[Evelyn’s POV]
Oh...Well, that certainly sobered me up real quick, emotionally.
For a moment, I stared blankly at Alexander and wondered why on earth he would want to listen to what went on in my childhood. There weren’t exactly a lot of good times to speak of.
I scolded myself for the mistake of having admitted to everyone about my family’s past digressions against me. I should have taken care in my response. Instead, I was fairly certain that I ended up making everyone feel uncomfortable. The last thing I wanted was to make them feel like they had to pity me.
I took in a steady breath and wiped away the remnants of the tears that had fallen down my cheeks with the back of my hand.
“Alexander,” I started. “I don’t think you really want to hear about any of that—”
“Why don’t you
