Chapter 21

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However, Ruby quickly shook off the feeling of being overpowered by a woman from the countryside.

"Alright, then! Let's see how long you can keep that smug look on your face. Open the door," Ruby ordered, her pride flaring like a peacock's feathers. She was mortified that Evangeline's stare had rattled her and was determined to show who was boss

around there.

Evangeline, weary and worn, was escorted by two hefty men.

Roslyn was incapacitated, so it was up to Ruby to exact revenge for her friend Julia, to return the pain inflicted by Roslyn a thousand times over.

She delivered a resounding slap.

Evangeline did not flinch. It was not that she could not dodge or lacked the ability, she simply chose to let Ruby have her moment.

She vowed to make them pay, to give back as good as she got, a thousand times over. However, her thoughts were a jumbled mess, haunted by the recent debacle at the bar.

Pain scared her, yet Walter, upon arriving, did not even bother to ask if she was hurt. All he cared about was the Gordon family's reputation. He scooped up the woman she loathed and left without a second glance. Maybe it was all in her head, that mess of her own making.

her own

forbade her from getting involved with her issues with Walter, and Roslyn knew Evangeline could handle it. However, despite Evangeline's cool

Walter. Evangeline was still his wife, for heaven's sake, and he had the nerve to

phone with a tone of clear

before the panoramic window, gazing down at the

to jail! How can you be so inhuman? Marrying

calm and detached, yet

all because of Julia.

consequences when you and your boy toy caused that scene at the bar?" Walter's voice was a dark growl, his eyes hidden beneath a fringe of

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of joy after she walked away from

not give him

you're bringing this up now, huh? Do you know why we did that? It's

You know exactly how you've treated her. Just a heads you'd better get her now,

Walter, his emotions roiling inside him as he pressed his lips into a thin line. "Unless she understands what she's done wrong, a few days in lockup

Beep, beep, beep!

as Walter hung up with

doubted Evangeline could handle herself. She just

expected Walter

president's office

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