Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

hapter 46

Julia's mind raced. If Walter just whisked Evangeline away like that, it would be a slap in her face.

That night was her chance to show everyone who was in charge. She could not let Evangeline, that homewrecker, outshine her.

*Go ahead, hail a cab on your own." Walter did not even glance back, leaving Julia seething with envy and rage as she watched them from behind.

Evangeline stormed home alongside Walter, her anger simmering.

To her surprise, the moment they arrived, Walter flung a fancy jewelry box at her as if it were nothing more than garbage.

She instantly recognized it as the case for the sapphire necklace.

"Here, take it. Not everyone's keen on second-hand stuff, so let's call it charity," said Walter indifferently.

Yet, despite his biting words and the fact that 135 million dollars was a drop in the bucket for him, Evangeline felt a pang. That necklace was not just any trinket. It was the Foster family's treasured heirloom, a wedding gift from her grandfather, laden with meaning. She was done with Walter and had hoped to make him the fall guy, getting what she wanted without any strings attached.

had not expected that he had not bought the necklace

the jewelry box, Evangeline quirked an eyebrow. "Somehow, I get the

to drape the necklace around her neck when he won the

but for Julia,

think I'd give her your hand-me-downs? And who

had lost its usual chill, replaced by a warmth that was hard to

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Walter's ear, "Oh, I nearly forgot we're still

maybe you think it looks

turned stormy at her

grip firm on her chin as he scolded, "I never noticed

full of myself. Still better than you, Mr. Walter Gordon, with your double talk, huh?" Walter's pulse

so hard before, and he had always resisted. With divorce on the horizon, she had nothing to lose. She wanted to drive him wild, to strip Julia of everything. Evangeline boldly yanked off his tie, and Walter, his gaze intense, leaned in

want to pick up, but