Capítulo 143: Mortifying Confession

Does the one who always weeps, actually mourns? Does the one who mourns gets to weep.

Eve had never mourned her mother's death, she was a new born, so she never had a memory of her mother. These belongings of her, kept in this old country house, the shop at the Mignos market were the symbols of her mother's presence. Eve had seen her mother through her father's eyes. Evan Betrice, the kind, humble man who was deeply in love with his wife Merlin.

However, with her father's departure, Eve had a deep hole in her heart, it was like a nagging pain, amidst everything it's always there, and with every passing day the hole was getting bigger. When she smiled at her grandparents, ate meals with them heartily, took them to walks in the garden, creating a facade that life must go on, and that she is fine, carrying on her normal life. Her heaving heart was suppressed everytime, the pain was excruciating.

Now looking around at this old country house, where her father was trying to live in peace surrounded by her mother's memories, Eve couldn't hold back her emotions.

"Daddy... It hurts so bad...Mother..." She cried out until it felt empty from inside.

After a while she came out to sit amidst the quietness of their little farm which showed signs of fresh tilling, her father's hopes of a quiet peaceful life must have been sowed inside here. Her cell phone had been vibrating like crazy. There were several missed calls from Edmon.

She quickly picked up, he was clearly in a haste, "Sio is safe. There are no casualties, we managed to bluff them."

Eve left a sigh of relief hearing those words. It was a dangerous stunt to pull.

"How is Sio? Is he safe?" She hurriedly enquired.

"With your help we could locate where they were planning to hit the car. We bought the truck driver who was commission with double the amount. I personally drove that car, just before the spot and then it was put in the auto mode."

"Edmon, you must be careful too. You are family to us..."

"Hey Eve... Sio is a bit out of himself...it's because of..."

"His mother." She completed his sentence. Obviously,she was aware of it. She would have stopped this accident anyhow, but it was because of Rosalie that they could act well before time.

After the incident this morning, Rosalie had called in her room, she handed her an envelope, "this has the details of the ones who have been commissioned for the job. Let's see how desperate you are to protect my son." Evelyn was surprised by her actions, is she indeed helping them.

"Aren't you going to rush to him Miss Betrice?"

Evelyn smirked while clenching the envelope, "I want to see how sincere you are about helping your son Mrs.Magnolia. I will do my part though."

She heard hurried footsteps, inside the house, while she was still on the call.

"Eve" Anastasio rushed to embrace his wife. She noticed his wounded hand and flinched, "Sio this..." But before she could speak, his lips claimed her, and his arm ran down her back.

"Why did you put yourself in danger this morning? Do you have any idea how deep that lake is? As if eavesdropping on Nixon isn't enough. Eve I am so mad at you right now. Only you can make me this helpless" His kiss deepened and turned carnal saying that. As his hand felt her contours, he realised that she felt more fragile and has lost weight, a sense of guild and anger filled him up, she is his wife, and he is supposed to protect her and take care of her, 'You are a failure, what's the point of all your wealth and power if you can't protect your woman!' His inner devil snarled at him.

They were both lost in that ecstatic moment, even though Eve had busted the evil plan of Nixon and Manila, yet all this time she had been anxious. What if things didn't go well? What if her judgement about Rosalie went wrong? So when he embraced her she was relieved, however his deep intense kiss was taking her breath away.

"Hah... Hah... Sio"

She pleaded breathlessly, he realised and pulled away.

His hand needed tending, so she took him to the small couch that was placed at a corner of this small wooden house.

She was so scared from earlier, so making an eye contact with him was difficult, she didn't want to enrage him. While tending his wounds she decided to tell him everything, all that she has learnt about from the journal and the incident this morning.

Anastasio's tightening fist didn't go unnoticed by her.

"That bastard, I can never forgive myself from trusting him, and leaving you unguarded near him. I don't deserve you Eve. I am a pathetic husband." His face had darkened with guilt.

Eve carefully bandaged his hand and held him gently, "Can you not blame yourself? If someone's to be blamed it's them. You are more than what au deserve Sio. Those greedy monsters are after those extra papers behind the journal. We need to get them as fast as possible they are still after me."

Anastasio looked at Eve, "Pathetic bastards. They have no idea with whom they are messing with. It's time to send them back to those gutters of hell from where they have climbed up."

"But there are too many missing links and I still need to know. Especially his relationship with your mother..." She abruptly stopped after calling Rosalie his mother, she knew it was a sensitive topic for Sio.

Her searched for something in her eyes momentarily, the next second he pulled her into his lap, then pressed his head on her shoulder. "Hey Sio... Wait."

"Please stay like this Eve." He inhaled her dessert like scent.

"I don't want to admit but I feel so confused Eve whenever I remember that woman even amidst all this chaos, when I know so many things which I probably shouldn't have known. I... Should hate her. But no matter how hard I try, I... I can't." She felt a damp wetness in her shoulder.

Surrounded by a mind baffling tempest they were both clutching to each other in search of some calm.

"This is the reason why I helped Mrs.Magnolia. It's because even if you aren't honest to yourself, you still care about her, you love her Sio." His body stiffened at those words, but he stayed still.

"Eve do you remember what you said before disconnecting the call earlier this morning?"

Anastasio asked abruptly.

"Yes.Why do you ask?"

Anastasio couldn't see her flushed cheeks, but he knew it from her trembling voice.

"Repeat it."

"Please be safe. I love you." Eve did as told.

He turned her to face towards him, with eyes filled with wonder like a child he asked, "So you really meant it. It wasn't a normal flow of words!"

"What else should I say to my husband? Of course, I was worried, so I asked you to be safe."

"No... The other one" He insisted.

Pulling his cheeks hard, he said, "don't tell me you didn't understand all this time. Or perhaps do you not..." Evelyn was mortified by her own awkward confession.

He shook his head, "can I hear it again?"

"I am not telling..." She tried to pull away flustered, but he pinned her on the couch instead.

"Please Eve" His plea was earnest, as if he really needed to hear her confession, to continue living.

Averting her gaze out of embarrassment she said, "This isn't fair Sio" after a moment of pause she said, while turning red as a rose, "I love you Sio. I don't know when it started, may be when I made you my knight, or when you kissed me under fireworks. But this undeserving heart has fallen for you long back.I don't know of you love me back. But as long as we have each other, I will make sure my love is enough for both of us. I will keep loving you and only you. I will protect you, and, I shall make you happy. I will make up for all the emptiness of the past years I promise."

His eyes widened hearing her confession, did he really deserve this? Even his devil was astounded. However, even an emotionally incapable man like him, was tempted, 'so this is what love is! I will learn it from her, I won't make her feel alone.'

"Eve" His lips crashed on her, "Eve" he chanted her name, in between their steamy kisses, he was an unstoppable beast in ecstasy.

Eve's mind was fogging slowly,they have a long battle to fight, and there was a lot to prepare, especially to find the missing link. But, Eve was too tempted to be imbued in this lul.

This house which was once a home to a happy couple, now looks like a war camp, will they be able to enjoy such a peaceful, simple life?

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