Episode 5

"" I will explain everything to you, miss. Alexandre was calm.

"" Yes, you can speak! Evelyn grumbled.

"" Miss Evelyn, Mr. Luiz Sullivan passed away a few days ago and left an inheritance for one of his grandsons... But for this grandson to receive this certain inheritance, he will need to be civilly married to you.

Evelyn's eyes widened in surprise and the next moment she started laughing in front of the lawyer.

"" Did you come here to make jokes? Please, you should have come another time... She didn't believe the lawyer's words...

"" Miss Aguiar? I'm serious, if I were you, I'd listen carefully to everything I have to say...

Alexander was serious and his voice was stern.

"" Everything you're saying is heresy, Mr. Lawyer… Evelyn replied to the man…

"" Mr. Sullivan, I mean, Mr. Sullivan's grandson wants to marry you as soon as possible...

Alexandre, a little impatient, insisted on speaking, staring fixedly at the redhead's beautiful face.

"" I don't know who you're talking about...but tell this man that I'm not interested in this marriage... Evelyn was stubborn.

"" Miss, I'm sorry to inform you, but if you don't want to get married there will be major consequences... Mr. Sullivan's grandson is very ruthless, he just wants to receive the inheritance...

"" With so many women out there wanting to get married, why not look for another candidate… I'm out of this madness…

"" You still haven't understood the situation, Miss Evelyn? Your future husband doesn't want this marriage either, but it's a requirement of old Mr. Sullivan… Your future husband's grandfather.

Alexandre was trying to convince Evelyn, but it was very difficult...

"" Please, Mr. Lawyer, get out of my house... It's decided. I will not marry a stranger just because a rich man left an inheritance to his grandson…

Evelyn gets up annoyed.

"" So, Miss Evelyn, I'm sorry to say, but Mr. Sullivan has already found out what happened at your old job and he said he will use this against you, if you refuse to marry him...

Alexandre wanted to convince her peacefully, but there was no way...

Evelyn becomes slightly somber.

"" What kind of man is this? How can he be so low as to try to force me to marry him?

Evelyn is sad. She was innocent of the theft charges that were fabricated against her. She was afraid of being unjustly arrested and leaving her sister alone...

Evelyn loved Micaela very much... She was like a mother to her sister despite her age.

Her brown eyes start to tear up with sadness… Alexandre feels very sorry for Evelyn, but he was there to do his job...

Alexandre takes Derek's demands from his briefcase.

"" Here is the marriage contract that Mr. Sullivan wants to make with you!

He hands the sheet to Evelyn, who takes it uncomfortably...

"" I'm sorry Miss Evelyn, I'm just doing my job...

Evelyn read the contract in her hands and a sarcastic smile appeared on her lips...

"" Why so many demands? Does he think I'm going to want his money? He is very wrong…

Alexandre also finds Derek's demands exaggerated, but keeps his opinion to himself…

"" So this man doesn't want any kind of contact with me? Well then? I don't want any kind of contact with him either… You can tell him that I hate him for making me marry him…

Evelyn was hating Derek…

"" Miss, it will be twelve months and after that, you will be free, Mr. Sullivan will pay for your sister's college abroad... He has already got her a place to study at one of the most prestigious American universities... your sister entered the list to finish medical school abroad... Explains Alexandre...

Evelyn is stunned that Derek already knows all this about Micaela's life.

"" Apparently this man knows everything about me... But tell him I don't want his help to get my sister into the United States... I don't want anything from that rich, prepotent...

"" Miss Evelyn, this is also a requirement of Mr. Sullivan so that your sister doesn't know anything about the marriage.

Evelyn crosses her arms in disapproval of Derek's demands.

"" Tell me, please... Who is this man? And who does he think he is to ruin my life like this? I don't know him, but I already hate him very much…

She was outraged.

"Miss Aguiar, the sooner you accept, the sooner you will be free of this contract."

Alexandre looked at her. He did not fail to admire the woman's beauty, and he also found Derek's demands unfair, but unfortunately he couldn't do anything.

Evelyn paces the room with her hands on her head…

"So he wants me to go live in the mansion?"

She asks, sitting down again.

"Yes, you really will need to do this."

Evelyn lowers her head and sees that she has no alternative, she didn't know who this Mr. Sullivan was who made great demands.

"Right! I will marry! But I don't want to see that worm in front of me... I hate that man..."

"I'm glad you accepted, I'll be your mediator, anything you need to ask your future husband, I'll be at your disposal to answer and get in touch with him. Rest assured that you will not meet…"

"Great! And when is my sister going to the United States?"

Evelyn asks Alexandre, worried about Micaela in that foreign country…

"Mr Nor..."

Alexandre stops, and restarts his speech again… Even for him, the situation was difficult…

"Mr. Sullivan has already prepared everything, all that remains is for your sister to travel…"

"This man is crazy. Have you already prepared where she's going to stay? Sleep, eat... I'm very worried about Micaela. She's never left town and suddenly she's going to another country like this…"

"I fully understand your concern, but rest assured, the college is the best in the United States and they already have rooms available for students and she will also receive a monthly allowance to use for food, clothing and other expenses. things she needs."

Evelyn stares at Alexandre, and says ironically…

"Your client is very important, isn't he? But I'm really not interested in knowing anything about him, and what will this marriage be like anyway?"

"The marriage should take place in the next few days, you will go to the civil registry office with your documents and there we will start the protocols."

"So he's not going to the registry office? She asks rigidly."

"Will not go! I will represent my client through a power of attorney."

Evelyn nods her understanding of the facts.

"Okay! I'm going to talk to my sister and call me tonight so I can confirm everything with you."

Alexandre gets up and walks to the door.

"Do you have my number? She asks curiously."

"Yes, don't worry! Now I'm going, see you later, it was a pleasure meeting you, Miss Evelyn."

He says goodbye to her and leaves.

Evelyn closes the door behind her and leans against it…

Tears stream down her eyes… She never imagined that something like this could happen, making her life even worse.

Being abandoned by her mother as a child, having a deceased father, being unjustly fired, everything brought back to Evelyn's mind that her life was a sea of frustration and now, to add to her list of anxieties, this man appears who needs to marry her to get his inheritance.

She wipes her tears and goes to her room to shower and have her breakfast.

In the late afternoon, Micaela returns from college.

She sees that Evelyn looks sad and hugs her sister tightly...

"What happened, sis, it seems to me that you are sad?"

"Micaela, my princess. Sit there, I have great news for you…"

Micaela sits in the chair at the table and waits for Evelyn to speak...

"Did you know that I got the place for you to study in the United States?"

Evelyn forces a smile, but despite everything, she knew that this was her sister's dream and Evelyn would support her for sure.

"I don't believe it Evelyn, really? You can only be kidding?"

Micaela is incredulous…

"It's true my little one, you're going to study in the United States…"

Micaela cries excitedly with the achievement.

"Sis, this has always been my dream... I'm so happy... I'm going to finish medical school in the United States and I promise Evelyn, I'll be a great professional and I'll take good care of you and I'll give you a better future, my sister..."

Evelyn is also moved by Micaela's words...

***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!***