Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 120

Sunnyville Cinemas was buzzing with activity, yet Evangeline stood out like a sore thumb. Clad in a simple gray dress, her face free of makeup, she waited impatiently at the entrance for her bestie, Roslyn.

She kept checking her watch, and with each passing minute, her irritation grew. They were supposed to meet at 10 p.m., yet there was no sign of Roslyn even almost 30 minutes later.

Without hesitation, Evangeline whipped out her phone and called Roslyn.

"Forget fashionably late, you're just late! I've been standing out here forever freezing my butt off," she complained. "I could've watched paint dry by now!"

The crowd ebbed and flowed inside the cinema, and there she was, feeling like a total dork, her face hidden behind a mask and a cap, bracing against the chilly breeze.

"Aw, Evie, don't be mad!" came Roslyn's sweet, apologetic voice over the phone. "I got caught up with my makeup... Oops, my bad! But look, I'm literally seconds away!"

Something in Roslyn's tone did not sit right with Evangeline. It was almost as if...

Then she heard it-the same voice, but this time not from her phone. It was coming from behind her.

her face perfectly made up, giving Evangeline a sheepish

Talk about perfect timing.

Evangeline's unique getup and sprinted over, linking arms with her in a way that said 'no

be here in a flash!" Roslyn

her annoyance melting

a comment, quickly switching gears. "You know, if you'd sped things up and arrived twenty minutes

spill it. Why are you all bundled up like you're hiding from the paparazzi? This isn't your usual Foster family princess vibe!" Roslyn was spot on. Evangeline was definitely not rocking her typical glam

of questionable marks that not even her turtleneck could camouflage. Of all days, Roslyn

Roslyn got even a glimpse of those

new trend to fly under the radar, especially when you've got a bit

network available now. Please

so not you. Ditch the hat and mask, will you?" Evangeline's hat was not just any hat, it was one of those with a flap in the back that hugged her neck like a second

+25 BONUS

the hat, Evangeline