Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Evangeline and Hank froze.

A glimmer of hope sparked in Caden's dull eyes.

The crowd had scrambled to find the source of the mood-killing noise.

Hank scowled as he fished out the offending phone from his pocket.

His eyes had shown a tinge of regret, and the urge to keep going with Evangeline had disappeared as soon as he saw who was calling.

With Evangeline looking on, worried, Hank had taken the call. The more the person on the other end had talked, the tighter Hank's frown had become.

Hank ended the call, and Evangeline noticed a sheen of sweat on his brow-a rare sight. He was always so cool and collected, like a prince out of a storybook

"What's up?" she asked, her voice laced with concern.

at the company," he replied, trying to sound nonchalant, but Evangeline

Group, which Hank had recently taken charge of. Suddenly, Evangeline was not in the mood for games. She took hold of Hank's arm. "I'm coming with you." "Hold on

peeled Evangeline's hand from Hank's sleeve. "Why head to the company this late? If Hank says it's a small issue, he's got it under control. No point

and she had to be careful. However, Hank was still finding his footing as the new

to fret over his authority at the company anymore if he could sort this out alone. His future work would likely be

you?" she asked, her decision clear in her mind after a moment's thought. Evangeline had always trusted

to her, and he would not push himself

need," Hank responded quickly, "I've just got an emergency and need to head back to the office right away. I

was getting darker, and Evangeline, with

the company comes first.

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its spark with the main guy gone, and since Evangeline barely knew Caden, she decided to just grab a ride home. Heading toward the bar's exit,

times for a crisis at the company, why