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

1. in.

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

to stand in front of the window,

crisp, looked like it was made just for him. Bathed in backlight, he seemed like some kind of angelic

e even

second, Evangeline felt a weird sense of hope. She shook it off, however. How could she think for a moment that Walter was

She knew she needed to

a heartbeat, Walter stood there, arms folded, gazing at

"Still hurting?" he asked.

much, and the wounds from their last

not even think about leaving

thought her silence would

through the air, and he scooped her up, carrying her

of their previous arguments or confrontations,

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