Chapter 234

Evelyn Hayes was still stuck in a daze, completely thrown off by what had just happened. She never imagined... "Evelyn, I didn’t lie to you, right?" Eli Sullivan held her gently, more restrained than usual. “Mister Sullivan…” Evelyn shrank into herself, cheeks flushing pink. Why did he have to ask that kind of question? So embarrassing. "So, when are you gonna call me something else?" Eli tugged lightly at her hair, hinting at dissatisfaction. He'd been paying attention — she’d changed. And now that she was getting better, wasn’t it only fair she acknowledge him as her husband too? He didn’t push before, but now he wanted to make up for it. Evelyn always thought she wasn’t that clever, but somehow she could clearly read between the lines with this man. Tonight felt too surreal, so she changed the subject in a whisper, "Mister Sullivan, can you help Miss Grant out?" It was thanks to Vivian’s medicine and emotional support that Evelyn had started to recover. Now that Vivian was in troubl