Unmasking the Heiress (Evangeline and Walte)

Chapter 328

Evangeline should have done this ages ago,

Minnie was mysterious. Even if things did not pan out as Evangeline suspected, she clung to the hope that Minnie might lead her to her elusive stepmother, Lydia. When she got back to the private room, Evangeline was surprised to find the once-buzzing dinner had cleared out, leaving only Walter.

He sat there, stone-faced, his eyes deep pools of nothingness. What was he thinking?

She did not bother with niceties and just waved her hand in front of his face. "Walter? Where did everyone go? They just up and left without a word?"

She thought of Alex and felt a twinge of regret.

They had not seen each other in forever, and when they finally had the chance, they had not even exchanged a word,

"How would I know? Maybe you should call them?" Walter snapped back.

He was not trying to start a fight with Evangeline, really. It was just that the idea of her worrying about Alex, who had left without a word, got under his skin.

"Okay, fine," said Evangeline, taking out her phone to make a call without a second thought.

Before she could dial, a hand swooped down like an eagle snatching its prey, smacking her phone onto the table. "Evangeline, are you even listening to me?" Walter was steaming, and Evangeline could practically hear his teeth grinding. She knew he did not want her to call Alex, but she was pushing his buttons anyway. "I honestly didn't get that," Evangeline retorted with a shrug, trying to sound as genuine as possible.

"Mr. Walter Gordon, you're like a riddle wrapped in an enigma. I can't keep up with all your hints. I just figured, since Alex won't be hanging out with us much anymore, it'd be rude not to say goodbye, right?"

She had no idea that bringing up Alex would make Walter's temper flare even more.

"So, you're just dying to know why Alex left, aren't you? he snapped.

"Exactly!" Evangeline snatched her phone back from Walter's clutches and tucked it safely into her bag.

"Bravo, Evangeline, you're just brilliant!" Walter's thumbs-up was full-blown sarcasm. Her words might as well have been a confession of a secret romance with Alex.

Thanks for the praise," she replied dryly, used to Walter's odd jabs. "If we're done here, I'll head out, okay?"

Habits died hard, and Evangeline had had enough of Walter. Her mind was on Yale and Roslyn, who were waiting for her at the villa, and she did not want to leave them in the lurch, worried. "Leaving?" Walter's face had darkened to a stormy shade. "Evangeline, you're not going anywhere!"

The moment Alex was out the door, Evangeline was all set to bolt, her intentions clear as day.

She was after Alex, was she not? Well, Walter was determined to throw a wrench in her plans.

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"Come on, dinner's over, and you're still holding me back. Don't be silly." Evangeline tried to reason with him, keeping her cool.

However, reasoning with Walter was like talking to a brick wall.

"Leave? Evangeline, you're stuck with me for life! You're feeling sick, right? Well, I'm eager to see if all my hard work in bed has paid off. We're heading to the hospital for a check-up now!" Walter's voice brooked no argument, his decision final

Evangeline was sure he had gone insane. "Walter, have you lost it? I've just got a slight stomach ache, no hospital trip needed!"

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