Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 106

The call connected, yet Walter did not jump to speak. What could he possibly say to Evangeline, who was practically his ex at this point?

Unable to hold back her fury any longer, Evangeline on the other end confronted him. "Out with it, Walter. Is Julia there with you?"

Her voice was full of righteous indignation, demanding

A heaviness settled in Walter's chest. His gaze lingered on a black metal door before he turned to look outside. With a scoff, he replied to the fiery spirit on the other end of the line.

"Ms. Rearden, unless I'm mistaken, isn't Ms. Julia your half-sister? It seems a bit off for you to grill me like this, doesn't it?"

Evangeline was not in the mood for Walter's evasive games. "You know perfectly well what my relationship with Julia is like. Let me be clear, my people have been searching high and low for her, and she's nowhere to be found

in Avalon City! Everyone knows the Gordons rule the South and the Fosters dominate the North. Apart from my own family, who else in Avalon City could hide someone from me?" Comment by Lee Laindingold: North Comment by Lee Laindingold: South She knew the Gordon family's power all too well since she held most of their shares.

could not touch him-at least not right away. She could let

up on.

provoking her. "I appreciate your recognition of the Gordon family's clout. But where's your proof? Without it, your baseless accusations are just dragging our name through the mud,

for words, but the anger it sparked burned deep inside her. Walter was the kind of guy

deal, as sure as if it had been nailed

could pull this off? Evangeline pressed, feigning difficulty to coax

his words laced with a sneer. "Evangeline, you're still playing the part of the Gordon family's matriarch? Our divorce is in the works.

nerve of him, denying everything

tightly that her knuckles turned white. If Walter had been there, she would have bitten him just to get some relief from this boiling rage. What a shame

was not about to just choke it

a lost cause,

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determined to make Walter