Please Give Me Another Chance, Mrs. Hamilton novel Chapter 724

Daniel yanked her hands off his arm and took a large step forward, using his actions to pressure Evelyn. "Are you really my wife? You know the answer to that better than anyone." His tone was dripping with sarcasm as he walked toward Jean, who lay motionless on the ground.

Under the ceiling light, Daniel carefully examined Jean's face.

His words made her feel even more uneasy. Clenching her fists, she turned to look at Daniel again, attempting to mask her anxiety. "What kind of nonsense is that, Daniel? Of course I'm your wife!

"I've been married to you for so many years! I've raised your children, managed the household, and taken care of everything for you while you were hard at work. Isn't that what a wife is supposed to do? What is the meaning of this? When did I ever act like I wasn't your wife?"

Daniel was a man of few words. Usually, he'd only speak to her when necessary. If he had nothing to say, silence was all she got. But he'd been strangely biting that day. Evelyn felt as though he had caught on to something, and her anxiety spiked.

"Daniel, you've always been reasonable in the past. What's gotten into you today? Has someone been talking about me behind my back?"

His expression left her guessing. He seemed to have found out about her secret, but he also didn't appear to have heard her. His impassive expression sent her into a tailspin of doubt.

Nothing wore down a person like a slow burn.

That said, although Evelyn claimed to be Jean's mother, apart from a slight resemblance in the nose and mouth, they looked nothing alike. He had always thought that Evelyn was overly fond of Jean. After all, she'd let an outsider sit at his family's main table. It made him wonder who Jean really was.

It all made sense then. Jean wasn't an outsider—she was Evelyn's daughter. So, she could freely come and go into his home. It was also the reason Evelyn openly favored her.

It also explained why Evelyn harbored such intense hostility toward Nadine. Nadine had taken the position of daughter-in-law that Evelyn believed was meant for Jean. So, of course Evelyn despised her.

But this raised another troubling question: if Evelyn was Brad's aunt and Jean was Evelyn's daughter, then if Brad and Jean really ended up together, wouldn't that be considered marrying within the family?