Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

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Evangeline's brow furrowed on the other end of the line.

"You've barely unpacked from your trip abroad. Why the rush to work?"

She figured Alex would chill for a bit, maybe catch up with Trey before diving into the job scene. It seemed he was already on the move.

Alex let out a sigh, pretending to be trapped by circumstance. "What can I do? The job landed in my lap, and the higher-ups said, 'Get over here now.' So, I went. Evangeline could not help but smirk.

For any regular person coming back from overseas, hustling for a quick buck made sense, but this was Alex.

The same Alex who once made a fortune for the Gordons! Money troubles? As if.

"Spill it, Alex. Since when do you need cash? What's the real deal?"

way back, even without bringing Walter into the mix. They could shoot straight with

like he was done

Evangeline was momentarily

being cooped up at home is

Evangeline

was not just about twiddling his thumbs; it was more about feeling

wheelchair, facing a world that had flipped upside down.

job might actually be

to keep busy?" Evangeline's voice rose-playfully, teasing, "And why did you call me today? Surely you're not expecting me to come and hang out when I've

being Walter's relative,

letting Evangeline get a word in edgewise, then added, " But all kidding aside, I'm actually here to extend an invitation from the school for you to join us at Avalon University as a guest professor. "You might be

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star professor. The Gordons and the Fosters go way back, so the school figured I'd be the

out.