Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 155

With the dismissal as easy as flicking a switch, Evangeline's patience h. longer willing to waste another second on the two standing before her.

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"You!" Lydia, her face flushed with fury and her neck bulging, pointed a trembling finger but could not find the words.

Evangeline, facing them, pointed too, but with a twist-she held up three fingers, a silent but clear message.

"Three seconds. That's all you get before I call security to boot you out of here!"

Andrew caught the no-nonsense look in Evangeline's eyes and realized she was not playing around.

Then, his eyes welled up.

"Evie, after all this time apart, is this how you treat your old man?" His voice cracked, dripping with a mix of sorrow and self-pity.

Evangeline was baffled.

What was this old guy trying to pull with this sudden drama?

She stayed silent, just watching Andrew's show unfold.

Tears were already streaming down his face as he spoke, "I get it, you've been mad at me for years for not sticking around, for marrying Lydia instead. But I'm human too. And now that you've been through a divorce, you should get where I'm coming from, right?" This sudden heart-to-heart was so out of left field that Evangeline could not believe

this was Andrew talking.

"Andrew, cut the crap."

Their bond as father and daughter had been shattered long ago when he blindly sided with Julia. What was the point of this charade?

He had never shown her kindness, and she owed him no parental respect.

Evangeline never liked to sell herself short. She dismissed Andrew's nonsensical rambling as if it were just hot air.

Andrew, knowing he was at fault, did not dare to get into the nitty-gritty with her and

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Lydia behind him and turned back to Evangeline

nothing but headaches. I can't bail her out anymore. I swear to you, right here, right now, I, Andrew, have only one daughter, and that's you, Evangeline! "So, Evie,

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went back and forth, clearly ready to tear into each other. It was

this show unfolding before her, she suddenly was not in

this was too good to miss. So, she just leaned back, arms

her hips, her eyes blazing with fury. "Oh, that's rich, You monster Now

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her You're bailing on her now that she's hit a rough patch, right? Fine, we're through! From here on out, you go your way, and we'll go ours. My daughter a Evangeline rubbed her chin, her interest waning as the argument before her

could spice things up

can I chime in for a second?" she piped up, her voice soft but enough to snag their attention. "You might not be in the loop, but Julia

away before

have them duke it out at her place, but even that could wear thin after a

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anyway, so tipping off Andrew and Lydia did not seem too

Lydia, upon hearing