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

y did sh

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?"

he said 'Evie' seemed to drip with genuine emotion. Evangeline could hear the underlying sarcasm, though. After all, Walter's desire

seemed more like playful flirting right

to head

had lit a fire in Hank; he was determined

and even if Evangeline never came to like him, he was set on

Chapter 227

2D BONUS

"Hank..."

to keep him there, but he did not wait around. He

miss a beat. He caught every subtle move she made, especially the way her gaze lingered on Hank as he

a deliberate motion, Walter raised his hand with its prominent knuckles and waved it lazily in front of Evangeline's face, snapping her out

What are you still

focus, the confusion quickly replaced by her usual spark. "Walter, you're doing this

to chase off every guy I meet so I end up alone after we split? Is