The Mafia Lord's Secret Lover (Evelyn and Axel) novel Chapter 438

Chapter 438: You Are Too Kind!

Evelyn’s phone vibrated again.

The sudden buzz sliced cleanly through the quiet room, tearing apart the fragile peace she had just managed to build.

She groaned softly into her pillow, her voice muffled by cotton and exhaustion.

"...Please, God. Don’t let it be another family panic attack," she muttered.

With one tired hand, she dragged herself toward the bedside table and reached blindly for the phone. Her eyes were only half open when she grabbed it.

Then they widened fully.

Oscar.

Just like that, the last trace of sleep vanished.

Evelyn pushed herself upright against the headboard, brushing her hair away from her face as she answered the call.

"Oscar," she said dryly, "you called me at the perfect time. I was just about to slip into a sweet dream. Thank you, my dear friend."

Oscar laughed immediately, clearly recognizing her sarcasm.

"You’re welcome," he replied without shame.

But the humor only lasted for half a second.

"Eve, are you alright?" His voice rushed through the line, tight with worry and edged with unmistakable panic.

Evelyn closed her eyes briefly.

There it was again.

That same question.

That same tone.

She had heard it all evening.

From Alicia. From relatives. From people who probably never even liked Axel but suddenly felt qualified to judge him.

Instead of answering directly, she leaned back against the headboard and asked calmly, "What do you think?"

On the other end, Oscar let out a deep, dramatic, and loud sigh, as if he were preparing to give a speech at a crowded funeral.

"I think," he began solemnly, "that you must be heartbroken right now because your ungrateful, handsome, rich husband stabbed you from behind."

Evelyn almost choked to hear that. Still, she pressed her lips, trying not to make any sounds.

"My lord," Oscar continued in the same calm tone, which made his words even more explosive, "how could he have another child with another woman? Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Axel Knight... You are really courting death this time."

Evelyn pressed her lips together, trying not to laugh. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

If Axel heard this, her poor husband might faint on the spot. Or worse, drag Oscar into a meeting room and lecture him about loyalty.

"Don’t be too sad, my friend Eve," Oscar went on passionately. "If my foolish brother-in-law cannot give you a good explanation about this matter, I will personally bring my best bodyguard. We will go after him and beat him until even his mother cannot recognize his handsome face."

Evelyn blinked.

"Oscar, please don’t ruin his face," she said calmly. "I still like looking at it."

There was a brief silence.

Then Oscar gasped dramatically. "What the heck! Are you defending him?"

"I am protecting my eyesight."

Oscar clicked his tongue loudly. "Unbelievable. You are too kind."

He paused again, clearly not done.

"Alright," he continued, lowering his voice like a secret agent, "stop thinking about him and his so-called mistress. I will clean up his mess. I will delete all that gossip news and make your name shine again. I will make sure the netizens will kneel in shame."

Despite his nonstop yapping being extremely amusing, Evelyn’s eyelids felt heavy again. Her head throbbed faintly from the emotional marathon of the day.

"Are you done talking?" she asked flatly.

"Yes. Yes," Oscar replied quickly. "I will not disturb my Queen any longer. Go to sleep, beauty. We will talk about it tomorrow. How does that sound?"

Evelyn hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Hm. But don’t do anything about the news." She hurriedly added.

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