Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 25

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Walter stood by the bed. His lips were pressed into a thin line as he yanked at his tie in frustration, then glanced at his watch.

"You think you don't need me? Don't even care about your grandfather?"

"What are you getting at?" Evangeline snapped back, still seething.

"Your grandfather is sick, in Avalon City. He's called me several times today. I told him we'd be there by eight tomorrow morning," said Walter, his presence aloof and intimidating.

"I don't need your help! I'll see my grandpa on my own!" With those words, she pushed through the pain, got up, and left the bed behind.

That bedroom, her gilded prison, was nothing but a badge of disgrace.

How utterly ridiculous. Walter had never once visited that place during their three-year marriage. Then, as divorce loomed, he was desperate to hold onto her.

She, on the other hand, could not bear another minute there. The thought of him rescuing the Garside family for Julia's sake had killed her love for him stone dead. He had a knack for cutting her to the core. When he sided with the Garsides, he became her enemy.

was time to tell

it or not," Walter declared, standing tall,

and headed for the door. "Do what

tired of the lonely

he cared about appearances? She could not stand sharing a room with

and slammed it shut without a backward glance or

She left the villa.

presence he always

was brooding. After a while,

I'm heading to

"Yes, Sir!"

health was failing, with severe heart and brain issues landing

went to visit him in the hospital. To her dismay, Walter

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and Walter were meeting officially for the first time, and Walter did not come

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