Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 37

Evangeline nestled into the bedding, her body colled with discomfort, commanding herself not to ponder where Walter had disappeared to.

She tried to focus on the upcoming board meeting and what challenges it might bring.

Everyone knew that in the Foster family of the South was a beloved young woman. who was the center of attention and adoration. She was the cherished granddaughter of Cole and the niece of James, the fifth son of the Cole family. She had been groomed as the future h old legacy.

The 'Little Princess Foster' was once a legend among the southern gentry. She was said to be fiery, radiant, and imperiously unyielding, always getting her way.

Yet, for the past three years, the princess who was once the object of envy and spite -had vanished.

Rumors swirled that she had lost her inheritance for crossing Cole. Whispers of foul play within the family's ranks circulated.

However, the truth of her absence was unknown to all-she had married. Married to a man whose heart held no love for her.

once again. Cole lay ill, his life hanging by a thread, while his sons showed little interest in the family empire. Meanwhile, others lurked in the shadows, hungry for the chance to step

and his brothers had built the Foster empire from the ground up. Passing it on was not

and hoped she would be the one to take the reins. Yet, he feared the weight of expectation might crush her, just as it had her mother, who had been so easily swayed by her father's

Evangeline saw her mother as a young girl, braids and all, safe in Cole's embrace. Back then,

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all that was left was a frail man on a hospital bed, his silver

her mother succumbed to Lydia's treachery and her

was too young to do much, but now I'm all grown up. It's my turn to look after you," whispered Evangeline to the photo on her phone, her mind wandering, before drifting off into a deep'sleep on Walter's bed.

called her. He had even picked out her outfit and prepared her speech; the

was all about the fabled missing Foster family heiress, who was rumored

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