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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.

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

off on any deals with the Gordons or

someone to rally the troops and keep the empire her grandfather Cole built

snag. The Gordons might be onto the guy the Fosters sent to tail Dr. George. Walter is getting suspicious about who you really are. He's digging into you and Mr. Foster. He's bound to figure it out, so why

after her grandfather got better.

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

was not worth

ending the call. Evangeline

the joy of the lovely Evangeline inside the bath. She was that overjoyed because

smoke, Evangeline, who had arrived without a stitch of her own, rifled through Walter's

most, and his shirt on Evangeline was so long it grazed her thighs, making

seem unnecessary.

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