Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 115

Oh Evangeline, what's become of you? You are the Foster family's darling girl! How did you end up in such a mess?"

Tears traced paths down her cheeks, dripping off her chin and soaking her thighs. Evangeline could not keep up with them, eventually stopping trying and letting the tears fall freely. A phrase she had once scrolled past online flashed through her mind.

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"If being with someone doesn't make you happy, then maybe that relationship was never meant to

Evangeline knew deep down, even if she could not face it: Marrying Walter, against her grandfather and uncles' advice, was a colossal mistake.

Out of nowhere, the click of a key in the lock snapped her back to reality.

The door-swung open, and there was Walter, slipping a tube of white cream into his pocket as he walked

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not stand the sight of him, the guy who had brought her nothing but grief. She turne staring out the

stand in front of the window, blocking her view. He had that

sculpted brows, lips that barely parted. His white shirt, thin and crisp, looked like it was made just for

e even

of hope. She shook it off, however.

all, he was the source of nearly all her troubles. She knew she needed to get

heartbeat, Walter stood there, arms folded, gazing

"Still hurting?" he asked.

caught her off-guard. Evangeline was not buying it, however. They had been through too much, and the wounds from their

much she could not even think about leaving

silence would be answer enough

the air, and he scooped her up, carrying her into the restroom before

no signs of their previous arguments or confrontations, just a striking couple in a scene that was surprisingly harmonious, even intimate.

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