Until Donald recognized him.
Chapter 6
“Lucas Fletcher, what are you doing here? No one invited you!”
Only then did the crowd realize–the man standing beside me was Lucas Fletcher, eldest son of the disowned Darius Fletcher.
Lucas rested a hand protectively on my shoulder, claiming me without words.
Julian stared at his hand in disbelief, fury flashing in his eyes.
“What’s the meaning of this? Evelyn… Don’t tell me you’re the wife he’s talking about?”
I opened my mouth to respond, but Lucas beat me to it.
“That’s right. Evelyn and I are legally married. We received our marriage license earlier today.”
“And don’t forget–I’m a Fletcher too. I carry the same curse.”
Maddie paled. Her eyes welled with anxious tears.
“Lucas, you’re a year younger than Julian. There’s still time for you to find someone else with that rare condition. But Julian… Julian won’t survive the next few days.“N
“If you’re willing to divorce Evelyn and let her help Julian, you can name any price. Your uncle and I will agree to it.“8
All eyes were fixed on Lucas and me.
This moment–I had seen it coming since the day I was reborn.
If Julian didn’t marry me, he would die.
And the Fletcher Family would do anything to stop that from happening.
Even if I was already married, they wouldn’t let me go.
Julian looked at me, desperate.
“Evelyn, you came… that means you want to help me, right?”
I met his gaze and shook my head.
“It’s not that I don’t want to help you, Julian. It’s that I can’t help you anymore.”
Donald stepped toward me.
“What do you mean you can’t? As long as you-”
He stopped mid–sentence. His eyes landed on the faint red mark at the base of my neck.
You and Lucas have already…?”
If a woman with the rare condition slept with a Fletcher man, she would lose the trait.
Lucas stepped forward, shielding me.
“Tonight is our wedding night, Isn’t that normal?”
“But you, Julian–you called my wife in the middle of the night and begged her to save your life. What does that say about you?” I turned to Julian and smirked.
“Didn’t you say–in front of everyone–that you’d rather die than marry me? So why hesitate now?“>
“You–!“&
Julian coughed violently and spat out blood.
Maddie collapsed beside the bed, sobbing.
“It’s over… We searched so long and only found Evelyn. And now she’s no longer able to help…”
“It’s all that wretched Vivian’s fault! This is all because of you!”
She leapt up and tried to hit Vivian.
Vivian screamed, shielding her head as she ran.
*Julian, hold on! I’ll call my family–I’ll find you the best specialists in the world. We can fix this!”
But Julian already knew–he was out of time.
In the middle of the chaos, Lucas spoke calmly.
“Julian doesn’t have to die. There’s one way to save him… but-”
“But what?!” Donald shouted. “Lucas, if there’s a way, say it now!”
“If you can save him, name your terms–we’ll do anything!”
