Chapter 539

Vivian Grant gave Eli Sullivan a helpless look — yep, just as she thought, his face had already darkened. “Honey,” she tugged on Alexander Brooks’ sleeve, signaling him to stop talking. This seriously wasn’t the time. But Alexander just chuckled and slid an arm around her waist. “If I zip it, he'd just do things his way again. Something he could’ve wrapped up in a few hours, he insists on dragging out for weeks. Honestly, no woman needs to go through that crap if she doesn’t have to.” Then he gave her a light kiss and added, “Look at me, I really do care about you. That’s why I didn’t let you get pregnant.” The message couldn’t be clearer: if Eli Sullivan truly cared about Evelyn Hayes, he wouldn’t have let her go through that either. He should’ve done something about it in the first place! Vivian internally facepalmed. Maybe if she’d shut Alexander up earlier, he wouldn’t have dropped such brutal truths. “You looking for a fight, Alexander Brooks?” Eli's voice turned cold. Evelyn inst