Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 222

All the emotions she had been holding back came rushing forward, sweeping away the last traces of her affection for Walter. This was the Walter she had falled to see until the moment.

She had always known, deep down, that she did not have a place in his heart. It was her own wishful thinking, her heart skipping a beat because he had taken a knife for her.

She finally got it: When it came to Walter, she had to guard her heart and shut down those feelings to protect herself, and she was determined to do just that.

Under Walter's intense stare, Evangeline forced herself to eat the breakfast David had picked up at the crack of dawn, bite by bite. Then, without a backward glance, she walked out of the Gordon Group's towering skyscraper. Walter, on the other hand, was in high spirits, a stark contrast to Evangeline's turmoil. The man who was usually a stickler for perfection at work had transformed

into a charmer, all smiles even when a top executive goofed up big time, offering nothing but a grin and some friendly advice to

fix the error.

Come noon, Walter was scheduled to seal a deal worth millions at the Maranini Grand Hotel in Avalon City, all thanks to David's meticulous planning.

The client was a bit of a character, shunning the quiet of private rooms for the bustling hotel lobby. Walter, ever the easygoing one, saw no issue with it. If the client was happy, so was he.

hustle, a spot just quiet enough

he never had to play nice-people were drawn to his influence like moths to a flame. Today's client was no exception. A quick chat, a few signatures, and the rest was

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the client loved to chat, and their meeting was more of a

man and a woman suddenly appeared, heading

lean, rocking a black casual outfit that screamed cool but did not hide the fact that he was someone important. The woman beside him was a vision, perfectly proportioned, in a white dress that was all kinds of

not peel his eyes away from her. His boiling rage was drowned in liquor as he knocked

driving him

fumed over her morning excuse of being busy. If he had known she had the energy to sneak out for a date with some random dude, he would not have gone easy on her last night. He should have kept going till the break of dawn, leaving her

it off as her own paranoia and did not think much of it,

the highest quality. The waiter quickly brought the menu, debating whether to hand it to Evangeline or Hank

and passed the

a meal, and