Reclaiming Evelyn

Chapter two

Evelyn

I coughed out water from my mouth as I laid on the cold floor. Someone else saved me and my husband...he was crotched to his ex-girlfriend's side holding her protectively.

Hot tears formed in my eyes as I watched him care for another woman.

‘What about me, Landon? Am I not good enough for you? Why do you care about someone like her? Is my love for you not enough for you?' I pondered in my mind, shivering from the cold.

His ex-girlfriend sat up and leaned on his chest crying like a bereaved.

"Oh, Lan. I shouldn't have come here if I knew that I would face a near-death experience. Your wife pushed me into the pool just because I wanted to exchange pleasantries with her. What did I do to deserve this?" Jade lied against me.

Landon turned to me with a cold glare that pierced my heart. I could feel his burning hatred for me under his murderous gaze.

"I...I... didn't do such a thing, Landon. She..."

"She pushed herself? There are witnesses; Evelyn and all of them saw you push her into the pool. I can't believe you would do such a thing, let alone lie to my face because of your stupid jealousy. This party is canceled, and I don't want to see you for the next forty-eight hours. Go back to your room," he growled with hate in his voice.

I got up from the floor shivering in the cold with a heavy heart. Landon returned to care for Jade while i was abandoned and judged by guests' disgusted stares.

“She is completely useless. Now I see why the Byers family don't show her off in public."

“What do you expect from a spoiled brat?"

“I heard that she tied down Mr. Byers with her connection to his late grandfather.”

“She is so disgusting.”

Some guests gossiped regardless, knowing fully well that I could hear them. I hastened my steps to get away from their sentimental glares.

No one wanted to hear my own part of the story. They pointed fingers at me without investigating the situation. I was made the liar while Jade was the Princess being protected by my shining armor.

Lost in my thoughts, I mindlessly bumped into a waiter carrying a tray of drinks. I prepared myself to be drenched for the second time, but a strong hand whisked me out of the way and the drinks crashed to the ground.

“What were you thinking?” A gentle, strong voice said, and I looked up to see who it was.

My gaze fell when I saw that it was Landon's best friend, Lucas Carpenter.

I pulled away from him, keeping my distance quickly.

His gaze roamed my body with his brows scrunched at the center of his head.

“What happened? Why are you soaked? Did something happen?” He asked out of concern.

Lucas was the direct opposite of my husband. However, he never took his life seriously. To be precise, he lived a very dangerous life.

“No, I am fine. My husband is at the pool if you want to meet him,” I said and continued at my direction.

I went back to my room, locked myself inside and slid to the ground. My tears finally its control and ran down my cheeks like a newly released dam. I cried myself to sleep since there was no one to comfort me from my sorrow.

The next morning, I woke up exhausted with dark puffy eyes. I felt feverish, maybe it was because of the tears I shedded too much last night.

I tried to get up from my bed regardless of my weak signs.

The time was already seven a.m. but no one came to wake me up. Not even my personal assistant.

Certainly, Landon must have employed her and other employees to attend to Jade, since she was his precious jewel.

I made my way to the bathroom and almost stumbled to the ground as a heavy wave of dizziness hit me.

“Energy, Evie. You have to be strong" I muttered to myself, persistently going into the bathroom.

As I was about to reach out to the shower curtain, I lost my footing and slumped to the ground.

My head began to pound excruciatingly, causing my dizziness to worsen.

I rested my back against the door, trying to regain my strength as there was no one coming to my rescue.

That same minute, I reconsidered my thoughts and decided to visit the hospital for a medical checkup.

With the little strength I had, I managed to bathe, get dressed and leave my room without being noticed by anyone.

Once I was out of the building , I flagged down a passing taxi and gave the driver the hospital address to take me to.

I looked at the tall buildings by the roadside as the driver drove through the city. For some reason, I felt so relieved that I was experiencing something so ordinary.

The feeling was so comforting and peaceful. Maybe it was because of the sudden asunder in my marriage that made me feel unease.

After an hour, the driver stopped at the hospital. I thanked and paid him for his service before walking into the hospital.

I wore my sunglasses, making sure to look very ordinary. It won't be nice for me to be seen in public by any of my husband's acquaintances.

They were not too kind to keep my visit to the hospital a secret. Plus, the Byers family never welcomed scandals.

Aside from being married to their eldest son, my in-laws didn't bother about my existence. They were against my marriage to Landon because of my low status as an orphan.

When Landon's grandfather stood by my side, they had no other choice but to agree to the marriage.

After that, they never concerned themselves in my matter. Whenever there were family gatherings, Landon was strictly warned not to take me alone as I was a disgrace to their family reputation.

I won't blame them for being prejudiced about my humble background. Wealthy people only associate with their kind. But I was an exception they couldn't endure.

Once I got into the hospital elevator, I pulled off my glasses feeling secure since I was alone.

Immediately the elevator doors opened, I took a different route to avoid the Byers family doctor. He would definitely rat me out if I crossed path with him.

Getting to the counter where a reception nurse was, I made my complaint and she quickly assigned me to a doctor.

I went down to the doctor's office and knocked at the door, waiting for a response to come in.

“Please, come in,” a female voice said and I walked in, still hiding my face.

“Good morning, doctor.”

“Good morning, Mrs…?”

“Evelyn,” I answered. It was best I avoid using my husband's last name.

“Okay, Mrs. Evelyn. What complaints do you have?” she asked.

“Well, this morning when I woke up, I felt very dizzy and weak. I also had a severe migraine,” I complained and she wrote them on her clipboard.

“Aside from those symptoms, did you experience anything else?” She inquired and I shook my head in response.

“Mrs. Evelyn, would you like to be scanned or tested? Scanning will give a faster result for us to identify the problem. But if you want to go through the normal process, it is fine as well,” she advised.

“I will go with the scanning,” I chose the quicker process. She wrote down something on her clipboard and called in a nurse to take me through the procedure.

The nurse took me to a room and instructed me to change out of my clothes and wear a blue gown. After that, I was taken to a CT scan room and had the procedure done quickly.

After the scan, the nurse told me to wait behind for a few minutes. I tried not to feel anxious about the whole thing. And continued to pray that nothing was wrong with me.

Forty-five minutes later, I was called in by the doctor to her office.

“Mrs. Evelyn, we have your scan result,” she said and I breathed in deeply, folding my toes under my feet.

“You are two weeks pregnant. Congratulations,” she announced and I widened my eyes in surprise. ‘Is this for real?’