Chapter 147 Never Letting Her Go

Evelyn saw the dazed look on Hansel's face, and her jealousy flared hotter. She tugged hard on his arm. "Hansel, look at her! She's laughing at me! And look at this ridiculous dress they put me in—it's obvious they're trying to humiliate me!" It was like she snapped him out of a trance. His unfocused eyes finally sharpened. Still, he couldn't shake the thought—how could a woman be this beautiful? A woman like that should have been his. But he was the one who pushed her away, and the one who handed her to Sebastian. The hollowness in his chest was unbearable. Why? Why did Sebastian get to have her? His eyes fell on the garish red gown clinging to Evelyn's body—embroidered chili peppers, oversized green gemstones. It was hideous. He swallowed hard, then gave her a perfunctory look. "It looks fine." Those three words sounded like salvation to Evelyn. Her anger and humiliation vanished in an instant. Hansel was still on her side. So what if Nancy looked stunning? She was st