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“You don’t have to pretend anything, Stephen; I saw how you were dancing with her last night.“ Eva couldn’t control and sobbed, recalling the scene.
Stephen humbly kneeled before her and tenderly took hold of her hand.
"Eva, I am really sorry for hurting you in the worst way possible. Last night, whatever you saw was an act, a lie. It was all my mistake. I agree with Steve’s idea to make you jealous
"Steve's idea? What are you talking about? “
Stephen sighed and told her about Steve’s plan Eva was stunned to know so much happening behind her back
“My intention is solely to understand your authentic feelings towards me. It has always been my belief that you are being forced into this marriage. I am not holding you responsible. I am not the type of person who is very expressive. I understand you may find it challenging to acclimate to my presence.
My only aspiration is to witness your contentment alongside me, yet, in our situation, I am unaware of your precise sentiments towards me.”
Eva kept listening to his every word with tears in her eyes. She didn’t know that Stephen was guessing so distinctly from her.
She knew it was her fault too, as in all these past days Stephen was the only one who was trying in this relationship.
Stephen kissed on her palms and told her, “I know I made aand I'm really sorry for that. You can punish me for hurting your feelings.“
Stating this, Stephen left the room, whereas Eva kept sitting on the bed. Her eyes landed on the flower bouquet on her bedside table. She spotted a sorry note attached to it
During the evening, Stephen entered the house. He observed his mother showing him to follow her.
. Stephen could not comprehend, but obediently proceeded in her footsteps. Rose pulled him into the dining room. Stephen was shocked to watch the whole dining table filled with different varieties of cupcakes. There were several trays of cupcakes.
“ What the hell?”
Rose signaled for him to be silent and pulled him into the kitchen. The scene in front shocked Stephen as Eva was standing near the kitchen counter, busy mixing the batter for cupcakes. It filled her apron with flour stains.
Rose again forcefully dragged Stephen into the dining room, while Steve and William entered the room. Rose was shocked to see Steve’s condition, noticing his one eye appearing purple and blue, his wrist covered in a crepe bandage, and him limping slightly.
. "What happened to you? Did you meet with an accident?”
“Yeah, the name of the accident is “messing with Stephen.". William chuckled and replied
how could you take his side? you must have scolded him for smashing your son.”
“Thank you, stars, that Richard was present there to save you; otherwise, I must have broken a few bones of yours.” Stephen told him, gritting his teeth.
“Enough !Stop it, boys, Rose, you didn’t notify me you threw a cupcake party tonight. Well, it’s really yummy, “William inquired while munching a cupcake. Steve also followed his dad’s actions and stuffed a cupcake in his mouth
"Mom, what is happening here? Why is Eva making all this?”
“Well, to start from the beginning, in the afternoon, a maid informed me that Eva is making cupcakes in the kitchen, and she also instructed the kitchen staff not to disturb her work. But the problem was she didn’t stop since then. She was baking tray after tray of cupcakes. So I didn’t disturb her and called Michael. He told me that whenever Eva got stressed about something, she behaved like this. Baking helps to calm her anxiety. And as we all know, who and what exactly made her stressed this time. Isn’t it Stephen?”
“Oh, so you mean... If she gets more stressed than she will bake yummy cakes for us, that’s interesting." Steve commented while gulping the cupcake and soon he earned a smack on his head by his dad
“Mom, how will she stop? Stephen inquired, becoming worried for her.
"I don’t know. Rose replied while shrugging her shoulders. Stephen didn’t wait any longer and reached the kitchen. He spotted Eva doing beautiful frosting on the cupcakes.
He reached behind her and held her soft hand
"Relax; everything is fine. It’s enough for today; take a rest for now.”
Eva dropped her work. She could feel his powerful chest touching her back. Eva kept the cone aside, slowly removed the apron, and left the kitchen.
Rose William and Steve just watched the scene unfold but didn’t interfere while Stephen knew what Eva must be going through.