𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐙𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑| 𝐋.𝐒𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐓 (𝟏)

𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑

"You were an orphan—abandoned, unloved, and unwanted." Evelyn's eyes stung with the tears that wanted to break free, and she knew that this was what he wanted. Her whole life and the fact that she never knew her parents was always a sore subject with her. It affected her in more ways than one, and she always hated that. It only grew into a fear of abandonment that she felt will always reside with her.

"Poor child whose parents didn't want her and never will. They left her to hop from one family to the next because they too saw that she was worthless, and they didn't want her either." Evelyn felt the warm tears slowly slid down her cheeks. She wanted to say something—anything—but she couldn't. His words were exactly how she felt and what she believed. She didn't know how to argue against something she perceived to be the truth.

"And so you did what you felt you had to do.... you left. You became a good thief for someone who didn't really know better, and one hell of a hacker I'd give you that. Then you decided to try and steal from one of the most well known criminals, my son. He took pity on you and took you in. He made you everything that you were. You felt like you finally found a home. You found a place where you felt you belonged. But then he abandoned you too, because he too saw you for what you are. You chose to leave him and your old life behind because you too knew the truth."

"You started over. You went to school for criminal justice and became a forensic scientist. You eventually joined the CCPD. You became somebody. Somebody who for once was worth something." Lewis said with a fake smile.

Evelyn roughly wiped away her tears with the palm of her hand. She finally forced herself to make eye contact with the disgusting man after he had done nothing but degrade her. She eyed Lewis with nothing but pure anger and hatred. "Are you trying to make a point, or are you just wasting my time with your need to hear yourself talk?"

"What I'm trying to say is, I like you Evelyn." He said, and Evelyn scoffed. "And I know my son loves you. You two have more in common than you may think. That's why I need your help."

Evelyn let out an empty laugh. "You have a lot of nerve, breaking into my home, insulting me, then demanding favors."

"No, no, no, not demanding. I'm simply asking." Lewis clarified.

"And what could you possibly need my help with? What makes you think I would help you to begin with?" Evelyn asked him.

"Because you know that in your heart, what I'm gonna ask of you is the right thing. See, my son hates me, despises everything I am." Lewis said, and Evelyn could have sworn she saw a small trace of hurt in his eyes, but that still wasn't enough for her to pity him if that's what he was going for.

"Can you blame him? If there was an award for worse father, you would take the prize. I mean, it'll be hard choosing between you and Odin, but since Odin is a character from a comic book that leaves you as the final choice." Evelyn said with a sarcastic smirk, but Lewis ignored her comment all together.

"Alright, how about we cut to the chase?" Lewis replied coldly. He lost all the warmth in his voice. He straightened his posture. His hands were now shoved into his pants pockets. His lips formed into a tight line. Evelyn raised her brows at his sudden change of tone and demeanor. "I need you to convince my son that working with me is what's best, because it is for everyone."

"And if I don't?" She challenged him.

"You will, because you know deep down it's what best for everybody." He reached inside his pockets, and Evelyn quickly grabbed the knife she had placed down on the counter beside her phone. Lewis smirked to himself then pulled out the keys to his car. Evelyn relaxed a bit, but she was still wary of him. He could switch up on a dime.

Evelyn carefully watched his every move. Her sight never left his retreating figure as he made his way toward the door. "I'll be seeing you soon, Evelyn. And I really do hope that it's under good circumstances." His last words before he shut the door behind him was clearly his way of threatening her. He was indeed demanding this of her, despite his claims that he was asking for a simple favor.

Evelyn looked from the door to the phone that was still facing downward. She picked it up to find that Leonard had hung up two minutes ago. A bit of solace ran through her at the fact that Leonard had clearly been listening to the conversation she had with his father. She locked her phone and walked cautiously to the door. She quickly locked it then rested her back against the wooden door with closed eyes. The brunette decided it was best for her to check the rest of her apartment for anything out of the ordinary.

Evelyn took slow steps further down the dark hallway with her knife still in hand. The only light in the apartment came from the lamp that rest on an end table beside her recliner (that she had been thinking about tossing now that it was touched by Lewis Snart). Evelyn slowly opened the door to her bedroom. She entered the room cautiously as she eyed every little detail for anything unusual.

Her breath caught in her throat at the sudden sound of footsteps in the distance. She turned around to face the open door and found a shadow at the end of the hall. She gripped the knife tightly as the footsteps had gotten louder. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Her eyes quickly shot open and with all her courage she brought her knife down to stab whichever of Lewis's men had broken into her home.

"Watch it!" Leonard snarled as he quickly grabbed ahold of Evelyn's wrist that was holding the knife. Evelyn's eyes widened at the sight of Leonard standing in the doorway wearing his usual leather jacket. "I mean, I knew you hated me, but damn I didn't think you hated me that much." He added with his cocky smirk.

Evelyn snatched her hand out of his grip. She tossed the knife onto the floor then threw her arms around Leonard's neck. Leonard tensed up momentarily. He was completely taken off guard by the sudden hug, but after a couple of seconds he relaxed and hugged her back. She allowed herself to release the tears she tried to withhold earlier because she knew she was safe with him. She didn't care if he saw her cry. Leonard's hold on her tightened a bit when he felt her shake and heard her soft sobs. He ran his hand through her hair in an attempt to soothe her.

"It's okay. You're safe. I'm not gonna let anything happen to you." He whispered to the girl who happened to steal his heart without his knowledge. But hey, he always knew she had it in her to be one hell of a thief.

"Lewis will regret trying to use you to get to me. I promise you. Even if it means I have to kill him myself."

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Idk how I feel about this again y'all 😫😂

Until next time babes!