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Two fake identities: Not his true bride Forty four
DANIEL'S POV I blinked in astonishment as I looked from Eve to the strange man. Had I heard her right? Husband? Her husband? When did she get married?.I cleared my throat and leaned back in my seat, suddenly feeling very uncomfortable. From the morning he had seen Eve at the flower shop on her first day at work, I had been thinking of how to win her affection. Earlier, when she asked me to dinner, my hopes had shot to a new high. Not once did I imagine that she could be married. My eyes darted to her ring finger. No, she wasn't wearing any. I would have noticed. And she still went by her maiden name. No wonder I had never suspected she was already married."I didn't know you were married”, I told her, feeling my throat go dry. My hands curled into my fists on my highs. "When did you get married?",When had she met her husband? Where had she met him? The questions flew through my mind, but I didn't dare ask. It was none of my business. Besides, I know the answers wouldn't change a
Two fake identities: Not his true bride Forty five
EVE'S POV Huffing, Cindy lifted her left hand to her chest and gave me a horrified look. Then, in a loud voice, she exclaimed. "Oh my God, how could you?",I frowned at my sister's horrified tone, and my mind instantly went to work, trying to determine what it is I had done. I gave the two men accompanying me an unsure glance, and then turned back to Cindy. "What are you talking about? What have I done?","How could you be so greedy and shameless?", she cried out, her voice only getting louder. She was aware of other patrons paying attention to the table, while the two men looked between at her and me.I now looked thoroughly confused, and the frown on my face deepened. "Excuse me?",Cindy wasn't going to bring up what had happened at their home, right? Had she been at home when l went to ask our parents for the money?Maybe she was mad at me for insisting that they give me the money. It would make sense why she was calling me the same names Morgana had used. But, did she really
Two fake identities: Not his true bride Forty six
EVE'S POV As more customers started making negative comments about Cindy, she decided to give the bag to me."You can have it," she said, throwing the bag into my hand.I took the bag and opened it. I was not surprised at all to find a bunch of money inside. Sneering, I took it all out and looked up at Cindy. "Look at that, you're also carrying quite the amount around. Did you get this from our poor parents, too?",If looks could kill, I would be dropped dead from the glare Cindy was directing my way at that moment. And if she had been a cartoon character, smokes would be billowing out of her nose and ears. But that didn't stop me from going on with my little show and counting the money I had found in her bag.Once I was done, I put the money back into the bag and held it on my lap. "This bag and the money can partly compensate the money you owe me," I said, looking up at Cindy.Naomi huffed, and then dived for the bag, but i shifted from the chair and held the bag above my head.“
Two fake identities: Not his true bride Forty seven
MORGAN'S POV "Do you expect me to believe that after what happened? Why would your sister do that to you?", I asked."My parents owe me money, but they refused to pay me back after I got married. My sister also doesn't want them to pay me, so that's why she likes picking fights with me" she revealed."Is that all?" I asked, still looking at her closely. Her story still didn't make sense to me. What I would rather know was why her family owed her money. And why they didn't want to pay her back. Why was her relationship with them so bad?"It is;" she confirmed, and then looked up to meet my gaze again. "What else could there be to it?",I wanted to ask about why she had a poor relationship with her family, but decided to shelve that. If she wanted to tell me, she would."Nothing", I said, looking ahead. After we had walked a few more paces in silence, I addressed the other thing that had bothered me at dinner."You should tell others that you are married," I told her.She turned to
Two fake identities: Not his true bride Forty eight
EVE'S POV I looked at the sapphire ring on my finger and shook my head. "No, I'm not","Are you sure? I can give you two million for it" the pawnshop owner told me."Two million?", I asked, unbelieving. Was the ring really worth that much? And this was just the price I was getting at a pawnshop. What is its real value? How did Morgan get his hands on such an expensive ring?"Yes" the owner confirmed. "We can pay for it right away",l gnawed on my lip. Two million was more than enough to pay for Sandra's surgery. If I sell this ring, then I…Quickly I shook my head, ridding the thought from my mind. No. I couldn't sell Morgan's gift to her."It's my wedding ring;" I told the owner."I'm not selling it.""Are you sure?" the woman asked as I got ready to leave again. "You look like you could use the money",Was that why they had offered me such a poor price for the bags? They must have thought I was in desperate need of money.I shook my head again."If you're not going to give me a
Two fake identities: Not his true bride Forty nine
EVE'S POV I shut the refrigerator door and turned to Morgan, a confused look on my face. Lifting my hand, I gave a look at the ring on my finger, and then looked at Morgan's stoic face. "What are you talking about?", I asked.I understood that the ring looked a bit different after I had it cleaned and polished, but does it look so different that he wouldn't be able to recognise it? I was about to tell him about the maintenance service when he reached for my hand. He took my hand in his and took off the ring from my finger. Turning the band of the ring, he showed me the inside of the metallic surface."The ring l gave you had my mother's initials," he told me, pinning me with a glare. "This one has none”,I frowned and took a look at the ring. It was true, there was no engraving on the inside of the ring."The ring I gave you has been in my mother's family for ages" he told me. "It's an antique, and this one is obviously a counterfeit. I could tell with just a single look”,I worr
Two fake identities: Not his true bride Fifty
MORGAN'S POV As Eve walked past me and made her way to the door, I shut my eyes briefly and cursed. Had I been too quick to make the accusation?.Her reaction, her words, her tone... She didn't sound like a guilty person who had been caught.. It sounded more like she had been wronged. Like she hadn't expected me to make such accusations against her.Where was she going to get the ring back? Had she really not known it was not the one I had given her? Had someone lied to her?I left the kitchen and fetched my coat, and then left the apartment and hurried after her, hoping she hadn't gone too far. It was already dark outside.I caught sight of her outside our community, and i followed her as she made her way towards the city centre. She walked briskly, and I didn't have to see her face to know that she was fuming.I had really angered her, hadn't I?.Had I really wrongfully accused her? It would explain her anger. Would she ever forgive me?.She kept walking for a long while, and I st
Two fake identities: Not his true bride Fifty one
EVE'S POV The sound of Morgan's sudden voice surprised me, and I turned around to face him. What was he doing here? Had he followed me? Why? To see whether I would go to wherever it was he thought I had exchanged his ring at?But instead of confronting me, he was looming over the securityguard who had been about to throw me out of the shop threateningly. I supposed he felt it was his duty to defend me. His eyes flickered to mine, and avoiding his gaze, I walked past him and out of the shop.MORGAN'S POV As Eve ignored me and walked out of the shop, I frowned. Of course, she was still mad at me for accusing her of selling my mother's heirloom. But before I could go after her and apologise, I needed to have a talk with the one who had conned her.Turning to the owner, I said, "You had better return the ring you stole from my wife.""Like I've told your wife, I did not exchange her ring. She gave me her ring for a maintenance service and when I was done, I returned it to her. If she
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