#Chapter 217 – Tempers lost

“Are you serious, Evelyn?” he sputters, his eyes going wide. “After all of this? All that we’ve been through?” “What?” I snap in response, shaking my head so that my hair falls back over my shoulder. “Is it not a legitimate question?” “No, Evelyn!” He says, his voice raising in anger. “It’s absolutely not!” “Well, it’s legitimate to me,” I say. “And I think I deserve an answer. How do I know?” “You know,” he says, taking two angry steps towards me, “because I love you, Evelyn. There’s no space in my mind for anyone else – I couldn’t even begin to think about another woman –“ “All stuff you probably said to Amelia!” I exclaim. Somewhere deep inside me, I know that I’m probably being unfair – that I know the extent of what we feel to each other. But…this has also been in the back of my mind for weeks. Months, if I’m being honest. Victor tenses his jaw and tightens his lips then, and I know that I’ve got him there. These are all things he certainly said to Amelia, especially when I