Evangeline had not guessed Walter was only pretending to sleep. A wave of embarrassment washed over her. She had been about to cover him with a blanket, and he had not been asleep at all! Her well-intended action then felt like a cruel joke.

Evangeline snapped, "I was just looking at an animal."

Walter narrowed his eyes, taken aback by the woman's biting wit as soon as she opened her mouth. He clicked his tongue and pulled Evangeline close.

He was curious to taste her defiant spirit.

Their lips met in a deep, unexpected kiss.

Surprisingly, her kiss was sweet, a stark contrast to her sharp words.

The thought lingered in Walter's mind, compelling him to kiss her more intensely.

Evangeline had not seen it coming. Walter's lips had swiftly moved from hers to her neck, leaving a trail of fervent kisses that sent a wave of tension through the air. She snapped back to reality.

Why should she let him have his way?

She had wanted a child, and he had flatly refused, leaving her humiliated. All that, and he just decided to kiss her on a whim?

Evangeline shoved Walter away. "Get lost!"

Her voice was unapologetically harsh as she turned and retreated to her bed.

The broken spell left Walter's face growing stern with annoyance.

His pride would not let him grovel after being rejected. He massaged his aching temples, trying to regain his composure.

into thinking that Evangeline's act of kindness, covering him with a blanket, signaled a change in her demeanor. No, she was still the same unpleasant person. He settled his mind,

put to bed.

were a dream

AVA

morning, the tension from the previous night

don't want to see you here again," she told Walter

away.

gotten a good read on Evangeline's fiery spirit and

Foster family's business deals were at a tipping point, and she

the moment she left, she felt something

not shake the feeling of being

sigh, Evangeline rested her head on her hand, her eyes a

acceptance.

would be so paranoid as to still have her

taps on the steering wheel, and

destination was

see her for ages, and it was high

ritual at Crystal Waters,

showed her to a private room. Pushing the door open,

unexpected arrival,

distaste.

Barging in on someone's meal, you're

unfazed and eyes brimming with silent frustration, took a seat across from the

meet, haven't you? Me being here is already more courtesy than you deserve. So, what's so

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