Comeback Of The Adored Heiress

Chapter 1188:

Once, Evie had dreamed of finding beautiful love and marriage, too. But after what had happened, she realized she could no longer look at the men who pursued her with the same innocent lens.

Evie still believed in love—it was just that she no longer believed it was meant for her. She could only watch from a distance, observing the happiness of others, as she was doing now.

Just as she reached for another glass of wine, a hand—clearly a man’s—landed gently on her shoulder.

Evie jumped in surprise. She quickly jerked away, her eyes warily scanning the person behind her.

“Huh? Little Evie, did I scare you?” Waylon asked, clearly amused. At the sound of his familiar voice and the sight of his handsome face, Evie’s defenses melted away.

Her eyes lowered, and after a moment of regaining her composure, she whispered, “Hello, Waylon.”

Waylon frowned, noticing the strange tone in her voice. Why did Evie sound like she was on the verge of tears?

toward her, and as she raised her gaze,

pale-yellow dress, half-backless, the color enhancing her delicate complexion. A string of lustrous pearls adorned her neck, with a sparkling

from the wine, and her eyes shimmered with

stopped in his

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“Waylon?”

through his daze, pulling him

that moment, Waylon took a deep breath and patted his

the emotions he had seen before were gone. She was simply gazing at him in quiet confusion, as if the sadness he’d

and said, “Today isn’t about us. Your brother is with my sister, and I thought you might

spotted Madisyn chatting with Andrew and some

turned back to Waylon and said,