Chapter 8

She was a different person than I remembered. The once pampered young lady has turned into a rough housewife. She was holding a knife and fiddling with the stall. I hadn't noticed her when I passed her, not realizing that Natalia had instantly recognized me in the crowd. She dropped the knife in her hand and suddenly ran to me. I thought she had come to pick a fight, but to my surprise she burst into tears in front of me, pleading pitifully: “Evelyn, please go and see Declan, you only have to see him once.” Fearing that I would leave, she clung to my sleeve while the little boy beside her was told to run upstairs and call someone. There was also a little girl slightly older than my daughter being held by Natalia. The little boy would have been born to Natalia at that time, and the little girl, to Declan and Natalia together after their marriage. My husband tried to pull Natalia away and I shook my head at him. “Let him come over, I'm fine, I'm not the same person I used to be