Chapter Eleven. Evelyn's POV. "Evelyn, are you okay? "Olivia's voice broke my trance. I hesitated, forcing myself to focus on her. "Yeah, I'm fine," I replied, trying to sound casual. Olivia nodded, eyeing me skeptically. "You seem lost in thought, staring at your phone." I chuckled awkwardly, trying to brush it off. "It's nothing, really." But my mind was still reeling from the message I'd just received. Alex wanted to go on a date? It made no sense. We weren't even friends. What could he possibly achieve from this? If I said no, then he won't help me out, but if I said yes how am I going to discard Olivia and Ethan? I'm stuck in this house with these bastards. As I sat there, pretending to listen to Olivia's chatter, my mind was racing. Olivia said, "Let me leave you to rest. If

