Unmasking the Heiress (Evangeline and Walte)

Chapter 228

The sting of unrequited love was harsh, and Walter, flesh and blood like anyone else, could not stand the sight of Evangeline's scowl any longer.

"So should I chase away any guy who gets close to you?"

His face hardened, eyes blazing with fury.

"Evangeline, you're out there meeting other guys while we're still married, and I'm just having dinner with clients. Then I find out I'm the laughingstock with a giant 'cheated' sign over my head. Is it so wrong for me to come and ask what's going on?" Evangeline's anger deflated like a popped balloon.

He had a point, but why did she feel so unfairly treated?

All Yale did was give her a heads-up that Hank was doing well at the company, contributing a lot, and that she should keep in touch to keep morale high. That was just work stuff, right? What did it have to do with. Walter?

Who would have guessed that everyone, Yale and Hank included, knew that today's lunch was a setup for a date? Everyone but her, the supposed star of the show, completely in the dark.

Evangeline was at a loss for words under Walter's piercing gaze. How could she explain? Was she to blame it on Yale's meddling, or admit she had no clue her dinner with Hank was actually a blind date?

With their divorce just around the corner, did any of it really matter?

Silence was her only refuge, but to Walter, it was as good as a confession.

He could not take it anymore. Ignoring the clients waiting for him to return to their celebration, he got up and stormed out without a backward glance..

The couple's steak Evangeline and Hank had ordered was still wafting its inviting scent, and the rest of the meal followed, each dish a feast for the senses, but Evangeline's appetite had vanished. No matter how tempting

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the spread, her heart just was not in it.

She knew deep down that dating while still married, even a day shy of the divorce cooling-off period, was out of line. Guilt washed over her, leaving her heart restless, like it was bouncing on a spring with nowhere to land. She needed someone to talk to.

On a whim, she called Roslyn, a friend she had not reached out to in ages.

Roslyn, fresh off a big scene in her own life, lit up at the call.

"My little princess, you finally thought of me!"

"As if I could ever forget you," replied Evangeline, a small smile breaking through her troubled thoughts.

Evangeline tried to play it cool as she chuckled, cutting straight to the chase. "Got any plans? How about we grab a drink or two?"

"Free as a bird! Where are we heading? I'll be there in a flash!"

Roslyn was a thrill-seeker at heart, and the grind of shooting scenes every day was just too much. She was itching for a chance to break free and unwind. Evangeline's invite could not have come at a better time-it was like a gift from the heavens! At Kronovia Royale Pub, Evangeline wanted a real talk with Roslyn, so she went ahead and reserved a classy and serene private room.

Roslyn's jaw dropped when she saw the orange juice on the private room's coffee table. "Evie, you're not telling me we came to a pub to sip on orange. juice?"

Was this the same princess of the Foster family? What happened to that wild and free spirit? Where were those sexy curves?

Seeing Evangeline in her uptight business suit, Roslyn was in total disbelief.

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