The news spread like wildfire around the firm on Monday. Evelyn Warner had placed her resignation letter on her table early in the morning just as the other associates arrived and left without another word. It came as a shock and a blow to the community, no one leaves such a prestigious firm in such a manner without a forewarning whatsoever. She came in as quickly and took the firm by storm as she left, the buzz was too juicy and no one focused on their jobs– instead they formed little circles of their own trying to come up with theories as to why Evelyn Warner quit out of the blue. “I heard she was going back to study for a phd”. One of the associates said. “I heard she’s pregnant and quit to raise the baby”. Another added. “I heard she was fired for negligence”. Gretchen tried to fill her own fake rumor in but no one believed her, Evelyn was too important to the firm to be fired on such a whim. Aiden stepped out of the eleva
The news spread like wildfire around the firm on Monday. Evelyn Warner had placed her resignation letter on her table early in the morning just as the other associates arrived and left without another word. It came as a shock and a blow to the community, no one leaves such a prestigious firm in such a manner without a forewarning whatsoever. She came in as quickly and took the firm by storm as she left, the buzz was too juicy and no one focused on their jobs– instead they formed little circles of their own trying to come up with theories as to why Evelyn Warner quit out of the blue. “I heard she was going back to study for a phd”. One of the associates said. “I heard she’s pregnant and quit to raise the baby”. Another added. “I heard she was fired for negligence”. Gretchen tried to fill her own fake rumor in but no one believed her, Evelyn was too important to the firm to be fired on such a whim. Aiden stepped out of the eleva
Chapter one Prologue The church was sparse of guests, barely any family members. She gulped hard as she walked down the aisle with nothing but a simple silk dress from her mother’s wardrobe- she loathed how slightly discomforting it was, being as she was a tall woman and her mother being on the more petite side which left the seams hanging on for their dear lives. There was no one at the altar except a bedraggled looking priest who clearly wanted to be anywhere but here, she gulped hard and turned to her father by her side- nervous but still managing to keep a plastered smile on his face. “Where is he?”. “Smile Eva. You don’t want do look sad on this auspicious day do you?”. Her lips pursed slightly at his response, here she was almost reaching the altar and still no groom to be wedded to. It was tradition for her to be late, especially to a wedding she certainly didn’t agree to. So much for an auspicious day. Where was he? He wasn’t coming, she thought. He wasn’t coming
Chapter two Evangeline rushed out of the cab as soon as she reached the gates of the Castillo mansion, her home which was gifted to both her and Damien right after the wedding. It was a truly enchanting house which stood tall against the backdrop of a beautiful lush garden, the architecture was also stunning with elegant columns framing the entrance, and a charming balcony on the second floor- still she dreaded the innermost parts of it. “When did he get here?”. She asked a guard standing right at the entrance in a frantic manner, a triple of nervous sweat streamed down her cheek which she brushed off immediately with a napkin. “An hour ago ma’am”. He responded. An hour wasn’t good, she thought, she almost winced as she managed to escape hitting the door in an exasperated attempt to get to the dining hall before any more time was wasted. a faint gasp left her as she finally reached and her eyes fell on the man she was married to. He’d gotten more buffer than
Chapter three “What is it?’. Evangeline asked as her curiosity heightened. Damien paused for a moment before opening his mouth to speak, “I have decided to move out indefinitely”. She froze, surely his words were just a fib or a tool to torture her and certainly not true. He didn’t look amused, she noticed, no signs of foul play either- this wasn’t some lie. He was actually moving out! “Wh- I don’t…I don’t understand.” She stuttered trying to grasp a hold of her doomed reality. Damien’s brows furrowed deeply as he poured himself a glass of wine, he was calm and unfazed…she was on the verge of going berserk as this was just too much to bear. First she hadn’t seen him in months, then he interrupts her walk by his sudden appearance only to let her know that he was moving out again?? “What is there to understand? I’ve made a decision and my decision is fin- “But we’re married!!” She finally snapped as she slammed both hands on the glass table, “we had been
Chapter four Beatrice Castillo was a scary looking woman. She was blonde unlike her son, thin framed and borderline anorexic with high defined cheekbones and a permanent scowl on her face. Evangeline dreaded meeting her mother in law, she wasn’t the mean spirited woman holding onto a cliche archetype, neither was she welcoming herself. In a frantic bid to not keep her mother-in-law waiting she slipped into a simple green blouse and dark slacks. The Castillo family took pride in their outwardly appearance which reeked of nothing but pure elegance and simplicity, she was their daughter-in-law and needed to uphold this tradition. Her mother-in-law was at the dining hall, seated on the chair only reserved for Damien with him by her side. Evangeline nodded in silence to acknowledge her presence and sat next to her husband, she felt an increasingly amount of negative tension oozing from every part of his body but she would also love nothing more than to keep her distance from
Chapter five It was a long meeting and Damien needed to be anywhere but here. He hated the merge between the Castillo family and their rival, upholstering the thieves and corrupt beings from his wife’s family who joined the board of directors. They bore him. Looking down at his watch he realized how long the day was, pathetic, he thought as he made a disgruntled sound to signal his uneasiness and thirst to go home. The director spotted the grimace on his face and pressed his lips, “Well….i guess this meeting is adjourned till further notice.” Finally, he rose and left the room immediately as he wanted nothing more but the solace of his own company. He sighed deeply and strode into his office when his grimace morphed into a deep scowl. “What are you doing here??” Evangeline, fast asleep on the couch sprang to her feet, wiping off the trickle of sweat on her cheek with her sleeve, “You’re here.” “Yes I’m here,” he answered stoutly with his annoyance increasing by the minute,
Amelia wanted nothing more but to spill the secret right here and now, she wanted Evelyn to know that she was her daughter in law– wanted her to know that she met her as a little girl and was close friends with Ferdinand. She remained silent and smiled, “She’s out on business. My son doesn’t like me talking about his wife”. “Does he love her?”, the second question blurted out of Evelyn’s mouth which she regretted again, “I’m sorry I….i shouldn’t be asking you that”. Amelia chuckled, “it’s alright dear”, she pursed her lips, “what about you? Are you married??” At this moment Evelyn had two options–lie and get on with it or tell the truth about her contract marriage with a nonexistent husband who didn’t care about her. “It’s complicated”. She retorted “Complicated as you’re not married or getting a divorce?” “Just complicated”, Evelyn smiled, “Marriage is a tough job”. “It isn’t if you both love each
The news spread like wildfire around the firm on Monday. Evelyn Warner had placed her resignation letter on her table early in the morning just as the other associates arrived and left without another word. It came as a shock and a blow to the community, no one leaves such a prestigious firm in such a manner without a forewarning whatsoever. She came in as quickly and took the firm by storm as she left, the buzz was too juicy and no one focused on their jobs– instead they formed little circles of their own trying to come up with theories as to why Evelyn Warner quit out of the blue. “I heard she was going back to study for a phd”. One of the associates said. “I heard she’s pregnant and quit to raise the baby”. Another added. “I heard she was fired for negligence”. Gretchen tried to fill her own fake rumor in but no one believed her, Evelyn was too important to the firm to be fired on such a whim. Aiden stepped out of the eleva
The news spread like wildfire around the firm on Monday. Evelyn Warner had placed her resignation letter on her table early in the morning just as the other associates arrived and left without another word. It came as a shock and a blow to the community, no one leaves such a prestigious firm in such a manner without a forewarning whatsoever. She came in as quickly and took the firm by storm as she left, the buzz was too juicy and no one focused on their jobs– instead they formed little circles of their own trying to come up with theories as to why Evelyn Warner quit out of the blue. “I heard she was going back to study for a phd”. One of the associates said. “I heard she’s pregnant and quit to raise the baby”. Another added. “I heard she was fired for negligence”. Gretchen tried to fill her own fake rumor in but no one believed her, Evelyn was too important to the firm to be fired on such a whim. Aiden stepped out of the eleva
The news spread like wildfire around the firm on Monday. Evelyn Warner had placed her resignation letter on her table early in the morning just as the other associates arrived and left without another word. It came as a shock and a blow to the community, no one leaves such a prestigious firm in such a manner without a forewarning whatsoever. She came in as quickly and took the firm by storm as she left, the buzz was too juicy and no one focused on their jobs– instead they formed little circles of their own trying to come up with theories as to why Evelyn Warner quit out of the blue. “I heard she was going back to study for a phd”. One of the associates said. “I heard she’s pregnant and quit to raise the baby”. Another added. “I heard she was fired for negligence”. Gretchen tried to fill her own fake rumor in but no one believed her, Evelyn was too important to the firm to be fired on such a whim. Aiden stepped out of the eleva
The news spread like wildfire around the firm on Monday. Evelyn Warner had placed her resignation letter on her table early in the morning just as the other associates arrived and left without another word. It came as a shock and a blow to the community, no one leaves such a prestigious firm in such a manner without a forewarning whatsoever. She came in as quickly and took the firm by storm as she left, the buzz was too juicy and no one focused on their jobs– instead they formed little circles of their own trying to come up with theories as to why Evelyn Warner quit out of the blue. “I heard she was going back to study for a phd”. One of the associates said. “I heard she’s pregnant and quit to raise the baby”. Another added. “I heard she was fired for negligence”. Gretchen tried to fill her own fake rumor in but no one believed her, Evelyn was too important to the firm to be fired on such a whim. Aiden stepped out of the eleva
The news spread like wildfire around the firm on Monday. Evelyn Warner had placed her resignation letter on her table early in the morning just as the other associates arrived and left without another word. It came as a shock and a blow to the community, no one leaves such a prestigious firm in such a manner without a forewarning whatsoever. She came in as quickly and took the firm by storm as she left, the buzz was too juicy and no one focused on their jobs– instead they formed little circles of their own trying to come up with theories as to why Evelyn Warner quit out of the blue. “I heard she was going back to study for a phd”. One of the associates said. “I heard she’s pregnant and quit to raise the baby”. Another added. “I heard she was fired for negligence”. Gretchen tried to fill her own fake rumor in but no one believed her, Evelyn was too important to the firm to be fired on such a whim. Aiden stepped out of the eleva
The news spread like wildfire around the firm on Monday. Evelyn Warner had placed her resignation letter on her table early in the morning just as the other associates arrived and left without another word. It came as a shock and a blow to the community, no one leaves such a prestigious firm in such a manner without a forewarning whatsoever. She came in as quickly and took the firm by storm as she left, the buzz was too juicy and no one focused on their jobs– instead they formed little circles of their own trying to come up with theories as to why Evelyn Warner quit out of the blue. “I heard she was going back to study for a phd”. One of the associates said. “I heard she’s pregnant and quit to raise the baby”. Another added. “I heard she was fired for negligence”. Gretchen tried to fill her own fake rumor in but no one believed her, Evelyn was too important to the firm to be fired on such a whim. Aiden stepped out of the eleva
The news spread like wildfire around the firm on Monday. Evelyn Warner had placed her resignation letter on her table early in the morning just as the other associates arrived and left without another word. It came as a shock and a blow to the community, no one leaves such a prestigious firm in such a manner without a forewarning whatsoever. She came in as quickly and took the firm by storm as she left, the buzz was too juicy and no one focused on their jobs– instead they formed little circles of their own trying to come up with theories as to why Evelyn Warner quit out of the blue. “I heard she was going back to study for a phd”. One of the associates said. “I heard she’s pregnant and quit to raise the baby”. Another added. “I heard she was fired for negligence”. Gretchen tried to fill her own fake rumor in but no one believed her, Evelyn was too important to the firm to be fired on such a whim. Aiden stepped out of the eleva
The news spread like wildfire around the firm on Monday. Evelyn Warner had placed her resignation letter on her table early in the morning just as the other associates arrived and left without another word. It came as a shock and a blow to the community, no one leaves such a prestigious firm in such a manner without a forewarning whatsoever. She came in as quickly and took the firm by storm as she left, the buzz was too juicy and no one focused on their jobs– instead they formed little circles of their own trying to come up with theories as to why Evelyn Warner quit out of the blue. “I heard she was going back to study for a phd”. One of the associates said. “I heard she’s pregnant and quit to raise the baby”. Another added. “I heard she was fired for negligence”. Gretchen tried to fill her own fake rumor in but no one believed her, Evelyn was too important to the firm to be fired on such a whim. Aiden stepped out of the eleva
The news spread like wildfire around the firm on Monday. Evelyn Warner had placed her resignation letter on her table early in the morning just as the other associates arrived and left without another word. It came as a shock and a blow to the community, no one leaves such a prestigious firm in such a manner without a forewarning whatsoever. She came in as quickly and took the firm by storm as she left, the buzz was too juicy and no one focused on their jobs– instead they formed little circles of their own trying to come up with theories as to why Evelyn Warner quit out of the blue. “I heard she was going back to study for a phd”. One of the associates said. “I heard she’s pregnant and quit to raise the baby”. Another added. “I heard she was fired for negligence”. Gretchen tried to fill her own fake rumor in but no one believed her, Evelyn was too important to the firm to be fired on such a whim. Aiden stepped out of the eleva