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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.

We're making critical moves up north,

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

out to crush the Fosters' business. It was crucial, more than ever, for someone to rally the troops and keep

really are. He's digging into you and Mr. Foster. He's bound to figure it out, so why not just come

sticking around after her grandfather got better. Divorce was

to lead Foster

not worth the

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

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

of her own, rifled through Walter's closet and slipped into one of his champagne-colored

towered over most, and his shirt on Evangeline was so

seem unnecessary.

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