Eva's Sins.

XLVII

„You can't accept life as a gift as long as you are living in shadows"

  After leaving Ms. Alice Huntington's house, Brian ordered Bardain to spur the horse to the center of London, to John Evans'house because he had to talk to Beatrice Evans and he had to do this immediately, being absolutely sure that Beatrice had known about Eva's pregnancy, but she never told him about this.

  Getting there, he found out in amazement that Ms. Evans was out of London and she would turn back in a few weeks only. So, this allowed Brian to finally see the truth: Beatrice Evans had decided to play with him and she did it so well all that time, without Brian noticing anything, being so blind and believing in the cunning of that woman who he considered being as a true lady and a good strategist. But, in the end, everything had been just a beautiful lie.

  But his journey till Evans'house hadn't been a waste of time because while leaving the property, he measured noses with Johns Evans, or better to say he saw his carriage stopped in front of his.

  One in front of the other, the two teamsters stared at each other with hatred because it was a very narrow street and two carriages couldn't pass one by the other. It was necessary for one of them to move back and to leave the other one pass, but none of them was eager to give up and to spur the horses to move back and this happened because Bardain considered that as he's older Evans'teamster must show him respect, but Evans'teamster, Thomas, considered that while he's working for the future Prime-Minister of England others must show respect and leave them to pass.

  „What's happening, Thomas? Why did we stop?" Evans asked, opening the window to see what was in front of the carriage, amazed that they stopped. But he had been even more amazed to see Brian coming out of his carriage and waiting for him to come too. And this didn't give John any other choice than to greet Brian and to come out of the carriage. „Mister Beneath, what a surprise to see you here! To what do we owe the honor to see you here?" Evans said in mockery.

  „Let's say that I came here to pay some old debts, but the Universe today definitely is plotting against me while I'm forced to see your ugly face and not the delicate face of your wife," Brian said, using a severe tone.

  Even if Brian hadn't been ever gentle with Evans and helped him with the elections only due to that Beatrice had promised him to help him with the divorce, John was sure that he never saw Brian being so aggressive. At that moment instead, Brian's attitude toward John was clear enough of an enemy and it was a threat to succeed for the post of the Prime Minister or a place in the Government and because of this Evans became alerted.

  „Did it seem to me or the tone you used had been a little bit snarky, mister Beneath? To be honest, I don't get why of your behavior with me while..."

  „Let's not go round and round, Evans. We both know very well what's going on," Brian said this time, using an even more severe tone, and approached Evans while his eyes were piercing the rival as if he was able to finish with Evans'life there and at that moment. „May I know since when you know everything, but you preferred to consider me a fool?"

  John stared in amazement at Brian because even if he suspected what Brian was talking about, he preferred to act the fool and not to talk more than he should talk. „I'm not that sure that I know what are you..."

  „I told you not to go around, Evans."

  „Evans? Not sir... not..."

  „Yeah, Evans. Because you don't deserve my respect to call you „sir" or „mister." Despite all the differences between us two I decided to do violence to my conscience and to help you to get there where you always dreamt to get, but where you won't ever be, in the end, due to the fact that you considered me an idiot that won't ever find out about the game you and your wife have decided to play with me. However, surprise, I know more than you thought: about your game and... about other things about which I preferred to be blind while seeing them because I thought that it shouldn't be me who should talk about them. But, in the end, I'll do it."