Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 225

Biting the bullet, Evangeline hit the answer button. Before she could get a word out, the caller's voice filled her ear

"Evangeline, what's taking you so long? You're really dragging your feet picking up."

Walter had been waiting forever and was losing his cool, especially after watching her stare blankly at her phone without making a move. He was so frustrated that he felt like running over and answering the phone for her! "I'm at work. What's up?"

Evangeline was not one for lies. Her act was just a facade to hide the hollowness inside.

If Walter found out she was out having lunch with Hank, it could unleash a whole mess she was not ready to deal with. She could not handle the drama of just one lunch date.

All she wanted was to quietly and safely ride out the rest of the cooling-off period before her divorce from Walter, and then smoothly get her hands on that divorce certificate-the ticket to her freedom.

"At work?" Walter's voice rose in pitch as he stood up and quickly made his way to Evangeline's desk.

sitting right next to

you get

cool and collected as he casually arched an eyebrow." Weren't you

voice, calling her 'Evie', was soft and tender, filled

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tension of the

and it felt strange coming out of her mouth. Evangeline was not feeling the slightest bit thrilled though. In fact, she was

have made a big deal out of it. Why

taking a moment to tease her, "Look at you, freaking out over

catching a cheater, just Walter casually lifting his wine glass from under the

thought he would stay silent, he spoke up coolly, "Mr. Tarp, having

little extra punch on 'my wife', just to make sure Hank got the message: Evangeline was his, Walter's, wife. Always had been,

his bold attitude had just

feeling embarrassed about being caught, Hank picked up his wine glass