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Eva frowned slightly. "May I ask who’s calling, please?"

There was a slight scoff at the other end of the line. "Yes, if you must. This is Felicia Van Buren. I’m his fiancé," she replied smugly.

Everything in Eva came to a halt. Her heart, her mind, and every cell inside of her. She blinked finally and tried to draw in a breath.

"Hello? Are you there? Did you hear me? This is his fiancé, Felicia. Please put me through right away. This is a very important phone call," she insisted.

Eva could barely breathe or move. "Yes… of course," she answered in a monotone voice as she placed the call on hold and sent it through without telling Derrick who it was on the line. She set the phone back down

in the cradle and rested her hands on her lap, sitting perfectly still as she stared straight ahead and tried to process the information.