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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.

making critical moves up north, and Strata

the meeting tomorrow. And hold off on any deals with

on his deathbed, went all out to crush the Fosters' business. It was crucial, more than ever, for someone to rally the troops and keep the empire her grandfather Cole

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 not just come clean? It might get

planning on sticking around after her grandfather

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

not worth the

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

scratching his head, puzzled by the joy of the lovely Evangeline inside the bath. She was that overjoyed because he had gotten her a

had arrived without a stitch of her own, rifled through

shirt on Evangeline was so long it grazed her

seem unnecessary.

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