A dynamic couple, Trevor and Evelin Neilson, talk to Chit L Lijauco about the many things that can be done
They tell a story of coincidences, twists of fate, and confluences of events—elements of the formula of a good novel. The protagonists are a handsome couple too, a potent ingredient that can turn a good novel into an instant bestseller—which, in this case, can be titled, Trevor & Evelin. All it needs is a villain, an ugly truth, and a sinister threat lurking on the sides; but don’t hold your breath—you are not going to get any.
Trevor Neilson and Evelin Weber come from two different worlds. He is from the West Coast of the United States; her roots are from the East, in the Philippines. When they met, he was living in Malibu while she, in London. However, there are simply too many similarities in their past that fate must have had no choice but to pave the way for an encounter, using their common passion—philanthropy—as the conduit.
“It’s a nice story. I felt like fate really had a big hand in it,” Evelin agrees.
She starts: “I was in New York for a visit and was going to this cocktail party in Manhattan with a friend, a young man whom I was helping to get a job with this company.”
“It was my company’s cocktail party,” Trevor picks up.
He continues: “So, she walked in and noticed her right away. She looked different, not like anyone I know or have met in Midtown Manhattan. ‘Who’s that?’ I asked around. But she was giving me absolutely no attention at all and I was racking my brains thinking of how I can meet her!”
Trevor was spot on. Evelin, indeed, was not interested in striking any friendship that could turn into a long-term relationship at this cocktail party. She was just focused on getting a job for her friend, aching to leave New York for Los Angeles to visit her father, do a side trip to the Philippines to check on her philanthropic projects, and then head back home to London. “Living in London, why would I entertain any thoughts of getting involved with a man residing in New York?” she says.
At one point in the evening, Evelin happened to mention to someone that she was into philanthropy. This person said, “Oh, you should talk to Trevor over there; he’s into philanthropy, too.”