Evelyn nodded, “Okay.

On their way back to the guesthouse, Evelyn's phone rang again. She decided to pick it up this time. In an impatient tone, she said,

“Calvert, that's enough already!"

“Evelyn, I'm in Alorith now. Let's talk face to face," the man on the other end said calmly.

She closed her eyes, trying to compose herself.

"Sorry, I'm not in

Alorith at the moment. And I don't think there's anything for us to talk about."

"Where are you? I'LL come to you."

When she didn't reply, he continued, "Evelyn, Rowena wants to apologize to you. She didn't mean to say all those things. She's still young.

Please don't take her words to heart. I've already taught her a lesson."

She silently listened to him, unconvinced by his words. ‘Calvert taught his dear sister a lesson? Impossible!* “Yeah, you're right. She's only

21; an undergraduate who is very young," she said with a scorn and slowly moved a bit farther away from Sheffield. She then continued in a low voice, "Forget about what she said. You already know about her feelings for you. Calvert, I'm tired. Please, let me go. Let's move on."

Calvert was a bossy and stubborn man. They easily flew into quarrels when they were together. Evelyn found it tiring to sustain their relationship.

“I'm her brother. No matter how she feels about me, nothing is gonna happen between us."

"You're not related by blood,” she reminded him coldly.

Calvert inhaled deeply.

“Evelyn, listen. I won't agree to our breakup."

“That's not my problem. It's not like we're an item anymore. And..."

Evelyn paused, her eyes fixed on the man who was now busy playing games on his phone.

"I have a new boyfriend.”

Silence engulfed them as she dropped those words.

After a moment, Calvert finally spoke.

“Evelyn, since when did you become so childish? Do you think I am a fool?"

Evelyn made eye contact with Sheffield. She moved closer to him, covered the speaker of her phone and whispered in his ear, “Do me a favor. I agree to be your girlfriend for ten days.”

Sheffield's eyes lit like Christmas. Excited, he put his phone away in a jiffy, ignoring whatever games he was playing, and grabbed her phone.