Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 153

Evangeline had seen this coming, and Wade's confirmation did not raise an eyebrow. "Let him know he can head home for some rest once he's up. He's had a rough night and deserves a break."

Hank had only just started working with her, and she felt a twinge of guilt for roping him into her problems so quickly. She owed him an apology, sure, but she would find the right moment-something laid-back and fitting Just then, the receptionist dashed up the stairs, breathless, "Ms. Evangeline, your parents are downstairs asking for you."

Evangeline was taken aback. No one else but Andrew and Lydia would dare claim to be her parents. She had them under surveillance since their last fiery argument, and somehow, they had given her watchers the slip. Perfect timing, she thought. She had been meaning to confront them anyway.

What Evangeline had not anticipated was the chaos her parents were causing at the front desk. Andrew plopped down on the reception couch, legs crossed arrogantly, barking orders at the receptionist, "Is this how you treat Ms. Evangeline's dad?" The overwhelmed receptionist scrambled to accommodate them. "Would you like some tea, or perhaps juice?"

"What about you? With Evangeline's

and although she had been a bit nervous about dealing with Foster Group, his words quickly put

all worked up; I could use a glass of orange juice,"

both

way to fetch the drink.

that move, Evangeline might as well have

stunned, but after getting a