once the meals had arrived, May dropped the drink on her skirt. It was annoying, but Evelyn couldn't being herself to be upset at her new friend. After all, she already apologized, and it was a mistake.Evelyn excused herself to the washroom to clean up. Her friends had all smiles on their face then. And the happy mood Evelyn had dropped slightly after returning from washroom. The two of them took pictures together in front of the food.Of course, this wasn't the first time this h