Chapter 3 Caught In The Act

• OH. MY. GOD.
• I blinked my eyes and rubbed them, but no matter what I did, Marcus was still the one lying next to me on the bed, not the expected Julian Dante Moore. Shit! What kind of foolishness have I done? No! This can't be!
• "AHHH!" I let out a loud scream and stepped back until I fell onto the bed, wincing in pain as if I had broken a bone in my hip.
• "So loud!" I heard an irritated shout from Marcus.
• I quickly covered my naked body with the fallen blanket. I stood up slowly, startled when I saw that Marcus was already awake and sitting on the bed, scowling at me. I felt breathless, not knowing what to say. I froze when I heard the sound of my phone, and I remembered what I did before coming to Moore Apartelle. OH. MY. GOD! Don't tell me I sent that to Daddy? No! No! No!
• I rushed to where my sling bag was placed and immediately took out my phone. I opened it, not paying attention to Marcus's intense gaze because he wasn't speaking right now, and he might still be sleepy, so I let him be. I needed to stop Daddy from coming here. He couldn't see us, Marcus and me, inside his condo unit!
• As I opened my phone, I was shocked to see a hundred missed calls from Dad! I asked my secretary to text Dad last night to let him know where I was in case he’ll contact her (which he always does whenever I didn’t go home that night), and I also opened my GPS to make it easy for him to find me, thinking my plan of being intimate with Julian is a flawless plan. And I think it's too late... I heard someone ringing the doorbell outside Marcus' unit, and I know it's Daddy!
• We exchanged glances, and I saw him stand up and put on his shirt.
• He was just in his boxers, and he didn't care about his attire. He was about to leave the room when I ran quickly towards him and stopped him.
• "N-No! Don't open the door, please! Just ignore it! Let's... let's talk," I said tearfully while looking at him.
• Marcus just looked at me coldly, as if he didn't care about what I was feeling right now. He gave me a chilly expression that heightened my anxiety. I was slightly shocked by what he did next... he pushed me away, opened the bedroom door, and went out. I'm crying now. I know Daddy is outside Marcus' unit, and when he sees us, I'm sure I'm dead! I'm sure Daddy is extremely angry out there.
• Before following Marcus outside, I quickly got dressed because I was still naked. Where's my skirt?! I had no choice but to wear Marcus's oversize t-shirt that I saw near his table and put on my panties. I didn't care if the middle part of my body felt painful and sore. I'm more concerned about what will happen today.
• "Damn you! What did you do to my daughter?! Where is my child?!"
• I covered my mouth in panic when I heard Daddy's angry and loud voice outside. I quickly left the room and went to where I heard Daddy's voice.
• "Oh, my God!" Mommy exclaimed when she saw me. She covered her mouth while staring at me wide-eyed.
• My eyes widened as I saw Marcus lying on the floor. He was holding his cheek, and I noticed his bleeding nose and a bruise on the side of his lip.
• "EVELYN!" Daddy shouted angrily. I looked at him, and I saw Daddy approaching.
• "D-Daddy, let me explain."
• Daddy slapped me so hard that I almost fell due to the force of his slap. Luckily, I grabbed onto something, preventing me from falling. I couldn't help but let my tears flow; Daddy had never slapped me this hard before. It hurt so much.
• "Stupid! I thought you were a decent woman. Evelyn! You're just like your sister Eleanor, both worthless," Daddy angrily exclaimed.
• I bowed my head; I couldn't look at Daddy, and I was in too much pain.
• "James! She's still your daughter!" I heard Mommy shout.
• I screamed when Daddy tightly grabbed my arm, causing me pain. "D-Daddy, it hurts!" I cried out due to his actions.
• "Let go of her!"
• We all stopped when Marcus suddenly shouted. I looked at him while still crying. Marcus was already standing, wiping the blood from his nose. He glared sharply at Daddy, who still had a tight grip on my arm.
• "Is she your daughter? If yes, how dare you hurt your own daughter?" Marcus coldly said to Daddy.
• I saw Daddy surprised by Marcus' words.
• "You beast! You have no right to tell me that!" Daddy angrily yelled, about to throw a punch at Marcus' face again. However, Marcus quickly dodged it, grabbing Daddy's arm and swiftly turning him around.
• I covered my mouth in shock at what Marcus did to my father.
• "Let go of me, you beast!" Dad angrily said.
• Marcus complied, releasing Dad and pushing him away. I looked at Marcus, feeling nervous as he glanced at me. His gaze was different, and I couldn't help but feel uneasy when Lucien Marcus Halloway looked at me.
• "Who the hell are you? And why are you bringing your family here into my goddamn condo unit?!"
• I swallowed hard upon hearing Marcus' words. I opened my mouth to respond, but Daddy beat me to it.
• "You're going to marry my daughter, asshole! I won't allow you to escape responsibility!" Daddy declared.
• My mouth hung open in shock after Daddy said that. I glanced at Marcus, and he appeared pale with widened eyes. As he briefly looked at me, he shot me a piercing gaze, and I read his lips. You're so dead.
• I swallowed hard again at his words, and he continued to stare intensely at me.
• This is the end of me! I'm sure Eleanor won't like this. I've only added more problems to our situation. Stupid, Evelyn Grace Wilson!