Chapter 24: Chapter 24

Black Estates

2:25 p.m.

“Are you alright?”

Evelyn looked at Dylan in shock but he kept staring at her with concerned filled eyes. His eyes were filled with love and were looking at her softly. Her sparkling eyes were staring at him innocently. A small smile crept on his face and he lifted his left hand towards her face.

But before his fingers could touch her cheeks, a strong force pulled Evelyn out of his hold. His soft expressions instantly turned into a deadly one as he glared at Xander who was giving him a murderous look.

Xander was shooting daggers at him but Dylan was more focused on his hands which were coiled around Evelyn's waist. Evelyn kept staring at the two guys confusingly as they both keep giving each other death glares.

“Don't.touch.her,” he snarled with a clenched jaw. Dylan balled his fists in anger.

“The same goes for you too.”

He growled back at him. Xander lost his cool and was about to lash out at him but Evelyn quickly held his hand tightly. Xander glared at her while she looked at him with pleading eyes. He closed his eyes in frustration and exhaled sharply.

Dylan was watching them both with an intense gaze but didn't speak a word. Evelyn glanced at him through her peripheral vision and saw his raging eyes. She needed​ to do something urgently to clear the tension before the situation goes out of control. She quickly jerked Xander's hand off her. He became puzzled at her sudden behavior. Evelyn then turned around and ran to Brandon.

Brandon was watching them from far with hard and confused expressions but all of a sudden, he stumbled back when Evelyn crashed onto him out of the blue and wrapped her arms around his torso. She didn't speak anything but clung to him like a koala. He smiled and wrapped his arms around her shoulders hugging her tightly.

“Don't worry Cutiepie. Everything is alright. You are safe now,” he spoke gently and started patting her head softly. Evelyn closed her eyes while tears rolled down her cheeks. Xander walked to them and looked at Evelyn only to find her silently crying in Brandon's embrace. He caressed her back gently and wiped off her tears.

They both kept comforting Evelyn ignoring the fact that Dylan was standing behind them while watching Evelyn with pained expressions. His heart broke into pieces but no one even gave a damn about his feelings.

With a heavy heart, he walked away from there.

~Time skips

Inside CEO's cabin

Dylan's P.O.V.

I entered my cabin and shut the door gently. I walked to my desk and plopped down on the chair. I rested my head back on the chair staring at the beige-colored walls with only one person in my mind.

Eve.

'How she looked at me in fear? How did Xander snatch her away from me? How she ran to Brandon and hugged him?'

My eyes were glued on her all the time as I stared at her with anger and pain. My heart broke as I wanted her to hug me not Brandon. I should have been the one comforting her. I wanted her to come running in my arms and hug me tightly. I wanted to caress her soft hair and wipe her tears. I wanted to do everything that Brandon was doing to her. But all my hopes got shattered when I saw Evelyn running to some other guy to seek comfort.

She ran away from me when I was checking that was, alright or not? I was so worried about her when Sophia attacked her. I would have strangled that bitch then and there only but the glum and petrified look on Eve's face stopped me as my main priority was to check whether she was alright or not.

She was about to fall due to Sophia's harsh push but I quickly caught her in my arms. Her teary hazel orbs, crimson red nose, and quivering pink lips squeezed my heart with pain. I know she was shocked to see me but I was just protecting her. I smiled watching her doe-eyes staring at me innocently. Her brown silky locks were sprawled all over her face. I was about to remove them from her pretty face when Xander snatched her away from me and she ran away.

'Why are you so scared of me Eve?'

'Why you didn't say said anything when Xander snatched you from me?'

'Why did you run away?'

And moreover.....

'WHY DID YOU HUG ANOTHER MAN?'

I banged my fists on the table in anger as my eyes blazed with fury. I can't forget the scene when Brandon and Evelyn were hugging each other. I can't forget how she ran to Brandon.

'She ran from her husband AND HUGGED BRANDON!!'

“URGGG!!!”

I again slammed my fists on the table and got up from the chair.

I whisked off the things kept on my desk. I was blinded with rage now. I clenched my jaw tightly. My heart was hammering wildly in my chest as I looked around my room while breathing heavily.

“HOW CAN YOU DO THIS TO ME? I WAS STANDING RIGHT BEHIND YOU YET YOU DIDN'T EVEN LOOKED AT ME. HOW CAN YOU HUG ANOTHER MAN? HOW CAN YOU LEAVE ME FOR SOMEONE ELSE? HOW CAN YOU DO THAT EVELYN BLACK?”, I yelled in a thunderous growl and thrashed all the stuff violently turning the room into a mess. I was no more in my senses. I was seeing red everywhere.

“WHO THE FUCK IS XANDER TO TELL ME WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH MY WIFE? HOW DARE HE STOP ME FROM TOUCHING MY WIFE? WHO THE FUCK DOES HE THINK HE IS!!!”, I rested my hands on the table and panted heavily. I was completely drenched in sweat.

After calming a bit down, I unbuttoned my coat and threw it on the floor. I loosened my tie and uncuffed my sleeves folding them up to my elbows​. I closed my eyes and took deep breaths. Slowly I came to my senses but still, my temper was high. I was still very angry.

“No, no Eve. I can't let this happen. I know I have done so wrong but that doesn't mean I will let you go away from me. It will happen only when the hell freezes over. I will make everything right but I won't let you go. I had cleared my way to your heart now I won't let anyone come in my path anymore. Because if anyone dared to come this time..... I will destroy them.”

My gaze darkened as I balled my fists. I glared at the window in front of me with blood-red eyes.

"Even if they are my best friends"

End of Dylan's P.O.V.

Meanwhile

“Are you alright my Princess?”, Brandon asked softly to Evelyn. She nodded and smiled.

“Thanks for saving me, Bear.”

After the drama in the hall, Brandon brought Evelyn to his cabin as she was still in shock. Well, she would be as her life is no less than a soap opera. Getting betrayed by her own family on her wedding day, abused and tortured by her husband, getting insulted by her husband's girlfriend in front of everyone, and then hiding all the pain from everyone and pretending as if everything is alright, that's not an easy task.

Evelyn was terrified of the way Sophia attacked her. If Brandon and Xander had not saved her, Sophia would have knocked her out today. Brandon placed a hand on his heart and bowed down in front of her.

“Being your Knight Amor, it's my responsibility to save my damsel,” he spoke in a raspy voice. Evelyn chuckled while Xander rolled his eyes.

“Such a drama queen”, he said and let out a scoff. Brandon narrowed his eyes in thin slits. Xander ignored him and looked at Evelyn softly.

“Are you sure you're​ alright?”, he murmured. Evelyn understood what he was trying to imply but she put up a fake smile and nodded, “Yes, I am.”

Xander knew that she was lying straight away but didn't say anything. He patted her head and smiled.

“But I just don't get it why was Sophia being dragged by cops?”, Brandon spoke in a serious tone. Xander just scoffed.

“Why are you so surprised? What happened today should have been done a long time ago,” he spoke with gritted teeth. Evelyn became befuddled with his harsh words.

Brandon shook his head, “I know that but still why was Sophia being dragged from Dylan's ro-“

Xander again cut him off, “I saw that.”

“Yeah, but didn't her parents are our new client-“

“Correction was.”

“Yeah, but why Dylan called the cops-“

“To get them arrested.”

Brandon ground his teeth in rage, “I saw that bastard but I am asking the reason behind all this-“

“I don't know.”

“THEN SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!”

Brandon shouted and picked up a cushion from the couch and threw it on his face making him jump.

“WHAT THE HELL, YOU FOOL!!”, Xander yelled while throwing the cushion back on his face.

“Guys stop what are you doing?”, Evelyn giggled and came between them to stop them from fighting.

“Say that to him Cutiepie, he keeps on interrupting me.” Brandon scowled. Xander rolled his eyes.

“DON'T DO THAT!!”

“DO WHAT?”

“Rolling eyes at me idiota.”

“Why? Do I need your permission? They are my eyes and I will do it again and again,” Xander spat and again rolled his eyes at him. Evelyn was trying her best to pour oil on troubled waters but she was having a hard time controlling her laughter.

“Yeah, keep doing that, may your eyes stick to the back of your head permanently DICKHEAD!!!”, Brandon shouted. Xander looks at him with angry eyes.

“DID YOU JUST CURSE ME?”

“NO, I PRAISED YOU, MY LORD!! I just sang a song for you. Wanna listen again?” Brandon grinned making Evelyn chuckle. Xander glared at them both. He took a cushion from the couch and started hitting them. Evelyn and Brandon also picked cushions and that's how a small pillow fight started.

Evelyn was running around the room while laughing and screaming hard. The trio keep hitting each other and soon the room echoed with their laughter and giggles. Brandon secretly glanced at Xander. Xander smiled at him back as they both stared at Evelyn who was laughing her apples off.

“Thanks, Dickhead,” Brandon murmured.

“Anything for my Princess.”

Xander whispered back while adoring her smiling face.

~Time skips

At Montana Restaurant

3:00 p.m.

Evelyn's P.O.V.

Xander and Brandon brought me to a fancy and expensive restaurant for lunch. The interiors were too lavishing and beautiful. I was the odd one out here as everyone in this restaurant was dressed up in too gaudy and expensive clothes which clearly shows that this place was for elite people.

Brandon pulled a chair for me to sit. I thanked him and sat down. He then took a seat beside me and Xander sat opposite to me.

“So, what will you have Cutiepie?”, Brandon chirped.

“I will have lasagne.”

It was my only option as the cost of all the dishes in this restaurant were touching the sky so I decided to eat something which would fit my budget. Brandon didn't reply and kept reading the menu.

“I will have a pizza. I am dying to eat it,” Xander whined dramatically. I smiled.

“Then die,” Brandon muttered under his breath while reading the menu. Xander raised his left eyebrow and looked at him, “I heard it.”

Brandon looked up at him while faking a confused face, “Huh? Did you say something?”

'No, not again.'

Xander glared at him but I immediately butt in, “Bear, what will you have?”

“I will order a hamburger with bacon and cheese, love.” He spoke.

Soon a waitress approached us. She smiled seductively at the two men sitting beside me.

“What would you like to have sir?”

She spoke while biting her lower lip that was tainted with dark red lipstick between her pearly teeth. Her eyes then met mine and she threw me a glare. I inwardly rolled my eyes at her stupidness.

“I would like to have a medium size BBQ chicken pizza with coke,” Xander told her. She nodded and smirked at him. He looked away in disgust. She then looked at Brandon and spoke in a sweet voice.

“And what would like to have handsome?”

'Wow!! the guts of this woman.'

“I would like to have a hamburger with bacon and cheese. Like a lot of cheese. You know add many layers of cheese to it. It should be dripping with cheese as you know...”

“It isn't a dairy, jerk.” Xander spat irritatingly while running a hand through his brown hair. Brandon glared at him because of his sarcastic remark.

I quickly spoke, “Uhm, he will have a hamburger with bacon and chee-“

“Alright, sir. I got it.” She immediately cut me off rudely. I was taken aback by her harsh tone. She then looked at me and give me a bored look, “And what will you have?”

Brandon glared at her. I smiled at her softly.

“I will-“

“She will have the same. Thank you,” he immediately​ cut her off with a fake smile. She agape but then scoffed and scribbled all the orders in her pad.

Before leaving that lady turned around. She threw me a glare and murmured in an inaudible tone.

“It's good to see that you got your poor ass in some golden pants.”

She sneered and flashed me a cocky smirk. Tears filled in my eyes as I was shocked to hear such offensive words and that too from a server. No one has ever insulted me like this but see how my fate had changed. Now waiters have also started looking down on me. Well obviously, she would. Brandon and Xander looked so rich and classy in their elegant Armani suits. This place was indeed for rich people. Even the servers looked so good and were dressed up well than me. And here I was dressed up in some ordinary clothes and looked like an outcast. I had never in my life looked upon myself but again it's my fault to expect respect in this cruel judgemental society when I am very well aware that here respect is given not based on your nature but the basis of your clothes. The ones wearing diadem are only treated well while the ones below then are considered as worms.

Dylan said the same thing to me. I was such a fool who got bewitched by a rich businessman and immediately agreed on his marriage proposal. I didn't even bother to dig up a bit about his real intentions as I was too blinded by his love. I always get infatuated by some wealthy guys and then end up getting hurt. As if it has become my life cycle. I was sadder and angrier at myself than at her. I bit my lip to not to cry and looked down on my lap.

"And it will be better to see when I will kick your poor ass for insulting a dignified lady."

My head snapped upwards as all of a sudden, a raucous voice echoed through the grand hall running chills down my spine.

The woman beside me flinched as we all turned around only to see Dylan with a stern face and empty eyes standing just behind me.

His eyes turned dark in rage as he glared at the waitress fiercely while walking closer to me. His eyes were on fire and the black tuxedo fitted perfectly on his body-accentuating his prominent muscles. The veins on his neck and hands were on clear display as he shot daggers at the poor woman.

“Dylan? What are you doing here?”

Brandon looked at him with a frown but Dylan ignored his words. His eyes then landed on my face. I looked back at him in shock. He slowly lifted his right hand and wiped off the tears with his thumb which I didn't realize were rolling down my cheeks. I didn't flinch and kept staring at him dumbfounded as he cupped my right cheek in his palm and caressed it softly.

“Eve? Why are you crying?”, Xander spoke in a worried tone. Brandon's eyes widened and he grabbed my arms, “Oh God! Did w-what happen? You alright?”

I was pulled out of my thoughts and quickly moved back, “I-I am fine.”

“Then why were you crying?”, Xander spoke sternly. I didn't reply.

“Alright then. Your orders will be here in thirty minutes.”

The waitress spoke quickly and turned her heels.

“Wait.”

Dylan growled in a dark threatening tone. She immediately stopped dead in her tracks and looked back.

“Yes sir, you need something?”

She nervously smiled as she looked at him in fear.

All of a sudden Dylan grabbed my forearm and pulled me up from my chair. Brandon and Xander also stood up. Dylan then wrapped his arms around my shoulders and pulled me to him. I flinched and looked at him in surprise.

But his next words snatched the ground beneath my feet leaving me stunned.

"Apologize to my woman right now."

‘Oh No!!’

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