Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 186

Evangeline rolled her eyes. 'Not bad'? More like 'drop-dead gorgeous."

Alex's dress was all soft and sweet, perfect for a demure debutante at a birthday bash. Evangeline was not one for soft and sweet. Walter's choice, with its regal elegance and a hint of sass, seemed like it was made just for her. Not that she had ever admitted it moved her.

With Walter's influence and power, commissioning a custom dress was as easy as flashing cash and rattling off his measurements. Someone else would do the legwork.

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He would just sit back and pick his favorite from a lineup of designs...

Why would someone like Walter ever put his heart into something for her?

With that-thought, a wave of bittersweet resignation washed over Evangeline.

to see things for what they are. No point in denying

other, he produced a small box he had tossed aside earlier and handed it to her. "Here's your birthday gift. Go

more extravagant with each unwrapping. Walter had his gift ready early on but held back,

was not grateful for the mountain of gifts, but Walter's took her by surprise. Since their wedding, he had not

and fitting

that Walter must have been spooked by the over-the-top gifts from her uncles, so

in their right mind would turn down a

a second thought and gasped. Inside was a

and flawless, cool against her skin, with a translucent pattern that seemed to pulse with life. It was as if the very essence of spring was about to

but up close, it took on the azure of the sky, a mesmerizing dance of blue and green hues. She had been to more auctions than she could count, eyes wide at the parade of wonders and oddities. As

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Chapter 186

Glacial Crown Jade? Am I

forte; she needed