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.

steady. We're making critical moves up north, and Strata King Group isn't making

tomorrow. And hold off on any deals with the Gordons or overseas expansion. We'll

rally the troops and keep the empire her grandfather Cole built from falling

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

sticking around after her grandfather got better. Divorce was

up to lead Foster Group, a showdown with Walter in the business

not worth the

Pick me up in the morning," she said before ending the call.

was that overjoyed because

who had arrived without a stitch of

most, and his shirt on Evangeline

seem unnecessary.

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