#Chapter 86: One The Mend

[Third-Person’s POV] All the air seemed to have gone still in the room. Alexander felt his heart hammering in his chest. His entire future seemed like it was on the very edge of falling apart. All he could do was hope as he waited for Evelyn to give him some sort of an answer. He wanted her to say ‘yes’. Unfortunately, he could understand why she may not want to bother giving them another chance. It wasn’t as though their first attempt was anything memorable or decent to start off with. If by some miracle, Evelyn was willing to give them a chance, he knew he would have to be better. He would be better for her. Alexander had to swallow his pride. He reached out to rest the tips of his fingers on her arm one last time. With a softened gaze, he spoke. “Don’t answer me now,” he told her. “It’s late and you need to rest. How about you take the time and think everything over?” Evelyn gave a silent nod and picked up her almost forgotten tea on the counter. “Wait, one last