Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 181

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Evangeline bit her lip, wanting to ask about the injury that had taken the spring out of those once-lively legs, but the thought of dredging up Alex's painful past made her heart heavy.

Amid her indecision, Minnie piped up with a sparkle in her eye, "Ms. Evangeline, who was that dreamy guy standing with you earlier? He's a total knockout! Any chance you could hook us up?" The man in question, the one who'd been glued to Evangeline's side at the party, was none other than Walter.

Minnie's eyes practically danced at the mention of him, her crush as obvious as a neon sign.

Alex's face clouded over, a frown marring his usually smooth features as he shot a warning glance.** Minnie, you're here to dive into your new project, not daydream about boys." The air between Walter and Evangeline was thick with awkwardness.

Evangeline understood that Alex's scolding was his way of protecting her feelings.

She was over it, though.

"Alex," Evangeline chided, "Minnie's about my age, and it's totally normal for her to be into guys, isn't it?" Alex still looked worried, but Evangeline had moved on

smile light and breezy, and dropped the bombshell. "The hottie you're talking about? That's

as she looked mortified. "Oh

nonchalantly, "we're on the fast track to

brave face as she cheered her on. She was torturing herself with these feelings because deep down, she knew the truth: She and Walter were never going

who ended up winning Walter's

claimed she

it was just Alex and

Evangeline sat on the swing. "How has it been going with Walter? Is there really no chance of making up?" Phone calls never did justice to the complexity of their situation, and Alex had a hunch that Evangeline

face-to-face, her sharp words made him realize the gravity of

in the divorce cooling-off period now. What's left to

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Chapter 181

let out a laugh, but to Alex, it seemed tinged

to worry about.

not going to change,

and I split for good, you'll always be by my