Episode 2

It was Evelyn Aguiar's wedding day, or rather, it was the day of great sadness and unhappiness in Evelyn Aguiar's life.

But a curious fact caught everyone's attention at the city's civil registry office on that unfortunate day for the beautiful redhead.

The sky that morning was covered with heavy clouds, and a cold wind announced that the rain that had previously ceased was approaching again, bringing freezing chills throughout Evelyn's body.

In her hurry to leave the house and catch the bus, Evelyn left quickly, locking the door, forgetting to take her umbrella and put on a coat over the dress she was wearing.

Evelyn had cried the night before, and her beautiful brown eyes were red and expressionless.

There was no trace of joy on her face.

Evelyn was very sad.

First, she was rejected by her mother at birth, and then she lost her father in a car accident. Not ending the bad things that were happening in her life, she ended up being unfairly fired, and to complete the tragedy in Evelyn's life, she was forced to marry an unknown man and be away from her dear sister.

The woman who was getting married went to the registry office alone, without the groom by her side. Her appearance, although beautiful, was reasonably mediocre at that moment, her angelic face momentarily serious and pale, her beautiful straight red hair a little messy, wet from the rain and the strong wind, her clothes a little soaked and dirty from the rainwater, because of the steps she took on foot over the puddles in the middle of the streets before catching the bus.

Her eyes were frightened by the indifferent and accusing stares of the people in that place.

Some looked with disdain and disgust, and others with a clear look of compassion. And they asked each other:

"Poor thing, what could she be doing here in this sorry state?" And others would accuse her without even knowing her. "I bet she must be a prostitute who tried to pull a scam on some married man and it backfired," grumbled another person who looked at her with contempt.

The opinions among them were divided.

And others were just silent, listening to what they said about the woman with a sad and downcast face, leaning against a wall, somewhat isolated from the others who were at the registry office like a trapped prey.

Evelyn could hear every word they said, but she didn't reply, instead she remained silent.

Certainly, if it wasn't raining, she would have stayed outside the registry office.

And thinking to herself, she wondered: "Why is the registry office so full in the middle of a rainy day?"

After ten minutes, a man in a black suit, properly dressed, with his hair wet from the rain, sympathetically arrives at the scene and greets her.

"Good morning, miss! Sorry I'm late, I had an unforeseen event, that's why it took me so long. The traffic is horrible, I almost didn't make it on time. Have you been waiting here long? My God! You're all wet."

The man talking to Evelyn was the lawyer Alexandre Fonseca.

"Here, please! Put it on immediately. It's very cold."

Alexandre took off his coat and handed it to Evelyn, who immediately thought about not accepting it, but she was really cold and couldn't refuse.

"Thank you!" she thanked with a sad look.

Curious eyes darted to the slender face of the man, who was apparently rich.

Evelyn's face was expressionless. This was not what she thought about marriages. She dreamed of getting married in white, with a veil and a wreath in the church when she really found the ideal candidate who would love her deeply, but that dream had been shattered because of her future husband.

Evelyn hated him for it.

If she at least knew him, she would try to convince him to put an end to this marriage story that for her was a big joke.

Marrying a stranger, not knowing his name, not knowing how old he was, she was completely devastated inside.

Her dark brown eyes were a little moist, watching the well-dressed man in front of her opening a black folder he had brought in his hand.

And opening it, he takes out an already written sheet.

Raising her eyebrows, Evelyn looks at the handsome man in front of her.

Alexandre gives a discreet half smile to Evelyn.

"Let's go to the counter to carry out the procedure."

After almost an hour, Evelyn left the registry office next to Alexandre. She was now the wife of Derek Norton, the billionaire CEO of the Norton group, but Evelyn didn't know that.

Her husband's identity was unknown to her. She was only informed to call him only Sullivan.

Despite knowing nothing about him, Evelyn knew that her husband was a very ambitious man and wanted to keep her distance from him.

***This work has been signed with NovelToon, and piracy such as reprinting without permission is strictly prohibited.***

***Download NovelToon to enjoy a better reading experience!***