It was almost three weeks since Phil and Eve had their fake honeymoon in Paris and after another day, they would fly home to Chicago. Eve was really enjoying the places and shops in Paris since it was her dream to go there. Exhausted with all the exploring and shopping with Phil, they just decided to spend their last day in Paris staying in the hotel room and rest before they went home.

During their stay there, Eve couldn't help but to feel weird with Phil's treatment towards her. They got along better and he even rarely used his harsh tone in their conversation anymore. They would occasionally laugh with each other but the one thing that bothered her was the fact that Phil was being so romantic to her and although it somehow made her happy but she still couldn't fight her confused feeling.

Unlike Eve, Phil was thinking of something else. For the past weeks, he had to prepare himself to tell Eve what he really felt about her. That he love her that much. So to not make her to feel uncomfortable when that day come, he tried his best to get along with her and to make her to trust him. He succeeded in it, which is why, on that day, he was fully prepared to finally reveal his feelings.

He stared at his beautiful wife, who was busy packing their things in suitcases on the bed. His eyes followed each of her movements and most of the time, his gaze stopped on her face, where he liked the most. Her natural and calm looking face made him peaceful but at times, making him unable to control himself. Without senses, he would just want to hold her tight in his arms and claimed forever but it seemed to be impossible but at least not before he knew what Eve felt about him. Did she love him as much as he does? Or was it just him that feel that way? It's time for him to know!

Phil stood up from the long couch and walked his way to the bed, where Eve was zipping up the last suitcase. She officially ended it with a long silent sigh.

"You're all done?", Phil asked her as he sat next to her.

Eve took a glance at him and shot him a smile, "Yeah, finally! I'm going to miss this city though!", she pouted and then put down the suitcase on the floor.

Phil took this chance to slowly brought his face closer to Eve, who was unaware of his action. When she was done, she could feel the hot breath of her husband on the side of her neck. She could feel her heart race instantly and as much as she tried to avoid contact with his skin, she failed as he used his hand to bring her face to his and a split second, their lips connected. Phil was doing all the work while Eve was frozen in her state, too shock to process everything. Before anything worse could happen, Eve pushed Phil away and stood up to walk away but he was faster. He stood up and grabbed her hand quickly, causing her to be turned around and he soon held her tight in his arms.

Phil once again brought his face closer to hers. "What's wrong with you, Phil?", she asked, panicked.

He in return looked deeply in her eyes with his before whispering, "I love you"

Eve broke his grip and walked a few steps back, constantly shaking her head. "No, Phil! Don't do this, please!"

"Why, baby? Why should you do this?"

She felt goose bumps all over her body when she heard him called her with that name. "Phil, what's going on with you? Don't you ever forget the real reason why we get married in the first place!", she raised her tone.

He looked at her with a pleading look, "I don't care. The thing is that I've fallen in love with you. I can't control myself from feeling like this, Eve. To see your face everyday is not helping either. I care about you and I don't want to put up with this husband and wife act anymore. I want you more than that! Let's start over and this time, we'll do it for real, okay, honey?"

Eve shook her head again, mentally screaming back to herself that she didn't love him back. she didn't want to give in to him.

"Phil, where's your promise? Don't be stupid, Phil! Stop your feeling from growing. No matter what, I still want a divorce from you because I don't love you. I'm sorry, Phil!"

Out of nowhere, Phil once again kissed her but this time, it felt more loving than the first one as his lips caressed her for a long moment. He broke the kiss and cupped her face with his hands, resting his head on hers. "Baby, please give us a chance, okay? We'll live like normal couple, forever. I'll do whatever to make you feel happy as a person; as my wife".

Eve felt one of her tears slid down her cheeks, "Why did you let all of this happen?", she shut her eyes and sobbed.

"It came out of nowhere, sweetheart. I've tried to push that feeling aside but it will only get stronger when I'm with you. I just love you so much!"

Eve didn't know what to say anymore. She's too tired to fight this man. You said a thing to him, he would always have something to say back. Slowly, she put down Phil's hand from her face and she sat on the edge of the bed, trying to digest every bit of what has happened since the beginning.

Soon, she felt a pair of lips on her forehead and she didn't need to look up to know who it was. She only heard his voice, "I'll buy us some breakfast downstairs and I'll give you time to think about us too. I really hope you're willing to help me make this thing work. I don't want to lose you, Eve! No matter what happens, I won't let you go cause I really love you", he finished along with the click of the door, leaving Eve alone for a moment.

She was touched by what he said and at the same time, felt sorry for him. He fell in love with the wrong person. The fact was that she didn't want to get involved with anyone. She knew what kind of ground she stood upon. She didn't want to ruin Phil's reputation for falling in love with a girl that didn't even know where she came from, who her parents were. She needed to restrain herself from falling in love with him and stop herself from being able to feel his love and care. After all, Kelly was right.

It was about a month ago when Eve went to the bank to cash in the cheque that Phil gave to her for Zack's transplant. What she didn't know back then was that she was about to meet the person that was so hateful towards her, Kelly Blank.

She was at the bank too, meeting one of her fuck buddies, who happened to be the man that would handle Eve's cheque that day. When Kelly accidentally read the name on the cheque, she asked him who brought it and was told it was Eve. So being the shameless person as she always been, she walked out of the office that wasn't even hers, to meet face to face, with the so called great woman that managed to steal Phil's heart, the man that she should married in the first place.

Eve was sitting on the bench, waiting for the money when a blonde woman came up to her. "I think I've known you from somewhere! Phil's wife, right?", she asked while looking down at Eve.

"Kelly?", Eve asked her in return.

Kelly nodded in snobbishly, hating on the woman that stole her man.

"So, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars from Phillip Jack Brooks, quite an amount huh?", she suspected something odd about that.

Eve licked her lips, trying to calm herself from revealing anything unnecessary to the woman that Phil claimed a slut. "I don't think it's your right to know, Miss Kelly!", she forced a smile.

Kelly scoffed in return, "Please, Eve! No need to put up an act! You think I didn't know who, no, what you are? You married Phil for his money, don't you? You just wait of what will he do to you!".

Eve put up a calm face, she didn't want to lose to Kelly, "Thanks for the advice but I don't actually need it. I know my husband so no need for you to worry!"

Gritting her teeth in fury, Kelly swore to herself that if they weren't in public that time, she would surely already strangled Eve to death and hoped that she would be alive again so she could killed her all over again. "You filthy woman! You stole Phil from me!"

"Why are you so upset with me? It was Phil that wanted to get married with me. If you want him that bad, why don't you just ask him to marry you? But I won't highly recommend it though since we both know what Phil's answer would always be!", Eve tried her best to sound confident.

Kelly pointed a finger at her, "Now you're married to a rich man, you tried to sound wealthy yourself? Such a shameless person! Don't ever forget where did you come from, an orphanage! And we don't even know who your parents are! Might as well you're actually the child of a cheap street hooker that doesn't want to do anything with you! An illegitimate child like you don't deserve Phil, what more to have his child!"

Eve's tears flowed down her face frequently every time she remembered the incident she had with Kelly. She might be a bitch but at least what she said was true. She didn't deserve Phil and never will!

I'm back, guys! My exam actually finished last week but I was mentally exhausted so I decided to have a break for a couple of days before continuing this story. Thank you guys for your wishes and reviews, I truly appreciate it. Sorry if the way of my writing for this chapter sounded crappy after for about a month of absence. So, 5+ reviews for an update, tomorrow! Thanks!