Chapter 211

Evelyn nodded earnestly. "Alexander, I swear I'll answer anything you ask with complete honesty."

"Good." Alexander's stormy gaze locked onto her. "Did you actually witness Dominic Fletcher and Vivian Prescott together?"

"Yes! I saw them with my own eyes!" The words tumbled from Evelyn's lips before she could reconsider.

The temperature in the room plummeted as Alexander's eyes darkened into bottomless voids.

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Evelyn's pulse spiked when she felt the atmosphere shift dangerously. Still, she doubled down. "Alexander, every word is true! You have to believe me—"

"Believe you—"

He repeated the phrase with a mocking edge that made her stomach clench.

"She used those exact same words years ago, begging for my trust."

"What?" Evelyn's breath hitched at his icy expression. "Alexander—"

His lips parted just enough to deliver the verdict. "I gave you your chance." With that, he turned on his heel.

The dismissal couldn't have been clearer.

Abandoning her pretense of a sprained ankle, Evelyn lunged forward and wrapped her arms around his torso from behind.

"Alexander!"

She pressed her cheek desperately against his back.

"We've been together for years. You know me better than anyone! Why would I lie? Vivian was absolutely with Dominic! And Nathaniel Sterling! Even your uncle Sebastian! She's obsessed with seducing every man she—"

"Enough!"

Alexander's roar shook the walls as he whirled around, fury contorting his handsome features.

Evelyn snapped her mouth shut, trembling.

The suffocating silence stretched between them until she couldn't bear it.

She tightened her grip, but Alexander's command sliced through the tension. "Remove your hands."

Her eyes widened in betrayal. "No! I won't let go! I love you, Alexander. These meaningless people shouldn't come between us!"

Sobs wracked her body as she clung harder.

Then—finger by merciless finger—he pried her hands away until her arms hung empty at her sides.

"Alexander—" Tears streaked her cheeks as she searched his impassive face.

His next words turned her blood to ice. "If I discover you orchestrated Ethan's kidnapping, our engagement will be nullified."

The threat left her reeling.

Three years of engagement announcements. Countless society pages proclaiming their union. All of Willowbrook knew she was destined to be Mrs. Blackwood.

And now he dared suggest erasing it all?

Evelyn refused to accept this. She scrambled after him as he strode toward his car, gripping the half-lowered window.

"Alexander! Ethan is my flesh and blood! How could I possibly arrange my own son's kidnapping? That's insane!" Her knuckles whitened around the window frame as the engine roared to life.

Alexander accelerated without sparing her a glance.

She broke into a run, shouting explanations that dissolved into the wind as he rolled up the window and sped away.