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.

had snagged a window seat away from the hustle, a spot just quiet enough

nice-people were drawn to his influence like moths to a flame. Today's client was no

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Walter, the client loved to chat, and their meeting was more of a lively banter than stiff

in the midst of their revelry, a man and a woman suddenly

fact that he was someone important. The woman beside him was a vision,

his eyes away from her. His boiling rage was drowned in liquor as he knocked back three

driving

random dude, he would not have gone easy on her last night. He should have kept going till the break of dawn, leaving her too wiped to even think abo Evangeline had just settled into her seat when she felt a sudden chill down her

own paranoia and did not think much of it, instead urging

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

off and passed the menu to Hank with

you out for a meal,