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.

you're still needed to lead the company, to keep everyone steady. We're making critical moves up north, and Strata

them know I'll be there for the meeting tomorrow. And hold off on any deals with the Gordons or

It was crucial, more than ever, for someone to rally the troops and keep the empire

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 not just come clean? It might get him 'Tell him? My deal with Walter

not planning on sticking around after her grandfather got

If she stepped up to lead Foster Group, a

was not

ending the call. Evangeline revealed in the water, humming a tune, utterly

She was that

snuffed out his smoke, Evangeline, who had arrived without a stitch of her own, rifled through

Evangeline was so long it grazed her thighs,

seem unnecessary.

Chapter 35

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