Chapter 84
By the time Kayna rang the doorbell at noon, Evelyn and Samantha had finished baking the cookies and were snuggling together, watching an episode of Dora the Explorer.
Evelyn answered the door with a bright smile. “You’re right on time,” she said, holding out the door for Rayna
“If I could come at the crack of Dawn, I would have, I could barely sleep a wink last night cause I was too busy wondering about your big reveal,” Rayna said as she walked past Evelyn, and Evelyn laughed.
“Ray, I’d like to introduce you to someone,” Evelyn said just as Rayna walked into the house.
Rayna stopped abruptly when her eyes landed on Samantha, who was standing some feet away. Immediately, her expression softened. “Oh my goodness, who is this line angel?” she asked, glancing at Evelyn suspiciously before returning her attention to Samantha.
“Hello! What’s your name? Rayna asked as she crouched down to Samantha’s level.
“Samantha,” Samantha said shyly as she looked from Rayna to her mother and then hack again.
Evelyn smiled proudly. The little angel is my daughter. Rayna, meet my daughter, Samantha. Haby, this is mummy’s close friend, Rayna.” Evelyn introduced, and Rayna looked at her with questioning eyes but decided to leave the questions for later
“And this is Maya, Samantha’s nanny.”
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ny. Evelyn said, gesturing to Maya, whom Rayna acknowledged with a curt nod.
Rayna beamed at Samantha. “Aren’t you just
st the most adorable little girl? You look beautiful, just like your mom, Hayna said, genuinely in love with Samantha
Samantha giggled, “Thank you.
You look p
pretty, too, and you smile like cake, Samantha said with a smile, and Rayna laughed as she embraced her.
“I do, don’t Do you like cakes!” Rayna asked, and Samantha babbed her head.
next I come around.” Rayna promised as
done with the introductions. Evelyn nodded to Maya, and she led Samantha out of the living room
watched them leave, her gaze softening. “She really is an adorable
is. She’s my
sofily.”
life without her.” Evelyn said fondly, and
is the reason you’ve changed so much, and she is the reason you didn’t let me visit before or
Come, let’s sit down. I have so much I want to share with
she Michael’s?” Rayna asked the moment she was
shook her head, her expression growing serious. “No. Samantha is not Michael’s daughter. What can I get
eat something I didn’t bake for a change,” she said, and Evelyn Laughed as she rose to
“Go on. Evie. I want to hear everything. But first,
was good
“I’s not a commcndence
Does that mean you cheated?” Rayna asked,
I didn’t. It’s a long story, Ray, I don’t know where to stan, Evelyn said, and
said with a grit,
your clothes. You can take your time. We can
a nunate to gather her thoughts before she began to speak. “Well, guess I should start with the reason I called off the wedding.” Evelyn said and went on to tell Kayna bow she had walked into Michael’s apartment and
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Chapter 84
right” Rayan asked in disbelief, but Evelyn shook her
she said,
my god, Evie! That must have been terrible!” Rayna said, reaching out to grab Evelyn’s hand as she thought about
heartbroken, confused, embarrassed, mad, all at once,” Evelyn said, and Rayna nodded her eyes
be,” Rayna said, and Evelyn went on to tell her how she had run into Derek and everything that followed
to understanding as Evelyn continued. When Evelyn finally finished,
was silent for a minute as she disgested all she had heard, and then she shook her head, “I don’t know how you’re so calm Evie, but if I were in your shoes, that bitch would be six feet under by now, and I’d be chilling in jail,”
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