At Black Estates 9:30 a.m. Dylan's P.O.V. Everyone bowed to me as I entered the office. While I was heading towards my cabin suddenly, I heard chuckles and cackles coming from a cabin. My jaw clenched. 'Eve' I easily recognised that this voice belonged to none other than Evelyn as she has a very sweet voice. I immediately barged inside the cabin only to see Eve cachinnating at Ian's jokes while holding her stomach. Anger rushed inside my veins. I curled my fists in a ball as they both were busy in their own world irrespective of my presence. But as soon Ian's gaze landed on me, he panicked and immediately stood up. Evelyn got confounded and followed his gaze. But my blood boiled when she just stared at me emotionlessly. Ian noticed me blazing with fire. He shook her a little. But she heaved a sigh and got up still staring me with a poker face. I marched towards her with predatory steps trying to scare her but she didn't drop her cold glare. “Ms. Evelyn Clarke, didn't your parents taught you how to respect your Boss?” I snarled with gritted teeth but she just smirked in return making me shocked. “Well, I think you know more about my parents than myself Mr. Black.”  She spoke sarcastically making me explode. “MY OFFICE, NOW!!!” I growled. Throwing Ian, a death glare, I stormed away from there. End of Dylan's P.O.V. Evelyn's P.O.V. As soon as Dylan left, Ian grabbed my shoulders tightly and turned me around to face him. “Are you out of your mind, you fool? He is our Boss.” He scolded me angrily. “I know.” “WHAT?” He looked at me puzzled watching my blank expression. I removed his arms and headed towards the Devil's Cave. Inside CEO Office I knocked on the door gently. “COME IN!” I sighed as I heard his growl. From the corner of my eyes, I saw Sophia smirking at me. I rolled my eyes at her and entered inside. “Sir, you call-“I couldn't complete my sentence as all of a sudden Dylan slammed me on the wall harshly. “AHH! DY- “SHUT UP!” Dylan yelled furiously making me flinched. I looked at him fearfully as he kept glaring me with his piercing eyes. “HOW DARE YOU? DID YOU FORGOT WHO YOU ARE?” He growled ferociously. I jerked his hands away and pushed him back with all my force making him stumble backwards. “I didn't forget anything but it looks like you forgot your own rules.” I spat while glaring him back. “WHAT RULES? YOU BITCH! YOU LOW-KEY BEGGAR!! YOU MOTHERFUCKING GOLD-DIGGER! YOU-“ “YEAH!! KEEP SWEARING BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL KNOW!” I didn't let him finish as I screamed outrageously with tears streaming down my face. I was offended by his words. Dylan looked at me in shock but soon he put on his angry mask and grabbed my forearms in a death grip. “Don't yell at me.” “Why? Who are you?” Dylan tightened his grip hearing my reply. “Your BOSS!!” He roared with blood-red eyes. I scoffed at his reply making him more irritated. “I never asked you for this job. You forced me into this.” Dylan became enraged as he couldn't find fear in my eyes. He again slammed me on the wall making me hiss in pain. I am sure my back must have been bruised up by now. He punched the wall beside my head harshly and seethed on my face. “STAY IN YOUR LIMITS, EVELYN BLACK!!” “It's only Evelyn.” I deadpanned. Dylan lost his temper and grabbed my face with his right-hand making yelp in pain. “You're a BLACK NOW! DO YOU UNDERSTAND?” He screamed ferociously. I started laughing making him shocked. “ARE YOU-“ “SHUT UP!” I yelled and pushed him back. I am so done with him. Dylan immediately closed his mouth and looked at me in shock. “What the hell is your problem? Firstly, you played with my heart and trapped me in your cage. When I saw your true colours, you married me forcefully. When I tried to fight back, you along with your mother harassed me and abused me. When I tried to escape, you implanted a filthy tracker inside my body. Your mother kept humiliating me in front of you but when I took a stand for myself you even tried to snatch away my dignity. You have tried everything just to make me work for you. Now see, here I am. Now what do you want? Tell me. You won't even let me live now.” I spoke while crying my heart out in front of him. He kept staring me blankly. “I am trapped now. You even snatched my parents' away from me by stuffing your filthy money in their mouth. You had wrecked me up completely. Neither I can't escape from your hellhole nor I can't even tell my misery to anyone. Are you happy now?” I kept sobbing. Dylan was about to say something but I raised my hand in front of his face stopping him in midway. “No Dylan. I had enough of you now. I know you hate me but I request you to at least let me live in peace. Don't snatch away my happiness from me now. I know you don't love me but please for God's​ sake just let me live.” I spoke in a broken voice while staring him sadly. He was looking at me dumbstruck. I then spared a last glance at him and left his room while wiping off my tears. As soon I left his office I quickly went inside the restroom and closed the door. I slid down on the floor and started bawling my eyes out. “Why is he so cruel to me? I didn't even do anything wrong? Why am I getting so much pain God? For what sin are you punishing me?” I put my hands on my mouth and kept sobbing. ~Time skips 1:00 p.m. I went to the cafeteria to grab my lunch but as soon as I reached there, I felt everyone's eyes on me. I looked at them but they immediately looked away while looking at me with a 'Disgusted face?' 'What happened?' I became anxious and my eyes started searching for Ian and Lily. 'God! where are they?' Suddenly Rose came towards me. She looked mad. “You have the audacity to talk to our Boss like that?” I became stunned by her words. “You should be happy that you got to work here, you disgraceful brat.” I narrowed my eyes at her. “Excuse me Ma'am but what are you talking abo-“ “SHUT UP!” Rose bellowed on my face making me shocked. “This is how you pay for the ones who are helping you and your poor mother.” 'Poor mother?' “WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU SAYING?”, I lost my mind and shouted back. "Why didn't you tell them that you're the daughter of the Black's maid, Evelyn? I froze as soon as I heard those words. I turned around and saw Sophia smirking at me evilly. 'Did she perhaps tell everyone about me and Dylan?' 'But Black's maid? that's not true' “That's not-“ I was about to say something but Sophia quickly cut me in the middle. “Tsk tsk poor people.” Sophia then came closer to me and held my wrists. “Utter a single word and be prepared to see your beloved parents die.” She whispered in my ears making me horrified. I looked at her with teary-eyes. But she just smiled slyly. I am again trapped. I sealed my lips and dropped my gaze to the floor. “See Rose, Dylan gave her a job to earn a living. You know how much he cares for everyone. He doesn't even differentiate between rich or poor, between masters or.... slaves.” I glared her but she just smirked in return. She then quickly turned around and started crying with fake tears. “My Dylan is so kind-hearted. When he called her in his cabin and tried to explain her to behave properly, she started yelling at him. She called him names and even insulted him.” I looked at her in shock. “N-NO!!” “See, she even got the guts to deny it.” She started fake sobbing. “SOPHIA, DON'T LIE!!” “SHUT UP EVELYN!” Rose growled. I closed my eyes and pushed back my tears as I tried hard not to cry. “You fooled all of us. This is your true colours, huh? I thought you are a nice hardworking girl but no you're a cunning fox.” As soon I heard those heart piercing words, I couldn't hold back my tears. Tears started escaping my eyes while she kept shouting at me in front of everyone. “We thought you're a good person.” I looked at Lily with sparkling eyes. “L-Lily-“ I tried to approach her but she raised her hands stopping me. “Enough with your drama Queen Bee. We aren't interested in being friends with such a two-faced snake.” Ian looked at me with a disgusted face. Lily nodded. “Exactly, I even regret calling you as my friend.” She spoke with so much hatred while looking at me with her piercing gaze. “Don't speak like that with her or else Dylan will feel bad.” Sophia spoke dramatically while wiping her tears. “See, Boss still cares about you. But you, blatant jerk!”, Rose heaved a sigh loudly trying to calm herself down and looked at Sophia. “Don't worry. I will say sorry on her behalf. “She said to Sophia and shot me a glare. “And I'll teach her how to behave.” I kept looking down with tears falling down from my eyes like a river. “Oh!! Thank-you so much. Do teach her some manners. But don't be too harsh. Poor thing, she doesn't know how to talk with rich and dignified people as she is from a small town. Just studying a few books doesn't teach you how to behave with your seniors.” Sophia spoke in a menacing tone making me boil in anger. But I didn't utter a word. “Yes, you're right. Please forgive her this time, Ma'am.” Rose muttered with her head down. Sophia nodded and approached me. I kept my eyes down otherwise I would bury her alive right here. “I forgive you. And don't worry about your job, Dylan pities you and your poor needy Mom. He won't throw you out from here. “She spoke sternly but I was sure that she was smirking at me. “Apologize Evelyn. “Rose gritted. “I am sorry Ma'am.” I spoke softly with tears falling down. “It's okay but don't repeat that.”, Sophia grinned and patted my back. But what she said next made my heart drop. “But brats need punishment, don't they?” I looked at her in fear. Rose became a little bit restless by her words and spoke nervously, “What punishment?” Sophia smirked at me wickedly. “From now on no one is going to talk to her. You won't be allowed to eat in the cafeteria. You have to bow at every single person and that too at 90 degrees. You'll come here sharp at 7:00 a.m. and leave at 10:00 p.m. And if you want to eat your lunch here you have to eat while sitting on the floor.” I became shocked by her atrocious words. Not only me but everyone in the cafeteria. “THAT'S NOT FAIR. I DIDN'T EV-“ Sophia cut me off as she looked at me with her dark eyes. “Rose?” Rose became startled and held my forearm tightly in a warning manner. “Yes, she accepts it.” I look at her in shock but she only glared me in return, warning me to keep quiet. “Well, that's good. So, you all can enjoy your lunch.”, Sophia then dismissed others. I couldn't control it anymore. I immediately snatched my arms from her and ran away from there. ~Time skips 7:00 p.m. I was still working in the office. Everyone had already left for their respective homes. I was all alone completing the reports. Ian and Lily didn't spoke a word to me since that incident. They left the office without even saying anything to me. Rose also handed me the files and left for home. I hadn't eaten anything since afternoon. I was typing on the laptop like a machine while tears kept falling down my eyes. I kept wiping them off roughly with the back of my palms. My cheeks had turned red as I was rubbing my cheeks too harshly. I am tired of fighting with everyone. I had given up on myself. How easily people change? I thought maybe I got a new life, maybe I got a second chance but now I think I don't deserve happiness. As now I had finally understood that My life had turned into a mess...a complete mess. ~Time skips 10:30 a.m. Inside Black's Palace I entered the house with shaking steps. My eyelids felt heavy and were dropping down slowly as I kept walking towards my room. I was very hungry; my head was aching like hell. I didn't have any energy left in me as I was so exhausted and famished. Suddenly a maid approached me. “Ma'am, Young Master had called you.” She spoke while looking down. I nodded and slowly headed towards his room. I knocked the door. "Come in" I opened the door and entered his room. "You ca-" Dylan stopped in midway as he saw me shaking. He practically ran to me and held my arms. "WHAT HAPPEN TO YOU?" I shook my head in denial but all of a sudden everything started spinning around me and before I could process, I blacked out. End of Evelyn's P.O.V. Dylan's P.O.V. I had called Evelyn so as to talk to her about my new project. Today I had a meeting with my new clients at my hotel so I came back home a little late. I quickly called a maid and told her to inform Evelyn to meet me. I was busy stretching myself as I was too tired when Eve entered the room. I got up and was about to tell her about her job when I saw her shaking while holding the door knob. Her eyes were puffy and swollen, her face was pale, her eyes had dark-spots under them and her lips looked chapped. Her cheeks were red and bruised up. I became shocked while looking at her. I was about to ask her but she immediately fainted in my arms. I quickly picked her up and placed on my bed. I grabbed the glass kept on the table and sprinkled some water droplets on her face. She squinted her eyes and slowly turned her gaze towards me. I sighed in relief when I saw her awake. "You okay?" Evelyn nodded her head making me surprised. She then started getting up. I helped her and made her sit comfortably. "Haven't you eaten anything today?" I asked her softly as I immediately understood the matter while looking at her pale face. She looked sick. But what she said next left me shock. "What did you wanted to talk about Boss?" Her voice was cold while her eyes were completely empty. She was staring me blankly. Her face had no emotions. 'What happened to her?' "I-I" Words got stuck in my throat while looking at her emotionless face. We both stared at each other for I don't know how long. Suddenly a knock on the door grabbed both of our attention. "Come in." The door opened revealing Maria with a tensed face. She was looking at Evelyn worriedly making me confused. She then looked at me. I raised an eyebrow while looking at her searching for an answer for her sudden arrival. "Young Master, I just came here to see Evelyn. I heard she got fainted." She spoke nervously while looking down. I looked at Evelyn. "I am fine. Don't worry." She replied with a smiling face. "But why you came so late?" I became stunned by her words. "WHAT? YOU CAME JUST NOW?" I screamed making Maria flinched but Evelyn didn't even move an inch. She was still as corpse. "You wanted to say something Boss?" She again asked me coldly completely ignoring my words. "Answer.my.question.first." I spoke with clenched jaw while gripping her arms tightly. Eve nodded while staring me blankly. "But why? Working time is-" I couldn't completely my sentence as Eve clutched her head tightly. Maria immediately came towards her and held her. "Evie, are you okay?" Again, she blacked out. 'What happened to my Eve?' ~Time skips 12:30 p.m. "WHY DID YOU DO THAT?" I yelled furiously making Sophia shake in fear. After Evelyn had fainted, I immediately called Iris, my family doctor. She told me that she is too weak and it was probably because she hasn't eaten anything the whole day. I instantly understood who was behind all this. I quickly drove towards my office. I barged inside the security room and checked the CCTV footages. I saw how Sophia was embarrassing Eve in front of everyone. My blood started boiling in anger. After hearing her disgusting words, I instantly drove towards her house. 'HOW DARE SHE HURT MY EVE?' I banged on the door loudly. Sophia quickly opened the door. Her eyes widened in fear when she looked at my raging form. "Baby, I-I was just punishing her for misbehaving with you." "AND WHO TOLD YOU TO DO THAT? DID I?" I screamed fiercely with red eyes. She shook her head weakly while looking down. I immediately held her arms and slammed her on the wall harshly making her gasp in shock. "Don't you dare cross your line? I had already told you how much Evelyn is important for my company. Try these jealous bitchy games on other sluts, not on my Eve. Understood?" Sophia glared me with teary-eyes. "Your Eve? Since when she became yours?" I tightened my grip on her making her whimpered. "Since the day I landed my eyes on her." "Dylan, I was just punishing her for yelling at you. If we behave like this with her, she won't dare to misbehave with us ever." Sophia tried to explain me. I scoffed. "You don't have to take the command of her in your hands. I can deal with her myself and besides she is my wife." Hearing my words Sophia started shedding crocodile tears. I sighed in annoyance. "Dylan but you also hurt her. And I was just helping you." "I don't need it and I never even asked for it. Being her husband and Boss, only I have the full rights on her nobody else." Suddenly Sophia pushed me back and glared me. "And I have the full right on you which means I have the right on her too and I can do any damn thing what I want to with that fucking bitch." She said while smirking at me. I lost my temper and pushed her on the floor harshly. She looked at me in shock. "NO ONE IS BORN YET ON THIS EARTH TO CLAIM HIS/HER RIGHT ON DYLAN BLACK!!" I bent down and grabbed her hair in a fist making her screamed in pain. End of Dylan's P.O.V. Dylan lost his sanity as soon as he heard Sophia's words about claiming him. But her next words only added fuel in the blazing fire. His eyes turned blood-red and face darkened. His veins were popping out from his neck and his nose started flaring due to anger. Dylan then spoke in a raucous voice while digging holes in her body with his burning orbs. "I am warning you Sophia, don't you dare to touch Eve from now on. She is mine and only mine. I had endeavoured so much to catch my Genie. She is the golden asset for my company. I had waited for fucking two years for her. And now when I finally got her, I won't allow anyone to even a lay a single finger on her. I am leaving you but next time if I found a single scratch on her body, I won't even hesitate to burn you alive." Sophia was shaken to her core as she heard his atrocious words. Dylan then pushed her away and stormed off the house leaving her with a broken heart. Three weeks had passed. Evelyn was becoming more colder day by day. Her colleagues didn't talk to her much but they were concerned for her as she was turning paler and weaker. She never eats during the lunchtime. Dylan knew about everything but still didn't react as he feared unwanted attention. Because of the deeds of his so-called girlfriend, Evelyn had already come in limelight. Now Dylan didn't want to stress her more and create more scenes so he had secretly ordered Maria to pack lunch for her as he knew after that huge embarrassment, she won't even drink a single drop of water of his office. He was well aware of her self-esteem. Evelyn used to eat her lunch in the garden area as she never wasted food. She had lost her appetite but would never let her Mom's efforts go in vain. Yes, Evelyn had started calling Maria as her mom. Her own mother never even cared if she had eaten anything or not but that woman took care of her like her own child. Although Evelyn didn't tell her anything about that day but Maria knew something was bugging her off as she was slowly becoming too silent and gloomy. She rarely spoke a word which didn't even went unnoticed by Dylan too. Once Dylan called Evelyn in his office to discuss about a project. He then ordered her to prepare the presentation for his meeting. Evelyn kept listening to him with a cold face. He was staring her all the time eagerly waiting for her reply but she just nodded at his every command obediently and then quietly left the room. Dylan became stunned by her actions as he was expecting that she would blast at him like every time but it never came. That day he understood that they all had finally "Shattered the poor soul completely into pieces" *****