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.

Evangeline, it's time to see things for what they are. No point

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

Evangeline's haul of presents was more extravagant with each unwrapping. Walter had his gift ready

of gifts, but Walter's took her by surprise. Since their wedding, he had not given her a single present, not even a

red lacquer, perfectly square and fitting snugly in her palm, yet

gifts from her uncles, so he waited until after the party to give

take it, of course. Who in their right mind would turn down

box without a second thought and

light. The green was deep 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 spill from its curves. Evangeline was not much for jade, or so she thought, but the vibrant essence captured in this

a distance, it shimmered with the green of a tranquil lake, 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 she gazed at the bracelet, memories and

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Jade? Am

exactly her forte; she needed