Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 165

The thought that Walter was hurt because of her sent a pan rough her heart that she just could not shake off.

Walter's eyes fluttered open on the hospital bed, and he spotted Aria keeping vigil by his side. He parted his lips to speak but then thought better of it, his hand shaking as he reached for the water glass on the nightstand. Was he parched?

Evangeline caught on and, tossing aside any concern for her own belated entrance, burst through the door and hurried to Walter's side.

Just as her fingers grazed the glass, Aria, who had only been dozing, snapped awake.

Spotting Evangeline behind her and seeing Walter's hand hanging in the air, Aria instantly grasped the situation. She snatched the glass before Evangeline could and placed it firmly in Walter's grasp. "You finally show up, huh? Some savior you are," said Aria, her voice dripping with

scorn.

Her son had been coddled from birth, yet here he was, hurt because of Evangeline. She had not even had the decency to check on him. Heartless!

What did it matter if Evangeline was the cherished princess of the Foster family?

reputation, and yet Aria could not count on her.

sorry," was all Evangeline

trying to save her, and she had indeed arrived too

scoffed, "My son nearly died for you, faced surgery all by

for picking a daughter-in-law: She must cherish

act of sweetness and smarts, did

two wanted a divorce, so be it. She refused

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Gordon family, with their massive empire, could

went ghostly white as Aria bore down

She tried to smile,

a sound, clueless about what to do except maybe

to leave Walter, not when he was lying there in the hospital

with me, so I'm okay. You

trying to protect Evangeline from Aria's accusations. That

his mother, at her age, losing sleep