Chapter 227

Alexander shot Eli Sullivan a cold look. "I'm perfectly sane." He just wanted Vivian all to himself—what's so crazy about that? He didn't kill anyone, didn't commit arson. So what’s the issue? And Eli? Wasn't he doing the same thing—keeping Evelyn close, shutting her off from the outside world? No friends, no family, just her husband. And yet, she's doing just fine. Eli glanced at him, seemed to get what he was thinking, and after a pause, gently pulled Evelyn forward. "Evelyn, can you tell him yourself? Have I ever stopped you from doing anything?" It was never about restrictions. It was just that she didn’t want to do them. He used to be clueless about women, but he was learning. "No... no, he hasn’t... I’m the one who didn’t want to go out," Evelyn murmured honestly. Ever since she met Vivian, her condition had gotten way better. And now that she and Eli had cleared up a lot of misunderstandings, her mental state had improved too. She was braver. At least she wasn’t the same timid g