Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

apter 35

Walter rubbed his fingers together, chasing the ghost of Evangeline's touch.

Unable to shake the agitation within, he found himself lighting a cigarette, breaking a long-abandoned habit.

Evangeline, alone in the bathroom, let the water cleanse her as if it could wash away her troubles.

Just then, a call from Cole's assistant, Asher came in. She snatched up the phone, desperate for news

about her grandfather.

With a trembling finger, she hit the answer button.

Relief washed over her as Wade, her bodyguard, delivered the news with barely contained excitement. " Miss, your grandfather's out of surgery, and the doctors say he's out of the woods for now." "That's wonderful," breathed Evangeline, her emotions a tangled mess.

the company, to keep everyone steady. We're making critical moves up north, and Strata King Group isn't making it easy," Wade pressed

"Wade, let them know I'll be there for the meeting tomorrow. And hold off on any deals with

someone to rally the troops and keep the empire her grandfather Cole built from falling into enemy hands. 'Trevon, since Grandpa is safe and sound right now, you'll just have

suspicious about who you really are. He's digging into you and Mr. Foster. He's bound to figure

her

were on a collision course. If she stepped up to lead Foster Group, a showdown with Walter in the business

was not worth

up in the morning," she said before ending the call. Evangeline revealed in the water, humming

was scratching his head, puzzled by the joy of the lovely Evangeline inside the bath. She was that overjoyed because he had gotten her a doctor? He guessed he would have to step

had arrived without a stitch of her own, rifled through Walter's closet and slipped into one of his

most, and his shirt on Evangeline was so

seem unnecessary.

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