Eve didn't know how long she cried in silence. Her eyes began to sting, and her breathing was shortness of breath because she was crying too hard.Her hands were pale due to poor blood flow, and it seemed like it was also happening to her feet. However, nothing had changed even though minutes had passed since the two horrible men at her side forced her into the car.There wasn't any conversation, so she couldn't guess what bad things might happen to her.Eve didn't really know how long she had been trapped in the car traveling through urban Seattle. However, at this time, the car started to slow down as they entered a territory that... felt unfamiliar. There were many trees on both sides of the unpaved road. There was only dirt and some rocks that made the car shake several times.The panic in her mind grew, and she knew why.Behind the lush trees, there was a gate that looked... unkempt as she could see some vines surrounding the large gate. Then, a large house—perhaps she could call
Eve spent her senior year of high school reading and studying every medical book she could find in New York. She had been interested in medicine since she was a little girl—a doctor was the answer she always gave to anyone who asked her about her dreams.The entrance exam to medical school was a very difficult one. Even though she came from a prominent family with a lot of wealth, she couldn't use that as a guarantee to get into medical school. She had to work hard on her own. And for the first time in her life, Eve was able to accomplish something on her own—without the influence of her family's last name. However, she also realized that she might not have been able to clear her exams so easily if she hadn't had good educational facilities since she was a child.Her parents made her attend a renowned private school with the best educational facilities in New York. She had unlimited access to books and could buy anything she needed to support her learning. Money was no object, and she
Eve was not an easy person to get close to and get along with. As far as she remembered, Kaira was her only close friend, so she could trust her with some of her personal stories. However, that didn't mean she was someone who was against strangers. Since last night, she had had a lot of shocking events, or at least she had had them since last month. All of these things made it difficult for her to trust anyone—anyone. However, she had thought that she could trust Cassy and Taylor. And now she has just discovered another shocking fact. Is Eve really not allowed to trust anyone? Including herself? "Don't think of me as evil just because my husband did something bad to you. Believe me, this is not something I can control." What should she do when she discovers that the woman she thought was good to her was the wife of the man who kidnapped her? Well, Anthony didn't kidnap her directly. However, he did order three other men to kidnap her and take her as if she were a worthless prison
Eve got a tray of food at lunchtime. There were clothes in the closet, soap and bathroom stuff in the toilet, a television, a comfortable bed, a heating machine that warmed the tiles, and thick blankets. Then, the food came back to her room at later meal times.Honestly, she didn't want to eat anything—not when she had just discovered that a group of strangers had kidnapped her and their leader was keeping her in that... strange place.She didn't want to eat, but her stomach was hungry, and she knew that her baby needed something to eat after a long night without proper sleep and rest.In the end, she chose a bowl of soup, which was easier to swallow. There was a glass of juice, and she also gulped it down before she decided to sit by the window and looking at the vast yard in front of her.There were trees growing thickly as far as her eyes could see as if this place had been built in the middle of a wilderness far away from the city. This place was a fortress—a grand, gloomy buildin
As a child growing up in a prominent family, Eve was used to many unusual lessons. Actually, they were not strange lessons but simply lessons that other children did not get at school or in their lives.From a young age, her parents brought in a private tutor who taught her about manners. There were rules when they were sitting at the dinner table in the evening, and there were rules when they were sitting down for afternoon tea like British royalty. Her mentor taught her how to walk with graceful steps, how to use a knife, spoon, fork, and how to grip the edge of her cup.She remembers getting a long scolding from her mother just because she chose to wear trousers to dinner instead of the dress her mentor had prepared.When she was 15 years old, her mentor started to reduce their class hours and replaced them with counseling hours every 5-7 pm. The counseling hour ended just before dinner time, so she always felt sick when she had to sit with her back straight at the dinner table wit
Eve returned to her room after she finished re-stitching Axel's wound and giving him his medicine. He was doing very well—much better than Eve had expected. And to be honest, she was grateful for that even though she also felt annoyed when she remembered her last conversation with him. She didn't have to clean up anything in this room because the maid always did it when she wasn't there. As soon as she came back, everything had been changed—the sheets, blankets, even the window curtains had been opened by the maid. Someone must have raised the room's temperature, so at this moment, she felt warmer than usual. "Doctor Evangeline," someone knocked on the door of her room, and soon a maid appeared behind the door. "Mr. Axel called for you. Can you come to his room?" "Where are Cassy and Taylor?" Eve did not allow Cassy and Taylor to accompany her even though she knew that they wanted to be with her and give her a comforting word after her conversation with Axel. Sometimes, being alon
Ever since she first decided that she would not continue her family's business and choose her own path as a doctor, Eve knew that her wish was not just an idea of a 10-year-old child who would find a new idea in a year or two.Her decision was not a game. She was serious when she came into her father's room and handed him a piece of paper with her wish list, and becoming a doctor was at the top.Did her parents agree with her plan? Of course not.She was an only child, and her father was the head of an entertainment company. His family owns a large agency that orbits famous celebrities in Hollywood.Now that her father is still working as the main lead, he may still be able to lead the company for a few years. But who knows in two or three years? What if her father wants to retire and hand over the company to his child?Unfortunately, Eve was an only child, and she would be the only person in charge of the company. But, she decided to become a doctor—far from her parents' expectations
Anthony and Axel came home at 11 pm, and Eve hated it when she realized that she hadn't hit Axel over the head with the vase. It was the second time she had missed the opportunity, and she wouldn't have missed the same thing had she gotten a third chance.But really, she didn't want a third chance. She hoped this would be the last time they met, and there would be no more."I might be sad that you said we might never see each other again, but I hope you don't have to come back here if you don't want to." Cassy hugged her before she got into the car.She could hear the sounds of winter animals croaking in the middle of the night. The darkness of the forest greeted her as she walked out of the main door of the mansion, and the cold air chilled her to the bone, but she refused to wear the winter coat that was in her bedroom closet. She wore the same clothes as when she came here: scrubs and her doctor's coat."Maybe one day we can meet by accident when you're walking in downtown Seattle.