Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 159

Evangeline watched the drama unfold with a serene expression. {ould not believe the words coming out of Walter's mouth, but she stayed cool and collected, curious to see how he would wiggle his way out of Lydia's wild accusations. Walter just put a finger to his lips and shushed her-as if that would make everything alright.

Lydia's voice dropped to a whisper as she locked eyes with Walter, her gaze wide with fear. "What are you planning? You're not thinking of shipping me off to Northern Montavia too, are you?"

Walter let out a scoff, his words dripping with scorn. "As if! You're way past your prime, and your organs are hardly worth anything. They'd probably complain about having to feed you for nothing if we sent you to Northern Montavia!"

His sneer was like a knife, cutting deeper into Lydia's hopelessness. "I just wanted to give you a little heads-up," he said coolly. "The cops... They're here already."

He had dialed 911 the moment he arrived with that incriminating photo.

It was high time for the truth to come out and for the innocent to be cleared of blame.

He had not expected things to move this fast, but when Andrew and Lydia showed up to torment Evangeline, he could not stand by.

open, and a squad of police officers in uniform stepped into

police are reopening the investigation into your alleged conspiracy to murder her. As the main suspects, you'll need

to give up. "We'll cooperate with your investigation, but what about him?" She jabbed a finger at Walter, her voice seething

his voice steady and authoritative, "After a thorough investigation, we've confirmed that Julia

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lots of leads. I promise you, our police are

pegged as her daughter's perfect match, the one she trusted, turned out to be the very person who sent her to Northern Montavia. Worse, he was in cahoots with the cops and had dodged

high and mighty Mrs. Walter

clenched her teeth and yanked at the officer ushering her out. "Hold on, I've got one more

about-face was so extreme, it left Evangeline reeling. All she wanted was to get rid of the

some answers.

before anyone could react, she whipped out a knife, its blade catching