Chapter 77

Derek by on his bed, his eyes glued to his phone, as thoughts of Evelyn clouded his mind.

After sending her a good morning text earlier, he had been hoping to get a call from her to at least scold him for sending her a text or maybe to say she liked it even though he knew that was unlikely to happen.

Seeing as the day was far gone and he hadn’t heard from her, he contemplated calling her to ask if she liked it so he could hear her voice even if was for a second,

After contemplating for a while, he smiled when an idea hit him. He could call under the pretense of wanting to find out what had happened between her friend, Rayan, and Ethan.

Without wasting any more time he dialed Evelyn’s line.

Evelyn, who was alone in the house after her stepmother left, since Maya and Samantha were not back from the park yet, was lying on her bed thinking about Derek when his call came in.

Her lips curved in a smile when she saw the call, but she rolled her eyes as she received it, “Hello, Mr. Stone,” she said, not because she felt like addressing him formally, but because she wanted to get a rise out of him.

“Ah! I see we are back to the formalities, Derek said, and she stuck her tongue in her check.

“What do you want?” She asked in a cool tone

“Are you going to give me what I want if I tell you? I want you naked on my bed and writhing under me with your…”

“Stop” she said, shutting her eyes to block out the picture that his words had painted.

Derek chuckled, “You asked what I wanted,” he said, rising from his bed to walk around his room.

“Did you get my text

my text this morning! I’m sure you did. Why didn’t I get a response?” He asked, and Evelyn sighed.

“You know why you didn’t get a response. I’ve told you before. If it isn’t a work related conversation, I don’t want..

“Why are you so damn stubborn, Eve?” Derek asked with mock frustration

“I should be asking you that,” she retorted.

“Well, that’s not why I called,” Derek said, changing the subject, and she raised a brow.

“So, why did you call? Is it about the interview!” She asked with undisguised curiosity.

“Ethan told me what transpired between him and your friend at the club last night. It was a misunderstanding..”

“Ethan‘ The jerk she talked about was your best friend?” Evelyn asked in disbelief

“Ethan isn’t a jerk. I can assure you that Ethan would never touch anyone inappropriately. He was pretty upset…”

instead of saying mean words to her.” Evelyn

him a pervert he wouldn’t have said anything harsh to her. Ethan doesn’t take kindly to some words,

guess they were both wrong”

Derek asked, and she pursed her lips, wondering how best to answer

she pulled the phone away from her ear to check

it

Bye” she said, and quickly ended their call since she wasn’t sure how the conversation with him would

Ray?” Evelyn greeted cheerfully the moment she received

excited to hear from me today.” Rayna observed with a

was fast talking about you before you called,” Evelyn said, and

too.” Haynu

“Krally? What were

and with who?“ Evelyn

Chapter 77

go

From the club last night?” Evelyn

you but you can’t date him because it’s

to say it. Well, apparently, the guy you accused of being a pervert happens to be his best friend

“Damn!” Raynı

cussed, and Evelyn laughed.

you imagine how awkward it would be if I were to cross path with him again? This is one of those times you hope you never see someone again. Now I’m just going to hope things remain complicated between you and Derek, so I never have to run into him again.” Rayna said, causing Evelyn

deep Evelyn

guess what happened

chuckled. “You caught the person that touched you

“Don’t remind me, please.”

I’m terrible at

visit me at the bakery

she felt at

Rayna confirmed

allowed.

I mean, you’re both friends too, and I’m sure

to poison my mind

in confusion as she wondered what Sandra

things about you that made me believe she visited me specifically to badmouth you” Rayna said, and

Sandra. She thought with a shake of her head. “Well some part of that is true,” she said and

part?” Rayna asked

where she said I poured wine on

what? You actually poured wine on her?”

to put up a show that I pushed her down. So, I figured if she’s going to paint me as a bitch. 1 should as well for the picture,” Evelyn explained and Rayna hesitated before speaking

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