Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 227

Walter did not miss a beat, shooting Evangeline a look that was loaded with meaning.

That look was so charged that it sent her mind racing back to the wild night they had just spent together.

If she did not care about Walter, why did she comply so easily when he

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mentioned his injury? Why did she let him have his way?

Denying something did not make it any less true. She could fool anyone, but she could not fool her own heart.

How could she just watch as Hank, who was defending her honor, got pushed around?

Walter, as if reading her thoughts, effortlessly drew her into his side. "Isn't that right, Evie?"

sarcasm, though. After all, Walter's desire to

locked in a silent battle, and Hank was clueless about the tension. To anyone watching, their stolen glances seemed more like playful flirting right under Hank's nose.

at work, so I've got to head out. We'll catch up over dinner

a fire in Hank; he was determined

took everything he had, and even if Evangeline never came to like him, he was set on saving her from Walter, the jerk without

Chapter 227

2D BONUS

"Hank..."

trailed off, trying to keep him there, but he did not wait around. He just got

move she made, especially the way her gaze lingered on Hank as he walked away, which really

hand with its prominent knuckles and waved it lazily in front of Evangeline's face,

gone. What are

replaced by her usual spark. "Walter, you're doing this on

after we split? Is that what you want, for me to be miserable?" Even though there was nothing going on between her and Hank, Evangeline knew she had to snuff out Walter's toxic thoughts before