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.

Roslyn had her own troubles to deal

Evangeline could handle it. However, despite Evangeline's cool exterior, Roslyn sensed her friend was on the verge of breaking.

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

tone of clear annoyance. He knew who it

down at the

cruelty, Evie has been taken to jail! How can you be so inhuman? Marrying you was the biggest mistake of her life!" Roslyn spat

response was calm and detached, yet his irritation was

all because of

consequences when you and your boy toy caused that scene at

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joy after she walked away from the satisfaction of seeing her beg, not even for a single

She would not give him

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

Just a heads you'd better

need to think about the consequences," said Walter, his emotions roiling inside him as he pressed his lips into a thin line. "Unless

Beep, beep, beep!

tirade was cut short as Walter hung up with a decisive

could handle herself. She just wanted to spare her any unnecessary

she never expected Walter to

president's office

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