Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 80

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"What's on your mind that you need to tell my husband? Out with it-I'm all ears. Or, if you prefer, you two can have your little secret chat. Though, would you really leave me here, all by myself in the office, waiting, darling?" said Evangeline, her eyes playfully teasing Walter.

Julia, witnessing that spectacle, was seething with rage.

"Julia, if there's something you need to say, let's hear it. Right here, right now." Walter's gaze shifted to Julia, the warmth gone and replaced by a chill colder than the one he reserved for strangers. "I need to talk to you about our past project-it's about work. Can we talk in private?" There was a touch of desperation in her voice.

'Walter, just look at me. I'm the one who really loves you,' Julia silently pleaded.

"I'm afraid I can't be of much help anymore." Walter shrugged helplessly. "Evangeline holds most of the Gordon Group's shares now. She's the top shareholder, and I even

have to follow her lead."

Even if Trey had been out of it and given some shares to Evangeline, it could not be that much. Could he truly have intended to give the Gordon Group to an outsider? No rational person would make such a move, but to her dismay, Walter's family

forgotten all that?" Julia reminisced, hoping to stir some fondness in Walter. He had always

Julia and Walter continued their education at the same institution for a few more years. Walter and Evangeline, who were classmates, had a close bond. Julia was a year behind and always seemed to

though they did not really enjoy her company, she

turned to Walter, recalling that she too had once

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at my place when you

sat back and observed them

had learned to toughen

then

to rescue me? You were like my

kids were shaking me down for protection money, and I was just the ringleader of our little gang. I was calling them