Chapter 28

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To Evangeline's surprise, the receptionists barely acknowledged her. Their eyes flicked up before returning to their tasks as if she were invisible.

One of them sneered, "Looks like we've got all kinds in this big forest. Thinking your money can buy Mr. Walter Gordon's attention? He's not just anyone's for the taking."

"I'm Walter's wife. Where is he?" Evangeline shot back, not in the mood for their games.

They laughed. "Miss, you look like you're somebody, so why the sudden delusion? The president's wife just delivered his breakfast."

"Mrs. Walter Gordon? Breakfast?" Evangeline could not help but laugh at the ridiculous claim. She was eager to see what kind of show Walter had going on during his 'trouble-free' days at the office. She breezed past the security checkpoint and into the building.

The receptionists scrambled to call security, but Walter's assistant intervened, chiding them, "That woman is our president's wife."

The receptionists at the front desk were visibly shaken, their complexions ghostly. They had assumed the regular visitor was Mrs. Walter Gordon, but they had made a grave mistake and then feared their jobs were on the line.

on his forehead as he frantically texted Walter. As Walter's right-hand man, he had

eyes darkening, his emotions veiled by the

had referred to as Mrs. Walter Gordon, Julia, was in the office, presenting Walter with a dessert she had painstakingly

this just for you, after much practice. Try it," Julia cooed,

in an elegant white dress with a daring slit and a bare waist. With just a touch, their skin would

moment and caught

has lost

sarcasm.

stormy, but he did not push Julia away. Instead, he accepted a bite of the cake, remarking, "A change of pace can

heads with Walt, Evangeline. I heard your grandpa is so sick and broke that he can't even afford a doctor. If you tick Walt off and

Walter's desk, towering over Julia with a look

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Chapter 28

playing the town

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