Chapter 7: The Party

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Tonight was the party night. The couple were getting ready for it. Rick was shaving in the bathroom. Evelyn walked in and hugged him from behind when he finished shaving. "Do you see anywhere I missed?" he asked and turning to face her. "Hmmm bend down" she said. Rick did what she told him. Instead of using her hand, she rubbed her cheek against his then kissed one cheek, trailing her lips over that area, then down to his chin, then up to the other cheek. The way she did was sending a thrill to her husband. He pulled her close and dropped his head for a demanding kiss. They broke away when their lungs were out of air. "Hmmm… I think you're fine" she said after she caught her breath.

Rick sat on the bed waiting for his wife to come out from the bathroom. He wore a dinner jacket but this time without a bow tie and two loosen buttons on his shirt. He didn't care what is appropriate to be wore at a formal party, he only wore what he felt comfortable. But he still looked handsome. After what seemed like years of waiting, she was finally coming out from the bathroom. Again her beauty took his breath away. She wore a black lace and tulle cap sleeve mermaid gown and put some make-up on her face. "Wow" that was all he could say to her. She smiled in returned. "You know we can stay here if you really don't want to go" he said. "Mr. O'Connell why are you making this hard for me when I have decided to go? You are the one who accepted his invitation and now you..." she couldn't finish her words as he silenced her with his mouth. "I hate it when you do that" she said as she narrowed her eyes after their lips broke apart. "Why?" he asked with a large grin on his face. He definitely knew why but he wanted to tease her. "It makes me feel like agreeing to anything" she said. "Anything?" he said as he pulled her close to him again. "Enough" she said as she held him at arm length. "We will be late darling if we aren't going to move now" she said. "Anything you wish Ma'am" he said and kissed her quick on the lips. The couple left their house and drove to the Clark's mansion not too far away from their house. Both of them didn't know the threat was waiting for them.

The Clark's mansion was even bigger than their house. They could hear the crowd outside the mansion. When they stepped on the entrance, everyone turned around and focused on Evelyn. "Look, it's Evelyn Carnahan" someone said and pointing at the entrance. Everyone was talking about Evelyn because she wore a beautiful gown. That wasn't the shy Evelyn they knew years ago. "Evelyn, it's been ages" a woman hugged her. "Good to see you Mrs. Clark" Evelyn hugged her back. "And who is this charming fellow?" Mrs. Clark said as she noticed the tall guy standing beside Evelyn. "Rick O'Connell, Evy's husband" he said after he kissed Mrs. Clark on the back of her hand. "You're married. Congratulations Evelyn, your parents must be proud of you" Mrs. Clark said. "Thank you" she said. Despite her relationship with George didn't end well, Mrs. Clark still treated Evelyn like her own daughter. "May I be excused?" Mrs. Clark said after she waved her hand at the guests. "Sure" Evelyn said. "Go meet some old friends of yours right over there. Enjoy" she said and left the couple.

"Evelyn" a lady called. "Go catch up with your friends. I'll go and get a drink for myself" he said and kissed her before he went to get a drink. "Hello" Evelyn said once she was in the group of ladies. A bunch of ladies whom studied at the Oxford and their families were rich. "How are you? We've been wondering how long you want to hide from George" a women with blonde hair said sarcastically. Her name was Isabelle who always tried to embarrass Evelyn when there was audiences around them. Evelyn was a bookworm that always spent most of her time in library. Isabelle used to say that a woman like Evelyn couldn't hold a man. When she broke off the engagement with George, Isabelle was more confident to say that Evelyn wouldn't get married because she was too stubborn and unattractive to men. And that's why she didn't want to attend this party. She knew Isabelle wouldn't miss the opportunity to show off her beauty. "I'm fine" she said and forced herself to be polite with Isabelle. "It seems like you are done hiding. Why did you come back to London anyway? Please don't tell me you came back to get back with George because you can't find a man out there" Isabelle said and laughed. "I just got married" Evelyn said as she showed her wedding ban on her finger. The ladies were trying hard not to laugh at Isabelle. "Oh my god. Evelyn, who is this lucky guy" Amanda said who was Evelyn best friend back in Oxford. "You mean poor fellow. Why didn't you bring him together? Or you are too afraid to show us?" Isabelle interrupted with an evil smile on her face. "He is here actually but I need to find him" Evelyn said as she was looking around to find her husband so that Isabelle could shut her evil mouth.

"Look at that handsome man right over there" Isabelle said and the ladies turned to look at the direction she pointed. "He is coming over here. No man could resist my charms" Isabelle said smugly. But what happened next caused the ladies jaw dropped with shocked. He kissed Evelyn on her cheek though he wasn't kissed her on the lips but it didn't make sense at all. "Hi ladies" he said with a flirty smile. "My husband, Rick O'Connell" Evelyn said as her husband wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her close to him. You probably wished to have a look on Isabelle's face. Once again everyone was trying hard not to laugh at Isabelle embarrassing herself. "Where did you two meet?" Isabelle asked as she believed Evelyn had paid this guy for accompanying her to this party. But somehow, this man was so familiar to Isabelle like she had met him before. "We met in Cairo" she mentally added 'prison', Isabelle didn't need to know. "He knew the direction to one of the Egyptian ruins. My brother and I requested his guide to the destination. That's how we met" she added. Isabelle had a fake smile on her face, in fact she didn't believe what Evelyn had said.

"O'Connell there you are" George suddenly came out from the crowd. "Hello Evelyn. Thank you for coming. O'Connell come and join the poker game with the gentlemen" George said. "Thank you but no. I rather stay here with Evelyn" Rick said. "Oh come on. She wouldn't disappear if you leave her for a moment" George insisted. "Go on. Have fun. I will be fine" Evelyn said to her husband. "Okay" he said. He kissed her on the lips before he left for poker game with George. Maybe George was in good intention when he invited both of them to join the party. Maybe she worried too much. After all, the engagement was two years ago and now she was married. Isabelle touched her hand and bought her back from her thoughts. "He used to be a bad boy, wasn't he?" Isabelle asked. "What do you imply?" Evelyn said as she was annoyed by Isabelle question. "I think we had met few years back in France. That's why he looks so familiar to me" Isabelle said smiling. "You lie" Evelyn said as she didn't buy what Isabelle had said. "I do not lie Evelyn. And we had a relationship before" Isabelle said with a winning smile on her face. Evelyn's face was red, not that she was blushing but she was angry at what she heard. "What kind of relationship?" Evelyn asked. "Do I have to mention it? You know your husband well, he is quite resourceful with women. Or he didn't tell you? I'm sorry" Isabelle said and laughed. "I don't trust you. You lie to me because you can't accept the fact that I'm married to a wonderful man like Rick. You're simply jealous on me" Evelyn said as she wasn't going to lose this. "Well, whatever you say. You could ask him. But I did like him. You know he could do wonderful things with women on the bed" Isabelle said. As a British women, saying that kind of thing was inappropriate. But being Isabelle, she was a women who would give in to any handsome guy on the street. It was an open secret in the society. Everyone knew about it. "I don't care what you said. If he did, then it was his past. Nothing to do with me. I trust him" Evelyn still wasn't going to let Isabelle win this. "Of course you did. You are a prim proper stubborn librarian who know nothing about the world but Egypt. I think someday he will leave. You know how boring you can be. Always stick your nose in the book, you probably don't know how to please a man like him. Such a waste" Isabelle said. And Evelyn was out of word. "But I could help you with that" Isabelle added and laughed. Isabelle was pissing her off. "How dare you said this to me?! He is my husband" Evelyn said and turned around to find her husband intended to leave this party, to get away from this sick woman.

At the same time, Rick was struggling with the same thing that the British upper class kept pushing his limit of patience. "So O'Connell you are from Cairo?" George said. "Nope I'm from America but Cairo was where Evelyn and I met" he said. "I knew it from your accent. But why were you at Cairo? That place is disgusting. It's only worth for going because of the treasures left by the pharaohs" George said. "I joined the French Foreign Legion and we had a mission at Cairo. That's why I was there" he said purposely missing out the fact that he was raised in Cairo orphanage. These men didn't need to know. "So you are a soldier then? How violence" one of the man said sarcastically. "Violence. Did you kill people?" George said. "Well... erm... yes I did. I was gonna get kill if I didn't. It was self-protect" he said as he was trying to be nice. "I guess O'Connell is a rich guy. Many soldiers are rich. You know... they just march into the place and take whatever they feel which has high value and sell it in the black market" a man said sarcastically. Everyone was laughing. But Rick was trying to calm himself down. It was not a best place to start a fight. And if he did start a fight, his wife wouldn't appreciate it and this was the last thing he needed. He was holding himself back for her own good. "Definitely not. He is living with Evelyn in the house her parents left for her. They probably do not have the extra money to stay in Cairo and that's why they came back. So that they could use the wealth her parents left for her" George added and everyone was laughing. In fact, the couple were richer than these men. Thanks to the treasures they found in Hamunaptra. "So what's your planning O'Connell?" one of the men asked. "Of course he will stay in the house with Evelyn. Being a soldier, what can he do in London? It's not like he had a good education. I think it's best for Evelyn to work and you stay at home to take care of your child, of course if you have one" George said. "Well I don't mind to take care of my family if Evy wants to pursue her career in Bembridge" Rick said proudly. "Oh yes, Bembridge. They finally accepted her after all these years. The girl never gave up on this matter. Stubborn" George said. "Well put it in other way, she is smart and tough. Probably tougher than you guys. That's why I love her" Rick said.

"We men love women but definitely not Evelyn" George said. "Well, as I known, you were engaged to her. It's hard to believe that came from your mouth. But I'm glad she broke off with you. So that I had the chance to meet her and now she's my wife" Rick said as he was done with everything the sick people had said. He didn't mind insulted by the gentlemen but insulted his wife wasn't something he could tolerate. "That girl is stubborn. Always stick her nose in the books. How boring! She wouldn't give in to me. A girl like her doesn't know how to please a man and that's why she rejected me" George said and again everyone was laughing. With that they had succeeded to cross the limit of patience of Rick. He punched George in his face. The others were trying to hold Rick but he was too strong. "Stop it" he paralyzed and suddenly couldn't move as he heard the familiar voice came into his ears.

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