Chapter 15: What are the odds?
Everyone snapped their heads around, their eyes swept across the ballroom to land on a woman dressed in a bold red gown and her long blonde hair was put up into a sleek bun. Shock flashed past my eyes for a brief moment as realisation dawned upon me.
It was Evelyn. So she was the toxic ex-girlfriend that Xavier mentioned back in the hospital? What are the odds?
It turned out that she was also present at the company’s banquet as a plus one of one of the guests.
Her cheeks were tinged red and her features were contorted into an expression of pure anger and jealousy that was twinkling in her green eyes. Her jaws were clenched tightly and her fists were balled up beside her, her knuckles were even starting to turn white as she glared at me with contempt.
"You are my boyfriend! Since when did you get married to someone like her?" She spat with a disdainful scorn, as each word that left her lips were stained with a thick layer of venom. "Why her?!" She snarled with anger.
"What are you talking about, Evelyn?" Xavier’s loud voice boomed, slicing through the thick tension that hung in the air. He let go of my hand this time, slowly making his way down the stage and stopping right before her. "We have already broken up, I don’t owe you any explanation," he reminded her curtly, his tone cold and harsh as he met her gaze.
"Isn’t that the daughter of the Lloyd family?" One whispered to another.
"I think that’s Evelyn Lloyd. I can’t believe our new CEO is a cheater," another laughed while his friend nodded in agreement next to him. "What a way to start the company banquet."
Evelyn scoffed loudly this time. "I didn’t agree to the break up," she stated. "So, you are still my boyfriend. I’m the one who is meant to be with someone like you, not her! Am I not good enough for you?"