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.

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

other, he produced a small box he had tossed aside earlier and

with each unwrapping. Walter had his gift ready early on but held back, not wanting to join the throng

was not grateful for the mountain of gifts, but Walter's took her by surprise. Since their wedding, he had not given her a single present, not even a cheap bubble

her was a shiny red lacquer, perfectly square and fitting snugly in her palm, yet it had

from her uncles, so he waited

course. Who in their right mind

open the box without a second thought and gasped. Inside was a

the 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

shifted subtly. From 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,

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Chapter 186

Crown Jade? Am I right,

was not exactly her forte; she needed the owner's nod to